Vocab 11

allude

• to refer to casually or indirectly

• to criticize openly

• to explain in detail

• to deny knowledge of something

pretext

• a false reason, deceptive excuse

• a genuine reason for an action

• a type of text used in literature

• a prelude to a conversation

clairvoyant

• one who possesses extrasensory powers

• a person skilled in the art of persuasion

• a specialist in ancient languages

• a practitioner of traditional medicine

itinerary

• a route of travel, guidebook

• a type of travel insurance

• a travel agency's brochure

• a list of travel companions

conclusive

• serving to settle an issue, decisive

• uncertain and ambiguous

• lacking in evidence

• open to interpretation

disreputable

• not respectable, disgraceful

• highly regarded, esteemed

• well-respected, honorable

• famous, celebrated

stark

• harsh, unrelieved

• soft, gentle

• bright, cheerful

• complex, intricate

protrude

• to stick out

• to blend in

• to disappear

• to compress

endemic

• native or confined to a particular region or people, restricted to

• widespread and common across multiple regions

• a term used to describe extinct species

• found only in urban areas

exemplary

• worthy of imitation, praiseworthy, commendable

• ordinary and unremarkable

• difficult to understand

• unworthy of attention