To suggest or hint Many writers will ALLUDE to Shakespeare in their pieces Clairvoyant Klair VOY uhnt ADJ Supernaturally perceptive Magic Johnson was known for making clairvoyant passes to teammates nobody else would see as open ID: 783851
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VOCAB UNIT 11
Slide2Allude
“uh-LOOD”
To suggest or hint
Many writers will ALLUDE to Shakespeare in their pieces.
Slide3Clairvoyant
Klair
-VOY-
uhnt
ADJ. Supernaturally perceptive
Magic Johnson was known for making clairvoyant passes to teammates nobody else would see as open.
N: one who possesses extraordinary powers of insight—a seer
He was so good at predicting the outcome of elections, many thought he was a clairvoyant
Slide4Conclusive
Kunn
-KLOO-
sive
ADJ: serving to settle an issue
The fingerprint evidence against the burglar was conclusive.
Slide5Disreputable
Dis-REP-
yoo
-
tuh
-bull
ADJ. Not respectable
If you’re seen hanging with a disreputable crowd or engaging in disreputable activities, people may judge you.
Slide6Endemic
En DEM
ic
ADJ: native to a particular region or people; characteristic or prevalent of a field or group.
Dishonesty was endemic within the politician’s inner circle.
Slide7Exemplary
Ex-ZEM-
pluh
-
ree
ADJ: a good example, worthy of imitation
Her behavior was exemplary.
Slide8Fathom
FATH-
uhm
V. To understand
For the life of me, I cannot fathom why some students never take notes on anything in class.
Slide9Guile
N
Treachery, cunning, deceit
At the age of 41, Tom Brady uses guile as much as physical tools to succeed.
Slide10integrity
NOUN: honesty, high moral standards
In-TEGG-
rih
-tee
The most important thing you have in this world is your integrity.
Slide11intinerary
EYE-tin-uh-RARE-
ee
N. Route of travel, list of things you’ll do on your travels
Before I go on vacation, I always print a copy of my itinerary.
Slide12misconstrue
Verb: to interpret wrongly, to mistake the meaning of
Miss-con-STROO
I try to communicate clearly so nobody can misconstrue my meaning.
Slide13Obnoxious
Ubb
-KNOCKS-
shuss
ADJ: annoying, offensive, arousing strong dislike
The teacher got angry at his students’ obnoxious behavior
Slide14Placate
PLEY-
cate
Verb. To appease, sooth, pacify
When I was a toddler and had to go to the doctor, my mom would placate me with the promise of a trip to the toy store if I was good.
Slide15Placid
Adjective: calm, peaceful
PLASS-id
He found the placid waters of the lake quite soothing.
Slide16plagiarism
PLEY-
jur
-
riz-uhm
N. Passing off or using someone else’s work as your own.
If you get caught engaging in plagiarism you get an automatic zero for your work; you can also be fired if you do it in your job.
Slide17Potent
Adjective: strong, powerful, highly effective.
POHT-
nt
When I’m sick, I look for a potent medicine to alleviate symptoms
Slide18Pretext
PRE-
tekst
Noun: a false reason, deceptive excuse.
I used a fake commitment as a pretext to get me out of an unappealing social event.
Slide19Protrude
PRO-trod or PRUH-trod
Verb: to stick out
As a young person, I had to wear braces because my upper jaw protruded out far ahead of my lower jaw.
Slide20stark
ADJECTIVE: harsh, unrelieved, desolate; ADVERB; utterly
His behavior stood in start contrast to his values.
Slide21Superficial
soo
-per-FISH-
uhl
ADJECTIVE: on or near the surface. Shallow. Skin deep.
My sister Carrie once told my other sister’s friend Jill that she would like living in Arizona because everybody was
superficial there.