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RHHS Vocab C
Unit 11
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English
10th Grade
11/16/2010

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appease
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V to make calm, soothe; to relieve, satisfy; to yield to; pacify, mollify, placate, propitiate
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belated
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ADJ late, tardy; delayed, behindhand
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calamitous
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ADJ causing great misfortune; disastrous, catastrophic, ruinous, fatal
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cite
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V to quote; to mention; to summon to appear in court; to commend, recommend; refer to, enumerate, subpoena
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conventional
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ADJ in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite; ordinary, commonplace, orthodox
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decoy
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V to lure into a trap; entice, entrap; N a person or thing used to lure into a trap; lure, bait
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delve
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V to dig; to search deeply and thoroughly into; probe, investigate
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ensue
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V to follow in order, come immediately after and as a result
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gallantry
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N heroic courage; respect and courtesy; an act or statement markeb by a high level of courtesy; chivalrousness, valor, daring
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impart
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V to make known, tell; to give, pass something on; transmit, bestow, grant
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judicious
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ADJ using or showing good judgement, wise, sensible; thoughtful, prudent, shrewd, astute
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mediate
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V to bring about an agreement between persons or groups, act as a go-between; settle, arbitrate, umpire, referee; ADJ occupying a middle position; indirect, acting through an intermediary
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milieu
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N the setting, surroundings, environment
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outlandish
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ADJ strange, freadish, weird, foreign-looking; out-of-the-way, geographically remote, exceeding resonable limits; peculiar, bizarre, odd, unorthodox, unconventional
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overbearing
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ADJ domineering, haughty, bullying; overpowering, predominant; high-handed, overriding
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pert
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ADJ high-spirited; lively; bold, saucy; jaunty; vivacious, impudent, fresh
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quirk
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N a peculiar way of acting; a sudden twist or turn; peculiarity,oddity, eccentricity
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regale
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V to feast, entertain agreeably; amuse, divert
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shiftless
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ADJ lazy, lacking in ambition and energy; inefficient; careless, sloppy, lackadaisical
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taint
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N a stain or spot; a mard of corruption or dishonor; blot; V to stain or contaminate; soil, tarnish, pollute
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