Unit 11 Vocabulary

appease

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

syn: pacify, mollify, propitiate

ant: enrage, provoke, irritate

belated

(adj.) late, tardy

syn: behind schedule

ant: early, ahead of time

calamitous

(adj.) causing great misfortune

syn: disastrous, catastrophic, ruinous, fatal

ant: fortunate, beneficial, salutary

cite

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

syn: refer to, enumerate, subpoena

ant: ignore, disregard

conventional

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

syn: ordinary, commonplace, orthodox

ant: outlandish, bizarre, unorthodox

decoy

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

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

delve

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

syn: probe, investigate

ensue

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

syn: result

ant: precede, come before

gallantry

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

syn: bravery, chivalry, daring

ant: cowardice, boorishness

impart

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

syn: transmit, bestow, grant

ant: withhold, keep back, conceal

judicious

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

syn: thoughtful, prudent, shrewd, astute

ant: 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

syn: (v.) arbitrate, umpire, referee

milieu

(n.) the setting, surroundings, environment

outlandishsulle

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

syn: bizarre, odd, unorthodox, unconventional

ant: conventional, orthodox, staid, sober

overbearing

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

syn: high-handed, overriding

ant: meek, unassuming, self-effacing

pert

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

syn: vivacious, impudent, fresh

ant: sullen, gloomy, peevish

quirk

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

syn: peculiarity, oddity, eccentricity

regale

(v.) to feast, entertain agreeably

syn: divert

shiftless

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

syn: careless, sloppy

ant: hardworking, ambitious

taint

(n.) a stain or spot; a mark or corruption or dishonor; (v.) to stain or contaminate

syn: (n.) blot; (v.) soil, tarnished, pollute

ant: (v.) decontaminate, cleanse