vocab 11 Flashcards


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Allude (v.)

to refer to casually or indirectly

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Clairvoyant (adj.)

supernaturally perceptive; (n.) one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer

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Conclusive (adj.)

serving to settle an issue; final

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Disreputable (adj.)

not respectable, not esteemed

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Endemic (adj.)

native or confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of or prevalent in a field

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Exemplary (adj.)

worth of imitation, commendable; serving as a model

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Fathom (v.)

to understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of; (n.) a measure of depth in water

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Guile (n.)

treacherous cunning; deceit

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Integrity (n.)

honesty, high moral standards; an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness

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Itinerary (n.)

a route of travel; a record of travel; a guidebook

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Misconstrue (v.)

to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of

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Obnoxious (adj.)

highly offensive, arousing strong dislike

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Placate (v.)

to appease, soothe, pacify

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Placid (adj.)

calm, peaceful

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Plagiarism (n.)

the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.

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Potent (adj.)

powerful; highly effective

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Pretext (n.)

a false reason, deceptive excuse

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Protrude

to stick out, thrust forth

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Stark (adj.)

harsh, unrelieved, desolate; (adv.) utterly

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Superficial (adj.)

on or near the surface; concerned with of understanding only what is on the surface,
shallow