Unit 11 Flashcards by Sophia A

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To make calm, soothe

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Appease

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Late, tardy

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Belated

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Causing great misfortune

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Calamitous

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To quote

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Cite

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In line with accepted ideas or standards

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Conventional

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To lure into a trap

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Decoy

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To dig

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Delve

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To follow in order, come immediately after, and as a result

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Ensue

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Heroic courage

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Gallantry

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To make known, tell

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Impart

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Using or showing good judgement, wise, sensible

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Judicious

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To bring about an agreement between persons or groups, act as a go-between

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Mediate

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The setting, surroundings, environment

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Milieu

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Strange, freakish, weird, foreign-looking

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Outlandish

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Domineering, haughty, bullying

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Overbearing

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High-spirited

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Pert

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A peculiar way of acting

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Quirk

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To feast, entertain agreeably

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Regale

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Lazy, lacking in ambition and energy

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Shiftless

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A stain or spot

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Taint

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To relieve, satisfy

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Appease

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To mention

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Cite

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Trite

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Conventional

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A person or thing used to lure into a trap

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Decoy

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To search deeply and thoroughly into

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Delve

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Respect and courtesy

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Gallantry

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To give, pass something on

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Impart

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Occupying a middle position

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Mediate

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Out-of-the-way, geographically remote

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Outlandish

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Overpowering, predominant

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Overbearing

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Lively

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Pert

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A sudden twist or turn

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Quirk

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Inefficient

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Shiftless

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A mark of corruption or dishonor

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Taint

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To yield to

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Appease

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To summon to appear in court

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Cite

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An act or statement marked by a high level of courtesy

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Gallantry

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To give, pass something on

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Impart

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Indirect, acting through an intermediary

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Mediate

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Exceeding reasonable limits

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Outlandish

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Bold, saucy

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Pert

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To stain or contaminate

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Taint

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To commend, recommend

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Cite

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Jaunty

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Pert