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