vocab unit 11

Allude

To refer to casually or indirectly.

syn:Suggest, insinuate, intimate

ant: Proclaim, declare

Clairvoyant

Supernaturally perceptive; one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer.

syn:Insightful, discerning, uncanny, visionary

ant: Blind, unseeing, myopic, dense

Conclusive

Serving to settle an issue; final.

syn: Decisive, convincing, definitive

ant: Unsettled, provisional, indefinte

Disreputable

Not respectable; not esteemed.

syn: Disgraceful, discreditable, shady

ant: Honest, aboveboard, respectable, creditable

Endemic

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

worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model

syn: Praiseworthy, meritorious, sterling, illustrative

ant: Infamous, notorius, scandalous, disreputable

Fathom

To understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of; a measure of a depth in water

syn: Grasp, figure out, plumb

ant:

Guile

treacherous cunning, deceit

syn: Trickery, chicanery

ant: Candor, artlessness, naivete, plain dealing

Integrity

Honesty; high moral standards; an impaired condition, completeness, soundness

syn: Rectitude, probity

ant: Dishonesty, corruption, turpitude

Itinerary

A route of travel; a record of travel; a guidebook.

syn: schedule, program

ant:

Misconstrue

To interpret wrongly; mistake the meaning of.

syn: misjudge, misinterpret

ant: understand, know, conceive

Obnoxious

Highly offensive; arousing strong dislike.

syn: disagreeable, repugnant, hateful, odious

ant: agreeable, pleasing, engaging, personable

Placate

To appease, soothe, pacify.

syn: satisfy, mollify, allay, conciliate

ant: vex, irk, provoke, exasperate, annoy

Placid

Calm; peaceful.

syn: undisturbed, tranquil, quiet, serene

ant: stormy, agitated, turbulent, tempestuous

Potent

Powerful; highly effective.

syn: mighty, formidable, forceful

ant: weak, inept, feckless, powerless, ineffective

Pretext

A false reason; deceptive excuse.

syn: pretense, cover story, rationale, evasion

ant:

Protrude

to stick out, thrust forth

syn: project, bulge

ant:

Reparation

a payment made for a wrong or an injury

syn: compensation, damages, redress

ant:

Stark

Harsh, unrelieved, desolate; utterly

syn: sheer, downright, grim, bleam, absolutely

ant: bright, cheerful, embellished, ornate

Superficial

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

syn: skin-deep, insubstantial, cursory, slapdash

ant: deep, profound, thorough, exhaustive