English Unit 11 Vocab

Allude

(V) To refer to casually or indirectly

Clairvoyant

(Adj) Supernaturally perceptive; (N) One who possesses extrasensory powers, seer

Conclusive

(Adj) Serving to settle an issue; final

Disreputable

(Adj) Not respectable, not esteemed

Endemic

(Adj) Native or confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of or prevalent in a field

Exemplary

(Adj) Worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model

Fathom

(V) To understand, to get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of; (N) A measure of depth of water

Guile

(N) Treacherous cunning, deceit

Integrity

(N) Honesty, high moral standards; an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness

Itinerary

(N) A route of travel; a record of travel; a guidebook

Misconstrue

(V) To interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of

Obnoxious

(Adj) Highly offensive, arousing strong dislike

Placate

(V) To appease, soothe, pacify

Placid

(Adj) Calm, peaceful

Potent

(Adj) Powerful; highly effective

Pretext

(N) A false reason, deceptive excuse

Protrude

(V) To stick out, thrust forth

Reparation

(N) A payment made for a wrong or an injury

Stark

(Adj) Harsh, unrelieved, desolate; (Adv) Utterly

Superficial

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

Abhor

(V) To regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply

Amend

(V) To change in a formal way; to change for the better

Buffet

(V) To slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one’s way with difficulty; (N) To slap, blow

Chaos

(N) Great confusion, disorder

Commodious

(Adj) Roomy, spacious

Corrosive

(Adj) Eating away gradually, acid like; bitterly sarcastic

Discern

(V) To see clearly, recognize

Extant

(Adj) Still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost

Implicate

(V) To involve in; to connect or be related to

Inter

(V) To bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion

Martinet

(N) A strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

Obviate

(V) To anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of

Renegade

(N) One who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (Adj) Traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox

Reprehensible

(Adj) Deserving blame or punishment

Somber

(Adj) Dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit

Squalid

(Adj) Filthy, wretched, debased

Turbulent

(Adj) Disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy

Vociferous

(Adj) Loud and noisy compelling attention

Voluminous

(Adj) Of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length

Waive

(V) To do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer