Vocabulary - Unit 11

Question 1

(v.) to make calm, sooth; to relieve, satisfy; to yield to your hunger until mealtime

Answer 1

Appease

Question 2

Late, tardy

Answer 2

Belated

Question 3

causing great misfortune

Answer 3

Calamitous

Question 4

to quote; to mention; to summon to appear in court; to commend, recommend

Answer 4

Cite

Question 5

in line with the accepted ideas or standards; trite

Answer 5

Conventional

Question 6

v.) to lure into a trap; (n.) a person or thing used to lure into a trap

Answer 6

Decoy

Question 7

to dig; to search deeply and thoroughly into

Answer 7

Delve

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Ensue

Question 9

(n.) heroic courage; respect and couresy; an act or statement marked by a high level of courtesy

Answer 9

Gallantry

Question 10

to make known, tell; to give, pass something on

Answer 10

Impart

Question 11

using or showing good judgment, wise, sensible

Answer 11

Judatious

Question 12

to bring about an agreement between persons or groups, act as a go-between; (adj.) occupying a middle position; indirect, acting through an intermediary

Answer 12

Mediate

Question 13

the setting, surroundings, environment

Answer 13

Milieu

Question 14

strange, freakish, weird, foreign-looking; out of the way, geographically remote; exceeding reasonable limits

Answer 14

Outlandish

Question 15

domineering, haughty, bullying; overpowering, predominant

Answer 15

Overbearing

Question 16

a peculiar way of acting; a sudden twist or turn

Answer 16

Quirk

Question 17

(adj.) high-spirited, lively, bold, saucy; jaunty

Answer 17

Pert

Question 18

(v.) to feast, entertain agreeably

Answer 18

Regale

Question 19

lazy, lacking in ambition and energy; inefficient

Answer 19

Shiftless

Question 20

a stain or spot; a mark of corruption or dishonor; (v.) to stain or contaminate

Answer 20

Taint

Question 21

Synonyms: bravery, chivalrousness, valor, daring
Antonyms: cowardice, boorishness

Answer 21

Gallantry

Question 22

Synonym: result
Antonyms: precede, come before

Answer 22

Ensue

Question 23

Synonyms: probe, investigate

Answer 23

Delve

Question 24

Synonyms: (v.) entice, entrap; (n.) lure, bait

Answer 24

Decoy

Question 25

Synonyms: ordinary, commonplace, orthodox
Antonyms: outlandish, bizarre, unorthodox

Answer 25

Conventional

Question 26

Synonyms: refer to, enumerate, subpoena
Antonyms: ignore, disregard

Answer 26

Cite

Question 27

Synonyms: disastrous, catastrophic, ruinous, fatal
Antonyms: fortunate, beneficial, salutary

Answer 27

Calamitous

Question 28

Synonyms: delayed, behindhand
Antonyms: early, ahead of time

Answer 28

Belated

Question 29

Synonyms: pacify, millify, placate, propitiate
Antonyms: enrage, provoke, irritate

Answer 29

Appease

Question 30

Synonyms: transmit, bestow, grant
Antonyms: withhold, keep back, conceal

Answer 30

Impart

Question 31

Synonyms: thoughtful, prudent, shrewd, astute
Antonyms: foolish, thoughtless, ill-considered

Answer 31

Judatious

Question 32

Synonyms: (v.) settle, arbitrate, umpire, referee

Answer 32

Mediate

Question 33

Synonyms: peculiar, bizarre, odd, unorthodox, unconventional
Antonyms: conventional, orthodox, staid, sober

Answer 33

Outlandish

Question 34

Synonyms: high-handed, overriding
Antonyms: meek, unassuming, self-effacing

Answer 34

Overbearing

Question 35

Synonyms: vivacious, impudent, fresh
Antonyms: sullen, gloomy, morose, peevish

Answer 35

Pert

Question 36

Synonyms: peculiarity, oddity, eccectricity

Answer 36

Quirk

Question 37

Synonyms: amuse, divert

Answer 37

Regale

Question 38

Synonyms: careless, sloppy, lackadaisical
Antonyms: energetic, hardworking, ambitious

Answer 38

Shiftless

Question 39

Synonyms: (n.) blot; (v.) soil, tarnish, pollute
Antonyms: (v.) purify, decontaminate, cleanse

Answer 39

Taint