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20 Cards in this Set
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APPEASE |
pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands. relieve or satisfy (a demand or a feeling). |
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BELATED |
coming or happening later than should have been the case. |
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CALAMITOUS |
nvolving calamity; catastrophic; disastrous. |
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CITE |
quote (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, especially in a scholarly work. summon (someone) to appear in a court of law. |
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Conventional |
based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed. |
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DECOY |
a bird or mammal, or an imitation of one, used by hunters to attract other birds or mammals."a decoy duck"2.a pond from which narrow netted channels lead, into which wild ducks may be enticed for capture.verb |
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DELVE |
reach inside a receptacle and search for something. research or make painstaking inquiries into something. |
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ENSUE |
happen or occur afterward or as a result. |
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GALLANTRY |
courageous behavior, especially in battle. polite attention or respect given by men to women. |
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IMPART |
make (information) known; communicate. bestow (a quality). |
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JUDICIOUS |
having, showing, or done with good judgment or sense. |
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MEDIATE |
ntervene between people in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation. ring about (a result such as a physiological effect). |
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Milieu |
a person's social environment. |
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OUTLANDISH |
looking or sounding bizarre or unfamiliar. |
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OVERBEARING |
unpleasantly or arrogantly domineering. |
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PERT |
(of a girl or young woman) attractively lively or cheeky. |
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QUIRK |
a peculiar behavioral habit. |
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REGALE |
entertain or amuse (someone) with talk. lavishly supply (someone) with food or drink. |
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SHIFTLESS |
(of a person or action) characterized by laziness, indolence, and a lack of ambition. |
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TAINT |
trace of a bad or undesirable quality or substance. |
