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Unit 9
Question | Answer |
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allude | (v) to refer to casually or indirectly |
conclusive | (adj) serving to settle an issue; final |
disreputable | (adj) not respectable; not esteemed |
exemplary | (adj) worthy of imitation, commendable |
fathom (v) | (v) to understand, get to the bottom of |
fathom (n) | (n) a measure of depth in water |
guile | (n) treacherous cunning, deceit |
misconstrue | (v) to interpret wrongly,mistake the meaning of |
placate | (v) to appease, soothe, pacify |
placid | (adj) calm, peaceful |
pretext | (n) a false reason, deceptive excuse |
stark | (adj) harsh, unrelieved, desolate |
superficial | (adj) on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow |