Vocab Unit 11

Allude

Allude

DEF = (v.) to refer to casually or indirectly

SYN = suggest, insinuate, hint at, intimate

Clairvoyant

DEF = (adj.) supernaturally perceptive; (n.) one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer

SYN = insightful, discerning, uncanny; visionary

ANT = blind, unseeing, sense, myopic

Conclusive

DEF = (adj.) serving to settle an issue; final

SYN = decisive, indisputable, convincing

ANT = unsettled, indefinite, provisional

Disreputable

DEF = (adj.) not respectable, not esteemed

SYN = disgraceful, discreditable, shady

ANT = honest, aboveboard, respectable, creditable

Endemic

DEF = (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

DEF = (adj.) worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model

SYN = praiseworthy, meritorious, sterling, illustrative

ANT = infamous, notorious, disreputable, scandalous

Fathom

DEF = (v.) to understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of; (n.) a measure of depth in water

SYN = grasp, comprehend, figure out

Guile

DEF = (n.) treacherous cunning, deceit

SYN = trickery, duplicity, chicanery

ANT = candor, artlessness, plain dealing, naivete

Integrity

DEF = (n.) honesty, high moral standards; an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness

SYN = rectitude, probity

ANT = dishonesty, corruption, turpitude

Itinerary

DEF = (n.) a route of travel; a record of travel; a guide book

SYN = schedule, program

Misconstrue

DEF = (v.) to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning

SYN = misjudge, misinterpret

Obnoxious

DEF = (adj.) highly offensive; arousing strong dislike

SYN = disagreeable, repugnant, hateful, odious

ANT = agreeable, pleasing, engaging, personable

Palacate

DEF = (v.) to appease, soothe, pacify

SYN = satisfy, mollify, allay, conciliate

ANT = vex, irk, provoke, exasperate, annoy

Placid

DEF = (adj.) calm, peaceful

SYN = undisturbed, tranquil, serene, quiet

ANT = stormy, agitated, turbulent, tempestuous

Plagiarism

DEF = (n.) passing off or using as one’s own the writing (or other materials) of another person

SYN = piracy, theft

Potent

DEF = (adj.) powerful, highly effective

SYN = mighty, formidable, forceful

ANT = weak, inept, powerless, ineffective

Pretext

DEF = (n.) a false reason, a deceptive excuse

SYN = pretense, cover story, rationale, evasion

Protrude

DEF = (v.) to stick out, thrust forth

SYN = project, jut out, bulge

Stark

DEF = (adj.) harsh, unrelieved, desolate; (adv.) utterly

SYN = (adj.) sheer, grim, bleak, downright; (adv.) absolutely

ANT = (adj.) bright, cheerful, embellished, ornate

Superficial

DEF = (adj.) on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on or near the surface; shallow

SYN = skin-deep, insubstantial, cursory, slapdash

ANT = deep, profound, thorough, exhaustive

Reparation

(n) payment made for a wrong or injury

Synonyms: compensation, damages, redress