Doubt Vocab Flashcards
Absolution
release from guilt
Allude
to refer to casually or indirectly
Clairvoyant
supernaturally
Conclusive
serving to settle an issue; final
Confederate
Accomplice
Corroborate
to give support
Disreputable
not respectable, not esteemed
Endemic
native or confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of or prevalent in a field
Exemplary
worth of imitation, commendable; serving as a model
Fathom
to understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of
Guile
treacherous cunning; deceit
Integrity
honesty, 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 dislike
Parable
a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson
Placate
to appease, soothe, pacify
Placid
calm, peaceful
Plagiarism
the practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own
Potent
powerful, highly effective
Pretext
a false reason, deceptive excuse
Protrude
to stick out, thrust forth
Segregate
to separate; isolate from others
Segregation
the enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment
Stark
harsh, unrelieved, desolate; utterly
Superficial
on or near the surface; concerned with understanding only what is on the surface, shallow
