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Quiz #5 11-E
English 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| plagiarism | passing off or using as one’s own writing |
| potent | powerful, highly effective |
| placid | calm, peaceful |
| placate | to appease, soothe |
| obnoxious | highly offensive, arousing strong dislike |
| misconstrue | to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of |
| itinerary | a route of travel; a record of travel |
| integrity | honesty, high moral standards |
| guile | treacherous cunning, deceit |
| fathom | to understand, get to the bottom of |
| exemplary | worthy of imitation, commendable |
| endemic | native or confined to a particular region or people |
| disreputable | not respectable, not esteemed |
| conclusive | serving to settle an issue; final |
| clairvoyant | (adj) supernaturally perceptive (n) one who possesses extrasensory powers |
| allude | to refer to casually or indirectly |
| pretext | a false reason, deceptive excuse |
| protrude | to stick out, thrust forth |
| stark | harsh, unrelieved, desolate (adv) utterly |
| superficial | on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface |