Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Vocabulary Fall List #5

  1. Allude-  Refer to something the author thinks you should know.
  2. Clairvoyant-  To perceive beyond the senses.
  3. Conclusive-  Being decisive; final.
  4. Disreputable-  Of poor reputation.
  5. Endemic-  Widespread to one area.
  6. Exemplary-  Of noteworthy importance.
  7. Fathom-  (n) Measure of nautical depth.  (v) to understand.
  8. Guile-  Trickiness.
  9. Integrity-  Integrate thought, word and action.
  10. Itinerary-  Trip schedule.
  11. Misconstrue-  (passive) Misunderstand.  (active) Misrepresent.
  12. Obnoxious-  Rude; loud.
  13. Placate-  To calm down.
  14. Placid-  Peaceful.
  15. Plagiarism-  Taking someone elses' work and showing it as your own.
  16. Potent-  Powerfull.
  17. Pretext-  A reason.
  18. Protrude-  To stick out, out in the open.
  19. Stark-  Obvious (Stark Tower is obviously home to Tony Stark)
  20. Superficial-  Shallow.

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