Unit 11 Flashcards by Sophia A

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To make calm, soothe

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Appease

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Late, tardy

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Belated

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Causing great misfortune

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Calamitous

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To quote

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Cite

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In line with accepted ideas or standards

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Conventional

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To lure into a trap

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Decoy

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To dig

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Delve

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

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Ensue

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Heroic courage

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Gallantry

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To make known, tell

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Impart

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Using or showing good judgement, wise, sensible

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Judicious

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To bring about an agreement between persons or groups, act as a go-between

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Mediate

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The setting, surroundings, environment

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Milieu

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Strange, freakish, weird, foreign-looking

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Outlandish

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Domineering, haughty, bullying

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Overbearing

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High-spirited

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Pert

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A peculiar way of acting

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Quirk

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To feast, entertain agreeably

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Regale

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Lazy, lacking in ambition and energy

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Shiftless

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A stain or spot

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Taint

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To relieve, satisfy

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Appease

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To mention

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Cite

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Trite

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Conventional

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A person or thing used to lure into a trap

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Decoy

To search deeply and thoroughly into

Delve

Respect and courtesy

Gallantry

To give, pass something on

Impart

Occupying a middle position

Mediate

Out-of-the-way, geographically remote

Outlandish

Overpowering, predominant

Overbearing

Lively

Pert

A sudden twist or turn

Quirk

Inefficient

Shiftless

A mark of corruption or dishonor

Taint

To yield to

Appease

To summon to appear in court

Cite

An act or statement marked by a high level of courtesy

Gallantry

To give, pass something on

Impart

Indirect, acting through an intermediary

Mediate

Exceeding reasonable limits

Outlandish

Bold, saucy

Pert

To stain or contaminate

Taint

To commend, recommend

Cite

Jaunty

Pert