2013 Vocab Unit #11 1/7/13

Unit 11

1. Appease – to make calm, soothe, pacify

2. Belated – late, tardy

3. Cite – to quote, refer to

4. Conventional – in line with accepted ideas or standards, ordinary, commonplace

5. Gallantry – heroic, courage, bravery

6. Judicious – using or showing good judgment, wise, sensible

7. Mediate – to bring about an agreement between persons or groups

8. Overbearing – domineering, bullying, overpowering

9. Quirk – peculiar way of acting, oddity

10. Shiftless – lazy, lacking in ambition and energy, careless, sloppy