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Sadlier Oxford Level C Unit 11
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8th Grade
05/06/2011

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appease
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to make calm, soothe; to relieve, satisfy; to yield to
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belated
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late, tardy
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calamitous
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causing great misfortune
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cite
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to quote; to mention; to summon to appear in court; to commend, recommend
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conventional
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in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite
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decoy
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to lure into a trap

a person or thing used to lure into a trap
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delve
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to dig; to search deeply and thoroughly into
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ensue
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to follow in order, come immediately after and as a result
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gallantry
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heroic courage; respect and courtesy; an act or statement marked by a high level of courtesy
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impart
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to make known, tell; to give, pass something on
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judicious
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using or showing good judgment, wise, sensible
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mediate
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to bring about an agreement between persons or groups, act as a go-between

occupying a middle position; indirect, acting through an intermediary
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milieu
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the setting, surroundings, environment
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outlandish
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strange, freakish, weird, foreign-looking; out-of-the-way, geographically remote; exceeding reasonable limits
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overbearing
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domineering, haughty, bullying; overpowering, predominant
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pert
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high-spirited, lively; bold, saucy; jaunty
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quirk
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a peculiar way of acting; sudden twist or turn
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regale
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to feast, entertain agreeably
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shiftless
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lazy, lacking in ambition and energy, inefficient
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taint
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a stain or spot; a mark of corruption or dishonor

to stain or contaminate
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