Unit 11

• belated


  (adjective) late, tardy

  Synonym: behind schedule

  Antonym: early
• cite


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

  Synonym: refer to

  Antonym: ignore
• conventional


  (adjective) in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite

  Synonym: ordinary

  Antonym: outlandish
• decoy


  (verb) to lure into a trap

  Synonym: entice

  (noun) a person or thing used to lure into a trap

  Synonym: bait
• ensue


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

  Synonym: result

  Antonym: precede
• mediate


  (verb) to bring about an agreement between persons or groups, act as a go-between

  Synonym: referee

  (adjective) occupying a middle position; indirect, acting through an intermediary
• milieu


  (noun) the setting, surroundings, environment
• outlandish


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

  Synonym: odd

  Antonym: sober
• pert


  (adjective) high-spirited; lively; bold, saucy; jaunty

  Synonym: fresh

  Antonym: gloomy
• universal


  (adjective) including a whole without exception; occurring or existing everywhere

  Synonym: global

  Antonym: local
• appease


  (verb) to make calm, soothe; to relieve, satisfy; to yield to

  Synonym: pacify

  Antonym: irritate
• calamitous


  (adjective) causing great misfortune

  Synonym: disastrous

  Antonym: Beneficial
• delve


  (verb) to dig; to search deeply and thoroughly into

  Synonym: probe
• gallantry


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

  Synonym: bravery

  Antonym: cowardice
• impart


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

  Synonym: transmit

  Antonym: with hold
• judicious


  (adjective) using or showing good judgment, wise, sensible

  Synonym: thoughtful

  Antonym: foolish
• overbearing


  (adjective) domineering, haughty, bullying; overpowering, predominant

  Synonym: overriding

  Antonym: unassuming
• quirk


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

  Synonym: oddity
• regale


  (verb) to feast, entertain agreeably

  Synonym: divert
• shiftless


  (adjective) lazy, lacking in ambition and energy; inefficient

  Synonym: careless

  Antonym: ambitious