Vocabulary workshop level C unit 11

appease

(v.) to make calm, soothe

belated

(adj.) late, tardy; delayed

calamitous

(adj.) causing great misfortune; disastrous, catastrophic, fatal

cite

(v.) to quote; to mention; to refer to

conventional

(adj.) in line with accepted ideas or standards; ordinary, commonplace

decoy

(v.) to lure into a trap; entice, entrap;

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

delve

(v.) to dig; to search deeply and thoroughly into; investigate

ensue

(v.) to follow in order

gallantry

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

impart

(v.) to make known, tell; to give; transmit

judicious

(adj.) using or showing good judgement, wise

mediate

(v.) to bring about an agreement between people or groups, act as a referee

(adj.) occupying a middle position; indirect

milieu

(n.) the setting, surroundings, environment

outlandish

(adj.) strange; out-of-the-way, geographically remote, exceeding reasonable limits; odd

overbearing

(adj.) domineering, bullying; overpowering, predominant

pert

(adj.) high-spirited; lively

quirk

(n.) a peculiar way of acting; a sudden twist or turn

regale

(v.) to feast, entertain agreeably

shiftless

(adj.) lazy, lacking in ambition and energy; careless, sloppy

taint

(n.) a stain or spot; a mark of corruption or dishonor

(v.) to stain or contaminate