Vocab Week 11 Flashcards

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belated

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coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time:

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appease

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to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe

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calamitous

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causing or involving calamity; disastrous: a calamitous defeat.

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cite

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to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), especially as an authority: He cited the Constitution in his defense.

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conventional

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conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste

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decoy

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a person who entices or lures another person or thing, as into danger

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delve

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to carry on intensive and thorough research for data, information, or the like; investigate:

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ensue

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to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:

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gallantry

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dashing courage; heroic bravery; noble-minded behavior.

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impart

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to make known; tell; relate; disclose: to impart a secret.

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