Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level E Unit 11

allude

(v.) to refer to casually or indirectly

s: suggest, insinuate, hint at, intimate

clairvoyant

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

s: insightful, discerning, uncanny, visionary

a: blind, unseeing, myopic, dense, imperceptive

conclusive

(adj.) serving to settle an issue; final

s: decisive, indisputable, convincing, definitive

a: unsettled, provisional, indefinite

disreputable

(adj.) not respectable, not esteemed

s: disgraceful, discreditable, shady

a: honest, aboveboard, respectable, creditable

endemic

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

s: indigenous, restricted to

a: alien, foreign, extraneous

exemplary

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

s: praiseworthy, meritorious, sterling, illustrative

a: infamous, notorious, scandalous, disreputable

fathom

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

s: grasp, comprehend, figure out, plumb

guile

(n.) treacherous cunning, deceit

s: trickery, duplicity, chicanery

a: candor, artlessness, naivete, plain dealing

integrity

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

s: rectitude, probity

a: dishonesty, corruption, turpitude

itinerary

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

s: schedule, program

misconstrue

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

s: misjudge, misinterpret

obnoxious

(adj.) highly offensive, arousing strong dislike

s: disagreeable, repugnant, hateful, odious

a: agreeable, pleasing, engaging, personable

placate

(v.) to appease, soothe, pacify

s: satisfy, mollify, allay, conciliate

a: vex, irk, provoke, exasperate, annoy

placid

(adj.) calm, peaceful

s: undisturbed, tranquil, quiet, serene

a: stormy, agitated, turbulent, tempestuous

plagiarism

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

s: piracy, theft

potent

(adj.) powerful; highly affective

s: mighty, formidable, forceful

a: weak, inept, feckless, powerless, ineffective

pretext

(n.) a false reason, deceptive excuse

s: pretense, cover story, rationale, evasion

protrude

(v.) to stick out, thrust forward

s: project, jut out, bulge

stark

(adj.) harsh, unrelieved, desolate; utterly

s: sheer, downright, grim, bleak, absolutely

a: bright, cheerful, embellishes, ornate

superficial

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

s: skin-deep, insubstantial, cursory, slapdash

a: deep, profound, thorough, exhaustive