Vocab Unit 11

Allude (Verb)

Suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at.

Elude (Verb)

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

Ludicrous (Adjective)

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

Prelude (Noun)

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

Interlude (Noun)

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

Endemic (Adjective)

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

Epidemic (Noun)

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

Pandemic (Noun)

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

Democracy (Noun)

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

Demographic (Noun, Adjective)

Relating to the structure of populations.

Misconstrue (Verb)

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

Construct (Verb)

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

Destruction (Noun)

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

Instruct (Verb)

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

Structure (Noun)

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

Placate (Verb)

Make (someone) less angry or hostile.

Implacable (Adjective)

Unable to be placated; relentless or unstoppable.

Complacent (Adjective)

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

Placid (Adjective)

Not easily upset or excited; calm and peaceful.

Placebo (Noun)

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

Pretext (Noun)

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

Context (Noun)

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 (Noun)

A type of cloth or woven fabric.

Text (Noun)

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

Contextual (Adjective)

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

Reparation (Noun)

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

Repair (Noun, Verb)

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

Irreparable (Adjective)

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

Reparable (Adjective)

Capable of being repaired.

Preparation (Noun)

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