Unit 11 Flashcards

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Coming or happening later than it should’ve

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Belated

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1
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To bring to a state of peace

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Appease

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2
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Involving catastrophic, or disastrous events

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Calamitous

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3
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To quote something as evidence of a justification of a statement of some sort

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Cite

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4
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Based on what is usually done or believed

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Conventional

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5
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An imitation of a bird or animal that is usually used for hunting

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Decoy

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6
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To reach inside and search for something

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Delve

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7
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To happen or occur after something

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Ensue

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8
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Courageous behavior

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Gallantry

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9
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To make information known

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Impart

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10
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Having, showing, or judging with good judgement or sense

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Judicious

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11
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To intervene between people in dispute

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Mediate

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12
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A person’s social environment

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Milieu

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13
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Looking or sounding bizarre

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Outlandish

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14
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Unpleasantly overpowering

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Overbearing

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15
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Attractively lively or cheeky

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Pert

16
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A peculiar behavioral habit

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Quirk

17
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To entertain or amuse someone with talk

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Regale

18
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Characterized by laziness

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Shiftless

19
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A trace of a bad or undesirable quality of substance

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Taint