Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Vocabulary Fall List #5


Allude-to refer to something the author thinks you should know
- He made no intimation at the time of the proposition, nor did he in hisreply allude at all to that suggestion of mine. 

Clairvoyant- able to read mind
Unless you were a clairvoyant you would have to guess at the future price of the bond.

Conclusive- final or decisive. to conclude
Even without conclusive evidence that it can, heated questions are being raised.

Disreputable- of a poor reputation
And he was not only a commoner, he was a commoner in a slightly disreputable profession.

Endemic- native to an environment
Endemic animals are special because they are found in only one location on the planet, and nowhere else.

Exemplary-Serving as a desirable model; representing the best of its kind
 Teachers, impressed by her exemplary behavior, took a liking to her.

Fathom- nautical measure of depth. to understand
He could not understand the temptation that had come to him nor could he fathom the reason for its coming.

Guile-trick
Marks lack of guile has characterized his service here, where political calculating is an accepted reality.

Integrity- integrating thought, word, and action
Your ignorance is almost outweighed by your lack of integrity.

Itinerary-trip schedule or plan
Buy travel guides that cover points along your itinerary and keep them with you on the trip.

Misconstrue-to misunderstand 
To suggest that an operator must comply with this oversight process is to misconstrue the intent of the system.

Obnoxious-rude, loud. abrasive
So, please be sure not to commit their mistake and form a negative picture of a large number of people based on an obnoxious few.

Placate- to calm down or satisfy
Whoever the next president is, he will have to placate several groups with contradictory desires.

Placid-calm
And the placid beasts still gazing with their mild eyes full of loving.

Plagiarism-taking someones writing without permission
Plagiarism is committed everywhere in the world almost every day.

Potent-powerful
Other species, which use the venom as a defense, retain potent stinging power and are responsible for human deaths each year.

Pretext- an excuse. text before the text
In other words, appellant argues that the stop of his vehicle was pretext to conduct an illegal search for contraband.

Protrude-to speak-out
Many people have disks that bulge or protrude and do not suffer back pain.

Stark-easy to see
- People in cities can sometimes forget that the class divide in places like the highlands can appear even more stark than in the cities.

Superficial-shallow
The target audience is likely to have an interest in superficial knowledge of a widely diverse array of topics.

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