Vocabulary Workshop Level E, Unit 11

allude

(verb) to refer to casually or indirectly

Syn.: suggest, insinuate, intimate

clairvoyant

(adj.) supernaturally perceptive;

(noun) one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer

Syn.: (adj.) insightful, discerning, uncanny; (noun) visionary

Ant.: (adj.) blind, unseeing, myopic, dense

conclusive

(adj.) serving to settle an issue; final

Syn.: decisive, 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

(verb) to understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of

(noun) a measure of depth in water

Syn.: (verb) grasp, figure out, plumb

guile

(noun) treacherous cunning, deceit

Syn.: trickery, chicanery

Ant.: candor, artlessness, naivete, plain dealing

integrity

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

Syn.: rectitude, probity

Ant.: dishonesty, corruption, turpitude

itinerary

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

Syn.: schedule, program

misconstrue

(verb) 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

(verb) 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

potent

(adj.) powerful; highly effective

Syn.: mighty, formidable, forceful

Ant.: weak, inept, feckless, powerless, ineffective

pretext

(noun) a false reason, deceptive excuse

Syn.: pretense, cover story, rationale, evasion

protrude

(verb) to stick out, thrust forth

Syn.: project, bulge

reparation

(noun) a payment made for a wrong or an injury

Syn.: compensation, damages, redress

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