ERWC Vocabulary 11

Allude

Syn: suggest, insinuate, hint

Ant: none

To refer to casually or indirectly

Clairvoyant

Syn: insightful, visionary

Ant: blind, unseeing

Supernaturally perceptive; one who possesses extrasensory power

Conclusive

Syn: decisive, indisputable

Ant: unsettled, provisional

Serving to settle an issue; final

Disreputable

Syn: disgraceful, shady

Ant: honest, respectable

Not respectable, not esteemed

Endemic

Syn: indigenous, restricted

Ant: alien, foreign

Native or confined to a particular region or people

Exemplary

Syn: praiseworthy, sterling

Ant: scandalous, disreputable

Worthy of imitation , commendable; serving as a model

Fathom

Syn: grasp, comprehend

Ant: none

To understand, get to the bottom of

Guile

Syn: trickery, duplicity, liar

Ant: cander, honesty

Treacherous cunning, deceit

Integrity

Syn: rectitude, soundness, trustworthy

Ant: dishonesty, corruption

Honesty, high moral standards

Itinerary

Syn: schedule, program

Ant: none

A route of travel; a record of travel

Misconstrue

Syn: misjudge, misinterpret

Ant: none

To interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of

Obnoxious

Syn: disagreeable, hateful

Ant: agreeable, pleasing

Highly offensive, arousing strong dislike

Placate

Syn: satisfy, mollify

Ant: irk, vex

To appease, soothe, pacify

Placid

Syn: undisturbed, tranquil

Ant: stormy, agitated, uncalm

Calm, peaceful

Plagiarism

Syn: piracy, theft

Ant: none

Passing off or using as one’s own ideas that are of another person

Potent

Syn: mighty, forceful, strong

Ant: weak, inept, ineffective

Powerful; highly effective

Pretext

Syn: pretense, cover story, lie

Ant: none

A false reason, deceptive excuse

Protrude

Syn: project, jut out

Ant: none

To stick out, thrust forth

Stark

Syn: grim, bleak

Ant: bright, cheerful

Harsh, unrelieved, desolate

Superficial

Syn: skin-deep, insubstantial

Ant: deep, profound, substantial

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

Phobia

Ex: hydrophobia, acrophobia, phobia

Fear

Phon, Phono

Ex: microphone, telephone, phonograph

Sound

Photo

Ex: photograph, photon

Light

Phys

Ex: physics, physical

Nature, body

Pod, Ped

Ex: pedal, tripod

Foot

Poly

Ex: polygon, polygraph

Many

Psych

Ex: psychopath, psyche, psychological

Mind