| A | B |
|---|
| appease | to make calm, sooth; to relieve, satisfy; to yield to |
| belated | late, tardy |
| calamitous | causing great misfortune |
| cite | to quote; to mention; to summon to appear in court; to commend, recommend |
| conventional | in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite |
| decoy | to lure into a trap; a person or thing used to lure into a trap |
| delve | to dig; to search deeply and thoroughly into |
| ensue | to follow in order, come immediately after, and as a result |
| gallantry | heroic courage; respect and courtesy; an act or statement marked by a high level of courtesy |
| impart | to make known, tell; to give, pass something on |
| judicious | using or showing good judgment, wise, sensible |
| mediate | to bring about an agreement between persons or groups |
| milieu | the setting, surroundings, environment |
| outlandish | strange, freakish, weird, foreign-looking; out-of-the-way, geographically remote; exceeding reasonable limits |
| overbearing | domineering, haughty, bullying; overpowering, predominant |
| pert | high-spirited; lively; bold, saucy; jaunty |
| quirk | a peculiar way of acting; a sudden twist or turn |
| regale | to feast, entertain agreeably |
| shiftless | lazy, lacking in ambition and energy; inefficient |
| taint | a stain or spot; a mark of corruption or dishonor; to stain or contaminate |
