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