Vocabulary - Unit 11 Flashcards
(v.) to make calm, sooth; to relieve, satisfy; to yield to your hunger until mealtime
Appease
Late, tardy
Belated
causing great misfortune
Calamitous
to quote; to mention; to summon to appear in court; to commend, recommend
Cite
in line with the accepted ideas or standards; trite
Conventional
v.) to lure into a trap; (n.) a person or thing used to lure into a trap
Decoy
to dig; to search deeply and thoroughly into
Delve
to follow in order, come immediately after and as a result
Ensue
(n.) heroic courage; respect and couresy; an act or statement marked by a high level of courtesy
Gallantry
to make known, tell; to give, pass something on
Impart
using or showing good judgment, wise, sensible
Judatious
to bring about an agreement between persons or groups, act as a go-between; (adj.) occupying a middle position; indirect, acting through an intermediary
Mediate
the setting, surroundings, environment
Milieu
strange, freakish, weird, foreign-looking; out of the way, geographically remote; exceeding reasonable limits
Outlandish
domineering, haughty, bullying; overpowering, predominant
Overbearing
a peculiar way of acting; a sudden twist or turn
Quirk
(adj.) high-spirited, lively, bold, saucy; jaunty
Pert
(v.) to feast, entertain agreeably
Regale
lazy, lacking in ambition and energy; inefficient
Shiftless
a stain or spot; a mark of corruption or dishonor; (v.) to stain or contaminate
Taint
Synonyms: bravery, chivalrousness, valor, daring
Antonyms: cowardice, boorishness
Gallantry
Synonym: result
Antonyms: precede, come before
Ensue
Synonyms: probe, investigate
Delve
Synonyms: (v.) entice, entrap; (n.) lure, bait
Decoy
Synonyms: ordinary, commonplace, orthodox
Antonyms: outlandish, bizarre, unorthodox
Conventional
Synonyms: refer to, enumerate, subpoena
Antonyms: ignore, disregard
Cite
Synonyms: disastrous, catastrophic, ruinous, fatal
Antonyms: fortunate, beneficial, salutary
Calamitous
Synonyms: delayed, behindhand
Antonyms: early, ahead of time
Belated
Synonyms: pacify, millify, placate, propitiate
Antonyms: enrage, provoke, irritate
Appease
Synonyms: transmit, bestow, grant
Antonyms: withhold, keep back, conceal
Impart
Synonyms: thoughtful, prudent, shrewd, astute
Antonyms: foolish, thoughtless, ill-considered
Judatious
Synonyms: (v.) settle, arbitrate, umpire, referee
Mediate
Synonyms: peculiar, bizarre, odd, unorthodox, unconventional
Antonyms: conventional, orthodox, staid, sober
Outlandish
Synonyms: high-handed, overriding
Antonyms: meek, unassuming, self-effacing
Overbearing
Synonyms: vivacious, impudent, fresh
Antonyms: sullen, gloomy, morose, peevish
Pert
Synonyms: peculiarity, oddity, eccectricity
Quirk
Synonyms: amuse, divert
Regale
Synonyms: careless, sloppy, lackadaisical
Antonyms: energetic, hardworking, ambitious
Shiftless
Synonyms: (n.) blot; (v.) soil, tarnish, pollute
Antonyms: (v.) purify, decontaminate, cleanse
Taint
