1. Level E Unit 11
Vocabulary Words

2. Synonyms: suggest, insinuate, hint at, intimate
1. Allude
(v.) to refer to casually or indirectly
In his speech, the candidate ALLUDED to his opponent’s lack of military experience.
Synonyms: suggest, insinuate, hint at, intimate

3. 2. Clairvoyant
(adj.) supernaturally perceptive; (n.) one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer
Few people are taken in by the CLAIRVOYANT pronouncements of fortune tellers.
The police sometimes use CLAIRVOYANTS to help them solve difficult missing person cases.
Synonyms: insightful, discerning, uncanny, visionary
Antonyms: blind, unseeing, myopic, dense, imperceptive

4. 3. Conclusive (adj.) serving to settle an issue; final
When they weighed all of the evidence in the case, the members of the jury found the testimony of the witness to be CONCLUSIVE.
Synonyms: decisive, indisputable, convincing, definitive
Antonyms: unsettled, provisional, indefinite

5. 4. Disreputable (adj.) not respectable, not esteemed
Supermarket tabloids frequently publish stories about the DISREPUTABLE behavior of celebrities.
Synonyms: disgraceful, discreditable, shady
Antonyms: honest, aboveboard, respectable, creditable

6. 5. Endemic
(adj.) native or confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of or prevalent in a field
Scientists have yet to identify many plants and animals species ENDEMIC to the rain forests.
Synonym: indigenous, restricted to
Antonyms: alien, foreign, extraneous

7. 6. Exemplary
(adj.) worthy of imitation, commendable, serving as a model
The Medal of Freedom is awarded to U.S. civilians for EXEMPLARY achievements in various fields.
Synonyms: praiseworthy, meritorious, sterling, illustrative
Antonyms: infamous, notorious, scandalous, disreputable

8. Synonyms: grasp, comprehend, figure out, plumb
7. Fathom
(v.) to understand, to get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of; (n.) a measure of depth in water
It is sometimes difficult to FATHOM the motives behind another person’s actions.
The Titanic still lies buried several thousand FATHOMS beneath the ocean’s surface.
Synonyms: grasp, comprehend, figure out, plumb

9. 8. Guile (n.) treacherous cunning, deceit
Folklore has it that a serpent’s most outstanding trait is GUILE, just a s a fox’s is craftiness.
Synonyms: trickery, duplicity, chicanery
Antonyms: candor, artlessness, naivete, plain dealing

10. 9. Integrity
(n.) honesty, high moral standards, an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness
Scholars debated the INTEGRITY of the texts of a newly discovered poem attributed to Shakespeare.
Synonyms: rectitude, probity
Antonyms: dishonesty, corruption, turpitude

11. Synonyms: schedule, program
10. Itinerary
(n.) a route of travel; a record of travel; a guidebook
Tour companies regularly provide potential customers with detailed ITINERARIES of the trips they offer.
Synonyms: schedule, program

12. Synonyms: misjudge, misinterpret
11. Misconstrue
(v.) to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of
Young children sometimes MISCONSTRUE their parents’ motives.
Synonyms: misjudge, misinterpret

13. 12. Obnoxious (adj.) highly offensive, arousing strong dislike
The speech he delivered to his subjects was full of spite and OBNOXIOUS language.
Synonyms: disagreeable, repugnant, hateful, odious
Antonyms: agreeable, pleasing, engaging, personable

14. 13. Placate (v.) to appease, soothe, pacify
Sponsors of the controversial bill modified some of its original provisions in order to PLACATE the opposition.
Synonyms: satisfy, mollify, allay, conciliate
Antonyms: vex, irk, provoke, exasperate, annoy

15. 14. Placid (adj.) calm, peaceful
There was no wind to disturb the PLACID surface of the lake.
Synonyms: undisturbed, tranquil, quiet, serene
Antonyms: stormy., agitate, turbulent, tempestuous

16. Synonyms: piracy, theft
15. Plagiarism
(n.) passing off or using as one’s own writing (or other materials) of another person
Theft of an author’s ideas is far more difficult to prove in court than word-for-word PLAGIARISM.
Synonyms: piracy, theft

17. 16. Potent (adj.) powerful; highly effective
Music has been called the most POTENT agent for inducing people to live in harmony.
Synonyms: mighty, formidable, forceful
Antonyms: weak, inept, feckless, powerless, ineffective

18. Synonyms: pretense, cover story, rationale, evasion
17. Pretext
(n.) a false reason, deceptive excuse
I sought some PRETEXT for excusing myself form the weekly staff meeting I didn’t want to attend.
Synonyms: pretense, cover story, rationale, evasion

19. Synonyms: project, jut out, bulge
18. Protrude
(v.) to stick out, thrust forth
Dentists commonly use various kinds of braces to correct the alignment of teeth that PROTRUDE or are crooked.
Synonyms: project, jut out, bulge

20. 19. Stark (adj.) harsh, unrelieved, desolate; (adv.) utterly
Many young idealists have found it difficult to accept the STARK realities of life.
By the end of his brief reign, the Roman emperor was clearly STARK raving mad.
Synonyms: sheer, downright, grim, bleak, absolutely
Antonyms: bright, cheerful, embellished, ornate

21. 20. Superficial
(adj.) on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface; shallow
A SUPERFICIAL analysis of a complex problem is not likely to produce a viable or long-lasting solution.
Synonyms: skin-deep, insubstantial, cursory, slapdash
Antonyms: deep, profound, thorough, exhaustive