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Unit 11

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
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allude   (v.) to refer to casually or indirectly  
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clairvoyant   (adj.) supernaturally perceptive; (n.) one who possesses exrasensory 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.) worthy 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.) passing off or using as one's own the writing (or other materials) of another person  
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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   (v.) 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 or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow  
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