appease (v)
to make calm, soothe; to relieve, satisfy; to yield to
S: pacify, mollify, propitiate
A: enrage, provoke, irritate
Belated (adj)
late, tardy
S: behind schedule
A: early, ahead of time
calamitous (adj)
causing great misfortune
S: disastrous, catastrophic, ruinous, fatal
A: fortunate, beneficial, salutary
cite (v)
to quote; to mention; to summon to appear in court; to commend, recommend
S: refer to, enumerate, subpoena
A: ignore, disregard
conventional (adj)
in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite
S: ordinary, commonplace, orthodox
A: outlandish, bizarre, unorthodox
Decoy (v)
to lure into a trap; a person or thing used to lure into a trap
S: entice, entrap, attraction, bait
delve (v)
to dig; to search deeply and thoroughly into
S: probe, investigate
Ensue (v)
to follow in order, come immediately after and as a result
S: result
A: precede, come before
gallantry (n)
heroic courage; respect and courtesy; an act or statement marked by a high level of courtesy
S: bravery, chivalry, daring
A: cowardice, boorishness
impart (v)
to make known, tell; to give, pass something on
S: transmit, bestow, grant
A: withhold, keep back, conceal
judicious (adj)
using or showing good judgment, wise, sensible
S: thoughtful, prudent, shrewd, astute
A: foolish, thoughtless, ill-considered
mediate (v)
to bring about an agreement between persons or groups, act as a go-between; occupying a middle position; indirect, acting through an intermediary
S: arbitrate, umpire, referee
milieu (n)
the setting, surroundings, environment
outlandish (adj)
strange, freakish, weird, foreign-looking; out of the way, geographically remote; exceeding reasonable limits
S: bizarre, odd, unorthodox, unconventional
A: conventional, orthodox, staid, sober
overbearing (adj.)
domineering, haughty, bullying; overpowering, predominant
S: High-handed, overriding
A: meek, unassuming, self-effacing
pert (adj.)
high-spirited; lively; bold, saucy; jaunty
S: vivacious, impudent, fresh
A: sullen, gloomy, peevish
quirk (n)
a peculiar way of acting; a sudden twist or turn
S: peculiarity, oddity, eccentricity
regale (v)
to feast, entertain agreeably
S: divert
shiftless (adj)
lazy, lacking in ambition and energy; inefficient
S: careless, sloppy
A: hardworking, ambitious
taint (n.)
a stain or spot; a mark of corruption or dishonor; to stain or contaminate
S: blot, soil, tarnished, pollute
A: decontaminate, cleanse