English Ch.11 Vocab

Question 1

allude

Answer 1

(v) refer to casually or indirectly

Question 2

clairvoyant

Answer 2

(adj) supernaturally perceptive (n) one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer

Question 3

conclusive

Answer 3

(adj) serving to settle an issue; final

Question 4

disreputable

Answer 4

(adj) not respectable, not esteemed

Question 5

endemic

Answer 5

(adj) native or confined to a particular region

Question 6

exemplary

Answer 6

(adj) worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model

Question 7

guile

Answer 7

(n) treacherous, cunning and deceit

Question 8

fathom

Answer 8

(v) to understand, get to the bottom of (n) measure of depth

Question 9

integrity

Answer 9

(n) honesty, high moral standards

Question 10

insufferable

Answer 10

(adj) very bad or unpleasant; too unpleasant to deal with

Question 11

intinerary

Answer 11

(n) route of travel; a record to travel, a guidebook

Question 12

misconstrue

Answer 12

(v) to interpret wrongly; mistake the meaning of

Question 13

placate

Answer 13

(v) to appease, sooth, pacify

Question 14

placid

Answer 14

(adj) calm, peaceful

Question 15

plagiarism

Answer 15

(n) passing off or using as one’s own writing

Question 16

potent

Answer 16

(adj) powerful; highly effective

Question 17

pretext

Answer 17

(n) a false reason, deceptive excuse, a lie

Question 18

protrude

Answer 18

(v) to stick out, thrust forth

Question 19

stark

Answer 19

(adj) harsh, unrelieved, desolate; (adv) utterly

Question 20

superficial

Answer 20

(adj) on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow