vocab 11

Allude

Suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at.

Elude

Evade or escape from (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skillful or cunning way.

Ludicrous

So foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing.

Prelude

An action or event serving as an introduction to something more important.

Interlude

An intervening period of time; a pause between the acts of a play.

Endemic

(Of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area.

Epidemic

A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.

Pandemic

(Of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world.

Democracy

A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

Demographic

Relating to the structure of populations.

Misconstrue

Interpret (something, especially a person's words or actions) wrongly.

Construct

Build or erect (something, typically a building, road, or machine).

Destruction

The action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired.

Instruct

Direct or command someone to do something, especially as an official order.

Structure

The arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex.

Placate

Make (someone) less angry or hostile.

Implacable

Unable to be placated; relentless or unstoppable.

Complacent

Showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements.

Placid

Not easily upset or excited; calm and peaceful.

Placebo

A harmless pill, medicine, or procedure prescribed more for the psychological benefit to the patient than for any physiological effect.

Pretext

A reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason.

Context

The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.

Textile

A type of cloth or woven fabric.

Text

A book or other written or printed work, regarded in terms of its content rather than its physical form.

Contextual

Depending on or relating to the context of the work or passage.

Reparation

The making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged.

Repair

Fix or mend (a thing suffering from damage or a fault).

Irreparable

(Of an injury or loss) impossible to rectify or repair.

Reparable

Capable of being repaired.

Preparation

The action or process of making ready or being made ready for use or consideration.