Vocab 11 Flashcards

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Allude

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To refer casually or indirectly

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2
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Clairvoyant

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Supernaturally perceptive // one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer

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3
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Conclusive

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Serving to settle an issue; final

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4
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Disreputable

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Not respectable, not esteemed

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5
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Endemic

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Native or confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of or prevelant in a field

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6
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Exemplary

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Worth of imitation, commendable; serving as a model

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7
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Fathom

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To understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of // a measure of depth in water

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8
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Guile

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Treacherous, cunning, deceit

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9
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Integrity

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

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10
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Itienerary

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A route or record of trvel; a guidebook

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11
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Misconstrue

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To interprate wrongly, mistake the meaning of

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12
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Obnoxious

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Highly offensive, arousing strong dislike

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13
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Placate

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To appease, soothe, pacify

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14
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Placid

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Calm, peaceful

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15
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Potent

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Powerful; highly effective

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16
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Pretext

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A false reason, deceptive excuse

17
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Protrude

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To stick out, thrust forth

18
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Reparation

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A payment made for a wrong or an injury

19
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Stark

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Harsh, unrelieved, desolate // utterly

20
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Superficial

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On or ner the surfat; concerned with or understanding only what is on th surface, shallow