Allude

Allude • Ferlinghetti alluded to Thomas in his poem “Underwear.”

Clairvoyant • Palm readers are said to be clairvoyant.

Conclusive • The investigation of the lockers did not prove conclusive.

Disreputable • The disreputable restaurant had the worst food in town.

Endemic • Surfers are endemic to California.

Exemplary • Michael Jordan was an exemplary basketball player.

Fathom • I cannot fathom why students do not bring books to class.

Guile • Richard Hatch won Survivor through guile and treachery.

Integrity • People with integrity are trustworthy.

Itinerary • My flight itinerary includes many layovers.

Misconstrue • You misconstrued my message. I really think you are smart.

Obnoxious • It is obnoxious to put your finger in other people’s food.

Placate • I had to placate my mother after smashing her car.

Placid • The ocean was placid; there were few waves.

Plagiarism • Plagiarism in your research papers will result in failure.

Potent • I learned a potent lesson when I almost broke my sister’s arm during a game.

Pretext • I stayed home from school under the pretext of being “sick.”

Protrude • You should pop the big zit protruding from your forehead.

Stark • The stark reality is that you will not pass with a 69%.

Superficial • It is superficial to judge people by their appearance.