Vocab Words: Set Unit 11 Set B

Appease

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

Calamitous

(adj.) causing great misfortune

Delve

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

Gallantry

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

Impart

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

Judicious

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

Overbearing

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

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; inefficient