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Appease
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To make calm, soothe; to relieve, satisfy; to yield to
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Belated
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Late, tardy
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Calamitous
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Causing great misfortune
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Cite
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To quote; to mention; to summon to court; to commend
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Conventional
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In line w/accepted ideas or standards; trite
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Decoy
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To lure into a trap; a thing used to lure into a trap
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Delve
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To dig; to search deeply and thoroughly in
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Ensue
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To follow in order, come immediately after and as a result
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Gallantry
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Heroic courage; respect and courtesy; an act of courtesy
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Impart
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To make known, tell; to give, pass something on
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Judicious
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Using or showing good judgment, wise, sensible
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Mediate
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To bring about an agreement between two sides; occupying a middle position
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Milieu
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The setting, surroundings, environment
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Outlandish
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Strange, freakish, odd; geographically remote
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Overbearing
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Domineering, haughty, bullying, overpowering
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