English Words U11 Flashcards

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Supernaturally perceptive; one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer

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Clairvoyant

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Serving to settle an issue; final

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Conclusive

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Not respectable, not esteemed

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Disreputable

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

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Endemic

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Worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model

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Exemplary

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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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Fathom

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Treacherous cunning, deceit

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Guile

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

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Integrity

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A route of travel; a record of travel; a guidebook

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Itinerary

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10
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To interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of

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Misconstrue

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Highly offensive, arousing strong dislike

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Obnoxious

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To appease, soothe, pacify

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Placate

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Calm, peaceful

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Placid

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Passing off or using as one’s own the writing of another person

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Plagiarism

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Powerful; highly effective

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Potent

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A false reason, deceptive excuse

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Pretext

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To stick out, thrust forth

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Protrude

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Harsh, unrelieved, desolate; utterly

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Stark

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On or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow

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Superficial

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To refer to casually or indirectly

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Allude