Vocabulary Unit 11

Question 0

Belated

Answer 0

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

Question 1

appease

Answer 1

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

Question 2

calamitous

Answer 2

causing or involving calamity; disastrous

Question 3

Cite

Answer 3

to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), especially as an authority

Question 4

conventional

Answer 4

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

Question 5

decoy

Answer 5

a person who entices or lures another person or thing, as into danger, a trap, or the like.

Question 6

delve

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Ensue

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Gallantry

Answer 8

dashing courage; heroic bravery; noble-minded behavior.

Question 9

impart

Answer 9

to make known; tell; relate; disclose

Question 10

judicious

Answer 10

using or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency; discreet, prudent, or politic

Question 11

mediate

Answer 11

to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.

Question 12

milieu

Answer 12

surroundings, especially of a social or cultural nature

Question 13

outlandish

Answer 13

freakishly or grotesquely strange or odd, as appearance, dress, objects, ideas, or practices; bizarre

Question 14

overbearing

Answer 14

domineering; dictatorial; haughtily or rudely arrogant.

Question 15

pert

Answer 15

boldly forward in speech or behavior; impertinent; saucy.

Question 16

quirk

Answer 16

a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism

Question 17

Regale

Answer 17

to entertain lavishly or agreeably; delight.

Question 18

shiftless

Answer 18

lacking in resourcefulness; inefficient; lazy.

Question 19

Taint

Answer 19

A trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful