Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Allude
|
(v) to mention something or someone indirectly
|
|
|
Clairvoyant
|
(adj) unnaturally perceptive (n) someone who says they can see what will happen in the future
|
|
|
Conclusive
|
(adj) showing that something is definitely true
|
|
|
Disreputable
|
(adj) considered to be dishonest, bad, illegal, etc.
|
|
|
Endemic
|
(adj) disease or problem that is always present in a particular place, or among a particular group of people
|
|
|
Exemplary
|
(adj) excellent and providing a good example for people to follow
|
|
|
Fathom
|
(v) to understand what something means after thinking about it carefully (n) a unit for measuring the depth of water, equal to six feet or about 1.8 metres
|
|
|
Guile
|
(n) the use of clever but dishonest methods to deceive someone
|
|
|
Integrity
|
(n) the quality of being honest and strong about what you believe to be right
|
|
|
Misconstrue
|
(v) to misunderstand something that someone has said or done
|
|
|
Obnoxious
|
(adj) very offensive, unpleasant, or rude
|
|
|
Placate
|
(v) to make someone stop feeling angry
|
|
|
Placid
|
(adj) calm and peaceful
|
|
|
Plagiarism
|
(n) when someone uses another person's words, ideas, or work and pretends they are their own
|
|
|
Potent
|
(adj) having a very powerful effect or influence on your body or mind
|
|
|
Pretext
|
(n) false reason given for an action, in order to hide the real reason
|
|
|
Protrude
|
(v) to stick out from somewhere
|
|
|
Stark
|
(adj) not wearing any clothes at all (adv) very plain in appearance, with little or no colour or decoration
|
|
|
Superficial
|
(adj) carefullynot studying or looking at something carefully and only seeing the most noticeable things
|
|
|
Itinerary
|
(n) plan or list of the places you will visit on a journey
|
