Sadlier Level E Unit 11Revised 2025

allude

v. to refer to casually or indirectly

endemic

adj. native or confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of or prevalent in a field

fathom

v. to understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of; n. a measure of depth in water

guile

adj. 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; utterly