VOCABULARY UNIT 11

ALLUDE

• Def-(v.)-to refer to casually or indirectly
• Sun-suggest,insinuate,intimate

CLAIRVOYANT

• Def-(adj.)-supernaturally perceptive; (n.)-one who possesses extrasensory powers,seer
• Syn-(adj.)-insightful,discerning,uncanny;(n.)-visionary
• Ant-(adj.)-blind,unseeing,myopic,dense

CONCLUISVE

• Def-(adj.)-serving to settle an issue;final
• Syn-decisive,convincing,defintive
• Ant-unsettled,provisional,indefinite

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,scandalous,disreputable

FATHOM

• Def-(v.)-to understand,get to the bottom of;to determine the depth of;(n.)-a measure of depth in eater
• Syn-(v.)-grasp,figure out,plumb

GUILE

• Def-(n.)-treacherous cunning,deceit
• Syn-trickery,chicanery
• Ant-candor,artlessness,naïveté,plain dealing

INTERGRITY

• 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 guidebook
• Syn-schedule,program

MISCONSTRUE

• Def-(v.)-to interpret wrongly,mistake the meaning of
• Syn-misjudge,misinterpret

OBNOXIOUS

• Def-(adj.)-highly effective,arousing strong dislike
• Syn-disagreeable,repugnant,hateful,odious
• Ant-agreeable,pleasing,engaging,personable

PLACATE

• Def-(v.)-to appease,soothe,pacify
• Syn-satisfy,mollify,allay,concillate
• Ant-vex,irk,provoke,exasperate,annoy

PLACID

• Def-(adj.)-calm,peaceful
• Syn-undisturbed,tranquil,quiet,serene
• Ant-stormy,agitated,turbulent,tempestuous

POTENT

• Def-(adj.)-powerful;highly effective
• Syn-mighty,formidable,forceful
• Ant-weak,inept,feckless,powerless,ineffective

PRETEXT

• Def-(n.)-a false reason,deceptive excuse
• Syn-pretense,cover story,rationale,evasion

PROTRUDE

• Def-(v.)-to stick out,thrust forth
• Syn-project,bulge

REPARATION

• Def-(n.)-a payment made for a wrong or an injury
• Syn-compensation,damages,redress

STARK

• Def-(adj.)-harsh,unrelieved,desolate;(adv.) utterly
• Syn-(adj.)-sheer,downright,grim,bleak;(adv.) absolutely
• Ant-(adj.)-bright,cheerful,embellished,ornate

SUPERFICIAL

• Def-(adj.)-on or near the surface;concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface,shallow
• Syn-skin-deep,insubstantial,cursory,slapdash
• Ant-deep,profound,through,exhaustive