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Vocab Unit 11 E
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 | honestly, 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 diklike |
| 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 |