Unit Eleven Flashcards

1
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to make calm, soothe

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appease

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2
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to relieve, satisfy

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appease

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3
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to yield to

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appease

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4
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late, tardy

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belated

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5
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causing great misfortune

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calamitous

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6
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to quote;

A

cite

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7
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to mention;

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cite

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8
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to summon to appear in court;

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cite

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9
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to commend, recommend;

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cite

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10
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in line with accepted ideas or standards

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conventional

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11
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trite

A

conventional

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12
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to lure into a trap

A

decoy

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13
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a person or thing used to lure into a trap

A

decoy

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14
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lure, bait

A

decoy

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15
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to dig;

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delve

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16
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to search deeply and thoroughly into;

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delve

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17
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to follow in order, come immediately after and as a result

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ensue

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18
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heroic courage;

A

gallantry

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19
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respect and courtesy;

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gallantry

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20
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an act or statement markeb by a high level of courtesy;

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gallantry

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21
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to make known, tell

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impart

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22
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to give, pass something on

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impart

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23
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using or showing good judgement, wise, sensible

A

judicious

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24
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to bring about an agreement between persons or groups, act as a go-between

A

mediate

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25
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occupying a middle position

A

mediate

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26
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indirect, acting through an intermediary

A

mediate

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27
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the setting, surroundings, environment

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milieu

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28
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strange, freadish, weird, foreign-looking

A

outlandish

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29
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out-of-the-way, geographically remote, exceeding resonable limits

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outlandish

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30
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domineering, haughty, bullying

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overbearing

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31
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overpowering, predominant

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overbearing

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32
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high-spirited

A

pert

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33
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lively

A

pert

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34
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bold, saucy

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pert

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35
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jaunty

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pert

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36
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a peculiar way of acting

A

quirk

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37
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a sudden twist or turn

A

quirk

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38
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to feast, entertain agreeably;

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regale

39
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lazy, lacking in ambition and energy

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shiftless

40
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inefficient

A

shiftless

41
Q

a stain or spot

A

taint

42
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a mard of corruption or dishonor;

A

taint

43
Q

blot;

A

taint

44
Q

to stain or contaminate

A

taint

45
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S for appease

A

pacify, mollify, placate, propitiate

46
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S for belated

A

delayed, behindhand

47
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S for calamitous

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disastrous, catastrophic, ruinous, fatal

48
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S for conventional

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ordinary, commonplace, orthodox

49
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S for decoy

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entice, entrap; lure, bait

50
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S for delve

A

probe, investigate

51
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S for ensue

A

result

52
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S for gallantry

A

bravery, chivalrousness, valor, daring

53
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S for impart

A

transmit, bestow, grant

54
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S for judicious

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thoughtful, prudent, shrewd, astute

55
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S for mediate

A

settle, arbitrate, umpire, referee

56
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S for cite

A

refer to, enumerate, subpoena

57
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S for outlandish

A

peculiar, bizarre, odd, unorthodox, unconventional

58
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S for overbearing

A

high-handed, overriding

59
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S for pert

A

vivacious, impudent, fresh

60
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S for quirk

A

peculiarity, oddity, eccentricity

61
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S for regale

A

amuse, divert

62
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S for shiftless

A

careless, sloppy, lackadaisical

63
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S for taint

A

blot; soil, tarnish, pollute

64
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A for appease

A

provoke, irritate, enrage

65
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A for belated

A

early, ahead of time

66
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A for calamitous

A

beneficial, salutary, fortunate

67
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A for cite

A

ignore, disregard

68
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A for ensue

A

A-precede, come before

69
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A for impart

A

keep back, conceal, withhold

70
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A for judicious

A

thoughtless, ill-considered, foolish

71
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A for pert

A

gloomy, morose, peevish, sullen

72
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A for shiftless

A

hardworking, ambitious, energetic

73
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A for conventional

A

outlandish, bizarre, unorthodox

74
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A for gallantry

A

cowardice, boorishness

75
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A for taint

A

purify, decontaminate, cleanse

76
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pacify, mollify, placate, propitiate

A

appease

77
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delayed, behindhand

A

belated

78
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disastrous, catastrophic, ruinous, fatal

A

calamitous

79
Q

refer to, enumerate, subpoena

A

cite

80
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ordinary, commonplace, orthodox

A

conventional

81
Q

entice, entrap

A

decoy

82
Q

probe, investigate

A

delve

83
Q

chivalrousness, valor, daring

A

gallantry

84
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transmit, bestow, grant

A

impart

85
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thoughtful, prudent, shrewd, astute

A

judicious

86
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settle, arbitrate, umpire, referee

A

mediate

87
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peculiar, bizarre, odd, unorthodox, unconventional

A

outlandish

88
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high-handed, overriding

A

overbearing

89
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vivacious, impudent, fresh

A

pert

90
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peculiarity,oddity, eccentricity

A

quirk

91
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amuse, divert

A

regale

92
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careless, sloppy, lackadaisical

A

shiftless

93
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soil, tarnish, pollute

A

taint