Vocabulary Unit 11 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Belated
coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time
Appease
to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe: to appease an angry king.
Calamitous
causing or involving calamity; disastrous: a calamitous defeat.
Cite
to quote
Conventional
conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste
Decoy
a person who entices or lures another person or thing, as into danger, a trap, or the like.
Delve
to carry on intensive and thorough research for data, information.
Ensue
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession
Gallantry
dashing courage; heroic bravery; noble-minded behavior.
Impart
to make known; tell; relate; disclose: to impart a secret
Judicious
using or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency; discreet, prudent, or politic: judicious use of one’s money.
Mediate
to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
Milieu
surroundings, especially of a social or cultural nature: a snobbish milieu.
Outlandish
freakishly or grotesquely strange or odd, as appearance, dress, objects, ideas, or practices; bizarre: outlandish clothes; outlandish questions.
Overbearing
domineering; dictatorial; haughtily or rudely arrogant.
Pert
boldly forward in speech or behavior; impertinent; saucy
Quirk
a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism
Regale
to entertain lavishly or agreeably; delight.
Shiftless
lacking in resourcefulness; inefficient; lazy.
Taint
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
