Unit 11 Flashcards

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1
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To make calm, soothe

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Appease

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2
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Late, tardy

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Belated

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3
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Causing great misfortune

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Calamitous

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4
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To quote

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Cite

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5
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In line with accepted ideas or standards

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Conventional

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6
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To lure into a trap

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Decoy

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7
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To dig

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Delve

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8
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To follow in order, come immediately after, and as a result

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Ensue

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9
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Heroic courage

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Gallantry

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10
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To make known, tell

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Impart

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11
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Using or showing good judgement, wise, sensible

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Judicious

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12
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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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13
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The setting, surroundings, environment

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Milieu

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14
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Strange, freakish, weird, foreign-looking

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Outlandish

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15
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Domineering, haughty, bullying

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Overbearing

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16
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High-spirited

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Pert

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17
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A peculiar way of acting

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Quirk

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18
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To feast, entertain agreeably

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Regale

19
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Lazy, lacking in ambition and energy

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Shiftless

20
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A stain or spot

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Taint

21
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To relieve, satisfy

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Appease

22
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To mention

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Cite

23
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Trite

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Conventional

24
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A person or thing used to lure into a trap

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Decoy

25
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To search deeply and thoroughly into

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Delve

26
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Respect and courtesy

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Gallantry

27
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To give, pass something on

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Impart

28
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Occupying a middle position

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Mediate

29
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Out-of-the-way, geographically remote

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Outlandish

30
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Overpowering, predominant

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Overbearing

31
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Lively

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Pert

32
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A sudden twist or turn

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Quirk

33
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Inefficient

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Shiftless

34
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A mark of corruption or dishonor

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Taint

35
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To yield to

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Appease

36
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To summon to appear in court

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Cite

37
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An act or statement marked by a high level of courtesy

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Gallantry

38
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To give, pass something on

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Impart

39
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Indirect, acting through an intermediary

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Mediate

40
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Exceeding reasonable limits

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Outlandish

41
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Bold, saucy

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Pert

42
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To stain or contaminate

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Taint

43
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To commend, recommend

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Cite

44
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Jaunty

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Pert