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