Unit 11 Sophomore English

Allude (V.) to refer to casually or indirectly  Synonyms: Suggest, insinuate, hint at, intimate

Clairvoyant (adj.) supernaturally perceptive; (n.) one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer  Synonyms: (adj.) insightful, discerning, uncanny; (n.) visionary  Antonyms: (adj.) blind unseeing, myopic, dense, imperceptive.

Conclusive (adj.) serving to settle an issue; final  Synonyms: decisive, indisputable, convincing, definitive.  Antonyms: unsettled, provisional, indefinite

Disreputable (adj.) not respectable, not esteemed  Synonyms: disgraceful, discreditable, shady  Antonyms: honest, aboveboard, respectable, creditable

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

Exemplary (adj.) worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model.  Synonyms: praiseworthy, meritorious, sterling, illustrative  Antonyms: infamous, notorious, scandalous, disreputable.

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, comprehend, figure out, plumb

Guile (n.) treacherous cunning, deceit  Synonyms: trickery, duplicity, chicanery  Antonyms: condor, artless, naïveté, plain dealing

Integrity (n.) honesty, high moral standards; an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness  Synonyms: rectitude, probity  Antonyms: dishonesty, corruption, turpitude

Itinerary (n.) a route of travel; a guidebook  Synonyms: schedule, program

Vocab Test Procedures Before test: Hand in extra credit flash cards and sentences to late box. No Talking, no phones, no looking around When you are done: Turn in to my desk Start on the next set of 10 words When everyone is done, we will go over the new words together with the PowerPoint (Write flash cards or extra credit sentences as we go through PowerPoint)

Misconstrue (v.) to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of  Synonyms: misjudge, misinterpret

Obnoxious (adj.) highly offensive, arousing strong dislike  Synonyms: disagreeable, repugnant, hateful, odious  Antonyms: agreeable, pleasing, engaging, personable

Placate (v.) to appease, soothe, pacify  Synonyms: satisfy, mollify, allay, conciliate  Antonyms: vex, irk, provoke, exasperate, annoy

Placid (adj.) calm, peaceful  Synonyms: undisturbed, tranquil, quiet, serene  Antonyms: stormy, agitated, turbulent, tempestuous

Plagiarism (n.) passing off or using as ones own the writing (or other materials) of another person  Synonyms: piracy, theft

Potent (adj.) powerful; highly effective  Synonyms: mighty, formidable, forceful  Antonyms: weak, incept, feckless, powerless, ineffective

Pretext (n.) a false reason, deceptive excuse  Synonyms: pretense, cover story, rationale, evasion

Protrude (v.) to stick out, thrust forth  Synonyms: project, jut out, bulge

Stark (adj.) harsh, unrelieved, desolate; (adv.) utterly  Synonyms: (adj.) sheer, downright, grim, bleak; (adv.) absolutely  Antonyms: bright, cheerful, embellished, ornate

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