Sadlier Unit 11 | Level E

allude

to refer to casually or indirectly

Synonyms: suggest, insinuate, hint at, intimate

clairvoyant

supernaturally perceptive

Synonyms: insightful, discerning, uncanny, visionary

Antonyms: blind, unseeing, myopic, dense, imperceptive

conclusive

serving to settle an issue; final

Synonyms: decisive, indisputable, convincing, definitive

Antonyms: unsettled, provisional, indefinite

disreputable

not respectable, not esteemed

Synonyms: disgraceful, discreditable, shady

Antonyms: honest, aboveboard, respectable, creditable

endemic

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

Synonym: indigenous, restricted to

Antonyms: alien, foreign, extraneous

exemplary

worthy of imitation, commendable, serving as a model

Synonyms: praiseworthy, meritorious, sterling, illustrative

Antonyms: infamous, notorious, scandalous, disreputable

fathom

to understand, to get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of

Synonyms: grasp, comprehend, figure out, plumb

guile

treacherous cunning, deceit

Synonyms: trickery, duplicity, chicanery

Antonyms: candor, artlessness, naivete, plain dealing

integrity

honesty, high moral standards, an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness

Synonyms: rectitude, probity

Antonyms: dishonesty, corruption, turpitude

itinerary

a route of travel; a record of travel; a guidebook

Synonyms: schedule, program

misconstrue

to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of

Synonyms: misjudge, misinterpret

obnoxious

highly offensive, arousing strong dislike

Synonyms: disagreeable, repugnant, hateful, odious

Antonyms: agreeable, pleasing, engaging, personable

placate

to appease, soothe, pacify

Synonyms: satisfy, mollify, allay, conciliate

Antonyms: vex, irk, provoke, exasperate, annoy

placid

calm, peaceful

Synonyms: undisturbed, tranquil, quiet, serene

Antonyms: stormy., agitate, turbulent, tempestuous

plagiarism

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

Synonyms: piracy, theft

potent

powerful; highly effective

Synonyms: mighty, formidable, forceful

Antonyms: weak, inept, feckless, powerless, ineffective

pretext

a false reason, deceptive excuse

Synonyms: pretense, cover story, rationale, evasion

protrude

to stick out, thrust forth

Synonyms: project, jut out, bulge

stark

harsh, unrelieved, desolate

Synonyms: sheer, downright, grim, bleak, absolutely

Antonyms: bright, cheerful, embellished, ornate

superficial

on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface; shallow

Synonyms: skin-deep, insubstantial, cursory, slapdash

Antonyms: deep, profound, thorough, exhaustive

reparation

a payment made for a wrong or an injury