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Clairvoyant

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Adj, noun

Supernaturally perceptive, one who possesses extra sensory powers, seer

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Allude

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Verb

To refer casually or indirectly

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Conclusive

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Adj

Serving to settle an issue

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Disreputable

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Adj

Not respectable

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Endemic

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Adj

Native or confined to a particular region or people

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Exemplary

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Adj

Worth of imitation

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Fathom

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Verb, noun

To understand, a measure of depth in water

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Guile

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Noun

Treacherous, cunning

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Integrity

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Noun

Honesty, high moral standards

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Itinerary

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Noun

A route of travel

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Misconstrue

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Verb

To interpret wrongly

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Obnoxious

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Adj

Highly offensive

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Placate

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Verb

To appease, soothe

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Placid

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Adj

Calm, peaceful

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Plagiarism

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Noun

Passing off or using as ones own the writing

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Potent

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Adj

Powerful

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Pretext

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Noun

A false reason

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Protrude

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Verb

To stick out

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Stark

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Adj, adv

Harsh, utterly

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Superficial

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Adj

On or near the surface, shallow