Vocab. Level E Unit 11

allude

(v.) to refer to casually or indirectly

syn: suggest insinuate, hint at, intimate

clairvoyant

(adj.) supernaturally perceptive; (n.) one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer

syn: (adj.) insightful, discerning, uncanny; (n.) visionary

ant: (adj.) blind, unseeing, myopic, dense, imperceptive

conclusive

(adj.) serving to settle an issue; final

syn: decisive, indisputable, convincing, definitive

ant: unsettled, provisional, indefinite

disreputable

(adj) not respectable, not esteemed

syn: disgraceful, discreditable, shady

ant: honest, aboveboard, respectable, creditable

endemic

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

syn: indigenous, restricted to

ant: alien, foreign, extraneous

exemplary

(adj.) worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model

syn: praiseworthy, meritorious, sterling, illustrative

ant: infamous, notorious, scandalous, disreputable

fathom

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

syn: (v.) grasp, comprehend, figure out, plumb

guile

(n.) treacherous cunning, deceit

syn: trickery, duplicity, chicanery

ant: candor, artlessness, naïveté, plain dealing

integrity

(n.) honesty, high moral standards; an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness

syn: rectitude, probity

ant: dishonesty, corruption, turpitude

itinerary

(n) a route of travel; a record of travel; a guidebook

syn: schedule, program

misconstrue

(v.) to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of

syn: misjudge, misinterpret

obnoxious

(adj.) highly offensive, arousing strong dislike

syn: disagreeable, repugnant, hateful, odious

ant: agreeable, pleasing, engaging, personable

placate

(v.) to appease, soothe, pacify

syn: satisfy, mollify, allay, conciliate

ant: vex, irk, provoke, exasperate, annoy

placid

(adj.) calm, peaceful

syn: undisturbed, tranquil, quiet, serene

ant: stormy, agitated, turbulent, tempestuous

plagiarism

(n.) passing off or using as one's own the writing (or other materials) of another person

syn: piracy, theft

potent

(adj.) powerful; highly effective

syn: mighty, formidable, forceful

ant: weak, inept, feckless, powerless, ineffective

pretext

(n.) a false reason, deceptive excuse

syn: pretense, cover story, rationale, evasion

protrude

(v.) to stick out, thrust forth

syn: project, jut out, bulge

stark

(adj.) harsh, unrelieved, desolate; (adv.) utterly

syn: (adj.) sheer, downright, grim, bleak; (adv.) absolutely

ant: (adj.) bright, cheerful, embellished, ornate

superficial

(adj.) on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow

syn: skin-deep, insubstantial, cursory, slapdash

ant: deep, profound, thorough, exhaustive