1. Vocabulary Level E
Unit 11

2. Clairvoyant (adj.) supernaturally perceptive
(n.) one who possesses extrasensory powers
Synonyms – insightful, discerning, uncanny
Antonyms – blind, unseeing, imperceptive

3. clairvoyant

4. Fathom
(v.) to understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of
(n.) a measure of depth in water
Synonyms – grasp, comprehend, figure out

5. fathom
I think I understand!
Titanic

6. Guile (n.) treacherous cunning, deceit
Synonyms – trickery, duplicity, chicanery
Antonyms – candor, naïveté, plain dealing

7. guile
Bernard Madoff

8. Itinerary (n.) a route of travel; a record of travel; a guidebook
Synonyms – schedule, program

9. itinerary

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

11. obnoxious

12. Plagiarism
(n.) passing off or using as one’s own the writing (or other materials ) of another person
Synonyms – piracy, theft

13. plagiarism

14. Potent (adj.) powerful; highly effective
Synonyms – mighty, formidable, forceful
Antonyms – weak, inept, feckless, powerless, ineffective

15. potent

16. Protrude (v.) to stick out, thrust forth
Synonyms – project, jut out, bulge

17. protrude

18. Stark (adj.) harsh, unrelieved, desolate
Synonyms – sheer, downright grim, bleak
Antonyms – bright, cheerful, embellished, ornate

19. stark

20. Superficial
(adj.) on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow
Synonyms – skin-deep, insubstantial, cursory,
Antonyms – deep, profound, thorough, exhaustive

21. superficial
A short biography of John Lennon

22. allude

23. conclusive

24. disreputable
Bernard Madoff

25. endemic
earthquake

26. exemplary

27. integrity
“To thine own self be true…..” Most of us are familiar with the above quote taking from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, but how many of us know this verse:  “And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou can not then be false to any man.”  Unless we can be true to ourselves first, we cannot be true to others.

28. misconstrue WHAT?! To stay young the Doctor said to exercise
and eat the right foods.
WHAT?!
I thought he said
ACCESSORIZE
and BUY NICE SHOES!

29. placate

30. placid
Lake Placid, New York

31. pretext Student: Can you write me a pass to go to the bathroom?
It is an emergency
Teacher:
Are you sure you are not pulling my leg?
Student:
Of course not!
Three minutes later
Student:
I really faked her out