1. Unit 11 Sophomore English

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

3. 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.

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

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

6. 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

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

8. 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

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

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

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

12. 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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

22. 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