Vocabulary Unit 11
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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ALLUDE
- (V.) to refer to casually or indirectly
- Synonyms- suggest, insinuate, intimate
- William Shakespeare is alluded to in many modern works.
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CLAIRVOYANT
- (Adj.) supernaturally perceptive. (N.) one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer
- Synonyms- (adj.) insightful, discerning, uncanny. (N.) visionary
- Antonyms- (adj.) blind, unseeing, myopic, dense
- The clairvoyant lady had made a name for herself by predicting the future.
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CONCLUSIVE
- (Adj.) serving to settle an issue, final
- Synonyms- decisive, convincing, definitive
- Antonyms- unsettled, provisional, indefinite
- Many Nazi war criminals were not charged with any crimes because there was not enough conclusive evidence to convict.
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DISREPUTABLE
- (Adj.) not respectable, not esteemed
- Synonyms- disgraceful, discreditable, shady
- Antonyms- honest, aboveboard, respectable, creditable
- The disreputable man picked up the wallet he found and kept it for himself.
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ENDEMIC
- (Adj.) native or confined to a particular region or people, characteristic or prevalent in a field
- Synonyms- indigenous, restricted to
- Antonyms- alien, foreign, extraneous
- Not very many things are endemic these days, because people and animals bring new things with them to other places.
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EXEMPLARY
- (Adj.) worthy of imitation, commendable, serving as a model.
- Synonyms- praiseworthy, meritorious, sterling, illustrative
- Antonyms- infamous, notorious, scandalous, disreputable
- Whenever I watch sports, it makes me mad if someone doesn't have an exemplary performance.
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FATHOM
- (V.) to understand, to get to the bottom of, to determine the depth of. (N.) a measure of depth in water
- Synonyms(v.)- grasp, figure out, plumb
- It is hard for me to fathom the talents of some of the soccer players in the world.
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GUILE
- (N.) treacherous cunning, deciet
- Synonyms- trickery, chicanery
- Antonyms- candor, artlessness, naïveté, plain dealing
- The bad guy in movies always has actions that include guile.
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INTEGRITY
- (N.) honesty, high moral standards, an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness
- Synonyms- rectitude, probity
- Antonyms- dishonesty, corruption, turpitude
- The key to being a man for others includes having integrity.
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ITINERARY
- (N.) a route of travel, a record of travel, a guidebook
- Synonyms- schedule, program
- I like to look at my flight itinerary so that I know what time I leave and what time I arrive to my destination.
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MISCONSTRUE
- (V.) to interpret wrongly, to mistake the meaning of
- Synonyms- misjudge, misinterpret
- It is easy to misconstrue something that your teacher said if you were talking while he was.
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OBNOXIOUS
- (Adj.) highly offensive, arousing strong dislike
- Synonyms- disagreeable, repugnant, hateful, odious
- Antonyms- agreeable, pleasing, engaging, personable
- It is always obnoxious when a baby cries on an airplane while you're trying to sleep.
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PLACATE
- (V.) to appease, soothe, pacify
- Synonyms- satisfy, mollify, allay, conciliate
- Antonyms- vex, irk, provoke, exasperate, annoy
- The sound of rain placates people when they have a hard time sleeping.
PLACID
- (Adj.) calm, peaceful
- Synonyms- undisturbed, tranquil, quiet, serene
- Antonyms- stormy, agitated, turbulent, tempestuous
- There is nothing more placid than silence.
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POTENT
- (Adj.) powerful, highly effective
- Synonyms- mighty, formidable, forceful
- Antonyms- weak, inept, feckless, powerless, ineffective
- The atomic bomb was incredibly potent, as it wiped out an entire city.
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PRETEXT
- (N.) a false reason, deceptive excuse
- Synonyms- pretense, cover story, rationale, evasion
- Many criminals attempt to use pretexts to lie their way out of a prison sentence.
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PROTRUDE
- (V.) to stick out, thrust forth
- Synonyms- project, bulge
- There was an iron bar protruding from the car after the big crash.
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REPARATION
- (N.) a payment made for a wrong or an injury
- Synonyms- compensation, damages, redress
- Since my friend broke my ipad yesterday, I expect a reparation from him.
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STARK
- (Adj.) harsh, unrelieved, desolate. (Adv.) utterly
- Synonyms-(adj.) sheer, downright, grim, bleak.(adv.) absolutely
- Antonyms- (adj.) bright, cheerful embellished, ornate
- The stark truth to war is that people get hurt during it.
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