Vocabulary Lists 21-25
     
    List 21
     
    1.  allude – (v.) to refer to casually or indirectly
    2.  integrity – (n.) honesty, high moral standards
    3.  itinerary – (n.) a route of travel; a record of travel
    4.  clairvoyant – (adj.) supernaturally perceptive; psychic
    5.  conclusive – (adj.) serving to settle an issue; final
    6.  disreputable – (adj.) not respectable
    7.  endemic – (adj.) native or confined to a specific region or people
    8.  exemplary – (adj.) worthy of imitation; commendable
    9.  fathom – (v.) to understand, get to the bottom of
    10.  guile – (n.) treacherous cunning, deceit
     
     
    List 22
     
    1.  misconstrue – (v.) to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of
    2.  superficial – (adj.) shallow, concerned with what is on the surface
    3.  stark – (adj.) harsh, unrelieved, desolate, bare
    4.  protrude – (v.) to stick out, thrust forth
    5.  pretext – (n.) a false reason, deceptive excuse
    6.  potent – (adj.) powerful; highly effective
    7.  plagiarism – (n.) passing off or using as one’s own the writing/materials of another person
    8.  placid – (adj.) calm, peaceful
    9.  placate – (v.) to appease, soothe, pacify
    10.  obnoxious – (adj.) highly offensive, arousing strong dislike
     
     
    List 23
     
    1.  abjure – (v.) to renounce, repudiate under oath; to avoid
    2.  acrid – (adj.) harsh in taste or odor
    3.  august – (adj.) majestic, inspiring admiration and respect
    4.  callous – (adj.) emotionally hardened, unfeeling
    5.  clandestine – (adj.) secret, concealed
    6.  compunction – (n.) remorse, regret
    7.  conflagration – (n.) a large destructive fire
    8.  elated – (adj.) in high spirits, jubilant
    9.  indelible – (adj.) not able to be erased or removed; memorable
    10.  indulgent – (adj.) yielding to the wishes or demands of others
     
     
     
    List 24
     
    1.  inveterate – (adj.) firmly established, long-standing
    2.  irrelevant – (adj.) not to the point, not pertinent
    3.  nocturnal – (adj.) of or occurring in the night
    4.  platitude – (n.) a commonplace, stale, or trite remark; cliché
    5.  quell – (v.) to subdue, put down forcibly
    6.  quiescent – (adj.) inactive; at rest
    7.  ruminate – (v.) to meditate, think about at length
    8.  tacit – (adj.) unspoken, silent; implied
    9.  tangible – (adj.) capable of being touched; real, concrete
    10.  trenchant – (adj.) forceful, effective; clear-cut
     
     
    List 25
     
    1.  antipathy – (n.) a strong dislike, hostile feeling
    2.  applicable – (adj.) capable of being applied; relevant
    3.  asset – (n.) something of value; a resource
    4.  beset – (v.) to attack from all sides; to surround
    5.  compassion – (n.) sympathy for another’s suffering; pity
    6.  decorum – (n.) proper behavior, good taste; orderliness
    7.  duress – (n.) compulsion by threat; forcible confinement
    8.  exuberant – (adj.) high-spirited, enthusiastic, unrestrained
    9.  facsimile – (n.) an exact copy
    10.  imbibe – (v.) to drink; to take in, absorb

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