Unit 11 Definitions
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Allude | to refer to casually or indirectly |
| Clairvoyant | supernaturally perceptive; one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer |
| Conclusive | serving to settle an issue; final |
| Disreputable | not respectable; not esteemed |
| Endemic | native or confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of or prevalent in a field |
| Exemplary | worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model |
| Fathom | to understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of; a measure of depth in water |
| Guile | treacherous cunning, deceit |
| Integrity | honesty, high moral standards; an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness |
| Itinerary | a route of travel; a record of travel; a guidebook |
| Misconstrue | to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of |
| Obnoxious | highly offensive, arousing strong dislike |
| Placate | to appease, soothe, pacify |
| Placid | calm, peaceful |
| Plagiarism | passing off or using as one's own the writing (or other materials) of another person |
| Potent | powerful; highly effective |
| Pretext | a false reason, deceptive excuse |
| Protrude | to stick out, thrust forth |
| Stark | harsh, unrelieved, desolate; utterly |
| Superficial | on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow |
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