Vocabulary Unit 11 Sophomores Level E

Allude Verb To refer to casually or indirectly In class today, Mrs. Sullivan alluded to the possibility of a quiz being given the following day.

Allude Synonyms Suggest Insinuate Hint at intimate

Clairvoyant Adjective Supernaturally perceptive Noun One who possesses extrasensory powers, seer The show Ghost Whisperer is about a woman with clairvoyant powers who guides earthbound spirits into the light.

Clairvoyant Synonyms Adj. Noun Antonyms Adj. Insightful Discerning Uncanny Noun visionary Antonyms Adj. Blind Unseeing Myopic Dense Imperceptive

Conclusive Adjective Serving to settle an issue; final The test results held conclusive evidence that the patient’s tumor was in fact malignant.

Conclusive Synonyms Antonyms Unsettled Decisive Provisional Indisputable Convincing Definitive Antonyms Unsettled Provisional Indefinite

Disreputable Adjective Not respectable, not esteemed Chris Brown’s disreputable actions against Rhianna have brought about a decline in his popularity.

Disreputable Synonyms Antonyms Disgraceful Discreditable Shady Honest Aboveboard Respectable Creditable

Endemic Adjective Native or confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of or prevalent in a field. In countries outside of North America, it is difficult to obtain a turkey for Thanksgiving as the fowl is endemic to that region.

Endemic Synonyms Antonyms Indigenous Restricted to Alien Foreign Extraneous

Exemplary Adjective Worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model. Because of her exemplary academic performance over a four year period, Little Flower named Gail the valedictorian of the graduating class.

Exemplary Synonyms Antonyms Praiseworthy Meritorious Sterling Illustrative Antonyms Infamous Notorious Scandalous Disreputable

Fathom Verb To understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of Noun A measure of depth in water I cannot fathom why students do not manage their time better in order to get all of their homework done.

Fathom Synonyms Grasp Comprehend Figure out Plumb

Guile Noun Treacherous cunning, deceit In the Crucible, Abigail Williams’ guile ties the noose around many a Puritan neck.

Guile Synonyms Antonyms Trickery Duplicity Chicanery Candor Artlessness Naïveté Plain dealing

Integrity Noun Honesty, high oral standards; an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness. Many colleges have academic integrity policies in order to deal with occurrences of plagiarism.

Integrity Synonyms Antonyms Rectitude Probity Dishonesty Corruption Turpitude

Itinerary Noun A route of travel; a record of travel; a guidebook I employed the help of a travel agent when planning an itinerary for my upcoming trip to the Bahamas.

Itinerary Synonyms Schedule Program

Misconstrue Verb To interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of The student misconstrued the instructions for writing the in-class essay and was penalized for her faulty interpretation.

Misconstrue Synonyms Misjudge Misinterpret

Obnoxious Adjective Highly offensive, arousing strong dislike Using foul language is considered an obnoxious habit by many.

Obnoxious Synonyms Antonyms Disagreeable Repugnant Hateful Odious Pleasing Engaging Personable

Placate Verb To appease, soothe, pacify Realizing his customers were getting impatient, the waiter brought the table more bread to placate them.

Placate Antonyms Synonyms Vex Satisfy Irk Mollify Provoke Allay Exasperate Annoy Synonyms Satisfy Mollify Allay Conciliate

Placid Adjective Calm, peaceful Lullabies are placid songs meant to soothe an upset child into sleep.

Placid Synonyms Antonyms Undisturbed Tranquil Quiet Serene Stormy Agitated Turbulent Tempestuous

Plagiarism Noun Passing off or using as one’s own the writing (or orther materials) of another person. Colleges and universities use sites like turn-it-in.com to detect instances of plagiarism in student writing.

Plagiarism Synonyms Piracy Theft

Potent Adjective Powerful; highly effective Some advocates of the death penalty think it is a potent crime deterrent.

Potent Antonyms Synonyms Weak Mighty Inept Formidable Feckless Powerless Ineffective Synonyms Mighty Formidable Forceful

Pretext Noun A false reason, deceptive excuse The girl faked sick in the morning as a pretext to get out of her English test.

Pretext Synonyms Pretense Cover story Rationale Evasion

Protrude Verb To stick out, thrust forth Emaciated woman look as though their collar bones protrude from their bodies.

Protrude Synonyms Project Jut out Bulge

Stark Adjective Harsh, unrelieved, desolate; Adverb Utterly The failure warning was a stark reminder to the girl that she needed to be a more diligent student.

Stark Synonyms Antonyms Adj. Sheer Adj Downright Bright Grim Cheerful Bleak Adv. Absolutely Antonyms Adj Bright Cheerful Embellished Ornate

Superficial Adjective On or near the surface concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow. Students often have a superficial grasp on vocabulary because memorize words for a test instead of making longer lasting connections.

Superficial Synonyms Antonyms Skin-deep Deep Insubstantial Profound Cursory Slapdash Antonyms Deep Profound Thorough Exhaustive