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Unit 11 Vocab

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ALLUDE

  • (V.) to refer to casually or indirectly
  • Synonyms- suggest, insinuate, intimate
  • The Doctor alluded to the disease in his presentation.
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CLAIRVOYANT

  • (Adj.) supernaturally perceptive
  • (N.)one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer
  • Synonyms- insightful, discerning, uncanny, visionary
  • Antonyms- blind, unseeing, myopic, dense
  • The old house always seemed to be filled with clairvoyant and odd people.
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CONCLUSIVE

  • (Adj.) serving to settle an issue; final
  • Synonyms- decisive, convincing, definitive
  • Antonyms- unsettled, provisional, indefinite
  • At the end of his presentation, he provided conclusive evidence that convinced the viewers.
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DISREPUTABLE

  • (Adj.) not respectable, not esteemed
  • Synonyms- disgraceful, discreditable, shady
  • Antonyms- honest, aboveboard, respectable, creditable
  • A McDonald's worker is a disreputable career.
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ENDEMIC

  • (Adj.) native or confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of or prevalent in a field
  • Synonyms- indigenous, restricted to
  • Antonyms- alien, foreign, extraneous
  • Native American groups are usually endemic to a certain are of land.
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EXEMPLARY

  • (Adj.) worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model
  • Synonyms- praiseworthy, meritorious, sterling, illustrative
  • Antonyms- infamous, notorious, scandalous, disreputable
  • The exemplary soldier was worthy of great praise and honor.
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FATHOM

  • (V.) to understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of
  • (N.) a measure of depth in water
  • Synonyms- grasp, figure out, plumb
  • I can not even fathom what you are trying to say.
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GUILE

  • (N.) treacherous cunning, deceit
  • Synonyms- trickery, chicanery
  • Antonyms- candor, artlessness, naïveté, plain dealing
  • Foxes are very guile creatures that can sneak around and not be seen.
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INTEGRITY

  • (N.) honesty, high moral standards; an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness
  • Synonyms- rectitude, probity
  • Antonyms- dishonesty, corruption, turpitude
  • Men with good integrity are highly respected.
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ITINERARY

  • (N.) a route of travel; a record of travel; a guidebook
  • Synonyms- schedule, program
  • When going on a road trip, it is smart to make an itinerary.
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MISCONSTRUE

  • (V.) to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of
  • Synonyms- misjudge, misinterpret
  • There is nothing worse
  • But the talking point appears to misconstrue the facts.
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OBNOXIOUS

  • (Adj.) highly offensive, arousing strong dislike
  • Synonyms- disagreeable, repugnant, hateful, odious
  • Antonyms- agreeable, pleasing, engaging, personable,
  • It's messy, unpredictable and the outcome sometimes downright obnoxious.
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PLACATE

  • (V.) to appease, soothe, pacify
  • Synonyms- satisfy, mollify, allay, conciliate
  • Antonyms- vex, irk, provoke, exasperate, annoy
  • There was no case, it was just a show to placate those who were mad.
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PLACID

  • (Adj.) calm, peaceful
  • Synonyms- undisturbed, tranquil, quiet, serene
  • Antonyms- stormy, agitated, turbulent, tempestuous
  • The lake was placid in the morning before everyone was on it.
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POTENT

  • (Adj.) powerful; highly affective
  • Synonyms- mighty, formidable, forceful
  • Antonyms- weak, inept, feckless, powerless, ineffective
  • Methane is a very potent greenhouse gas.
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PRETEXT

  • (N.) a false reason, deceptive excuse
  • Synonyms- pretense, cover story, rationale, evasion
  • You defined your examples and observations based on that pretext.
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PROTRUDE

  • (V.) to stick out, thrust forth
  • Synonyms- project, bulge
  • When he broke his wrist, the bone was protruding from his body.
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REPARATION

  • (N.) a payment made for a wrong or injury
  • Synonyms- compensation, damages, redress
  • After he struck and killed his daughter with his car he had to pay reparations to the family.
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STARK

  • (Adj.) harsh, unrelieved, desolate
  • (Adv.) utterly
  • Synonyms- sheer, downright, grim, bleak, absolutely
  • Antonyms- bright, cheerful, embellished, ornate
  • The way that he hit his son was very stark.
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SUPERFICIAL

  • (Adj.) 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
  • The superficial interest of the media in this is itself startling.
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