Vocab Workshop Unit 11 Level C

pac, peac, peas-

pac, peac, peas-

peace

ex: appease, peace, pacify

medi-

middle

ex: mediate, medium

sequ, secu, sue-

follow

ex: ensue, consequence, sequence

appease

(v.) to make calm, soothe; to relieve, satisfy; to yield to

s: pacify, mollify, propitiate

a: enrage, provoke, irritate

belated

(adj.) late, tardy

s: behind schedule

a: early, ahead of time

calamitous

(adj.) causing great misfortune

s: disastrous, catastrophic, ruinous, fatal

a: fortunate, beneficial, salutary

cite

(v.) to quote; to mention; to summon to appear in court; to commend, recommend

s: refer to, enumerate, subpoena

a: ignore, disregard

conventional

(adj.) in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite

s: ordinary, commonplace, orthodox

a: outlandish, bizarre, unorthodox

decoy

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

s: (v.) entice, entrap; (n.) attraction, bait

delve

(v.) to dig, to search deeply and thoroughly into

s: probe, investigate

ensue

(v.) to follow in order, come immediately after, and as a result

s: result

a: precede, come before

gallantry

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

s: bravery, chivalry, daring

a: cowardice, boorishness

impart

(v.) to make known, tell; to give, pass something on

s: transmit, bestow, grant

a: withhold, keep back, conceal

judicious

(adj.) using or showing good judgement , wise, sensible

s: thoughtful, prudent, shrewd, astute

a: foolish, thoughtless, ill-considered

mediate

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

s: (v.) arbitrate, umpire, referee

milieu

(n.) the setting, surroundings, environment

outlandish

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

s: bizarre, odd, unorthodox, unconventional

a: conventional, orthodox, staid, sober

overbearing

(adj.) domineering, haughty, bullying; overpowering, predominant

s: high-handed, overriding

a: meek, unassuming, self-effacing

pert

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

s: vivacious, impudent, fresh

a: sullen, gloomy, peevish

quirk

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

s: peculiarity, oddity, eccentricity

regale

(v.) to feast, entertain agreeably

s: divert

shiftless

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

s: careless, sloppy

a: hardworking, ambitious

universal

(n.) including a whole without exception; occurring or existing everywhere

s: global, unlimited, widespread, all-around

a: limited, narrow, restricted, local