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8th Grade Vocabulary - Chapter 11
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appeaseTo make calm, soothe relieve
appeaseSyn-Pacify, mullify
appeaseAnt-enrage, provoke, irritate
belatedlate, tardy
belatedSyn-delated, behindhand,
belatedAnt-early, ahead of time
calamitousCausing great misfourtune
calamitousSyn-Disatourous, catasrophic
calamitiousAnt-Fourtunate, benficial
citeto quote, to mention, to summon, to appear in court
citeSyn- referred to, enumerate
citeAnt- ignore, disreguard
conventionalIn line with accepted ideas or standards
conventionalSyn- ordinary, commonplace, orthodox
conventionalAnt- outlandish, bizarre, unorthodox
decoyto lure into a trap N-a person or thing used to lure into a trap
decoySyn- (V)entice, entrap (N) lure, bait
delveto dig, to search deeply and thoroughly into
delvesyn- probe, investicate
ensueto follow in order, to come immediately after, and as a result
ensueSyn-result
ensueAnt-precede, to come before
gallantryHeroic courage; respect and courtesy; an act or a statement
gallantrySyn- bravery, daring
gallantryAnt- cowardess, boorishness
impartto make known, tell; to give, pass something on
impartSyn- Transmit, bestow, grant
impartAnt- Withhold, keep back, conceal
judicioususing or showing good judgement, wise, sensible
judiciousSyn- thoughtful, prudent, shrewd, astute
judiciousAnt- foolish, thoughtless
meditateto bring about an agreement between persons or groups, act as a go-between; occupying a middle position, indirect, acting through an intermediary
meditateSyn- Settle, arbirate, umpire, refree
milieuthe setting, surroundings, environment
outlandishstrange, freakish, weird, foreign- looking, geographically remote
outlandishSyn-peculiar, bizarre, odd, unorthodox, unconventional


Mrs. Fitzgerald
Ss. Peter & Paul School

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