CHAPTER 11

• Vocab

ALLUDE

• V. To refer to casually or indirectly
• S. Suggest, insinuate, intimate
• The way the man talked alluded ulterior motives

CLAIRVOYANT

• Adj. supernaturally perceptive; n. One who possesses extrasensory powers
• S.insightful, discerning, uncanny;n.Visionary
• A.blind, unseen, myopic, dense
• The dogs clairvoyant senses led to the arrest.

CONCLUSIVE

• Adj.serving to settle an issue; final
• S.decisive, convincing, definitive.
• A.unsettled, provisional, and indefinite
• The man's conclusive actions ended the feud.

DISREPUTABLE

• Adj.not respectable, not esteemed
• S.disgraceful, discreditable, shady
• A.honest, aboveboard, respectable, creditable
• The disreputable characters story was not believed

ENDEMIC

• Adj.native or confined to a particular region or people
• S.indigenous, Restricted to
• A. Alien, foreign, extraneous
• The endemic disease halted tourism

EXEMPLARILY

• Adj.worthy of imitation, commendable
• S. Praiseworthy, meritorious, sterling, illustrative
• A.infamous, notorious, scandalous, disreputable
• The exemplary Scollard was given scholarships to a number of schools

FATHOM

• V.to understand, get to the bottom of;n.A measure of depth in the water
• S.grasp, figure out, plumb
• The man couldn't fathom how he got robbed

GUILE

• N.treacherous cunning, deceit
• S.trickery, Chicanery
• A.candor,artlessness,naïetwé, plain dealing
• The guile thief managed to rob the museum.

INTEGRITY

• N.honesty, high moral standard's; an unimpaired condition
• S. Rectitude, probity
• A.dishonesty, corruption, turpitude
• The police commissioner had a lot of integrity

ITINERARY

• N.A route of travel; a record of travel
• S.schedule, program
• Hikers made a itinerary to make sure where they were going

MISCONSTRUE

• V.to interpret Wrongly, Mistake the meaning of
• S.misjudge, misinterpret
• The police misconstrue what was really going on

OBNOXIOUS

• Adj.highly offensive, arousing strong dislike.
• S.disagreeable, repungant, hateful, odious
• A.agreeable, pleasing, engaging, personable
• Obnoxious man was promptly smacked

PLACATE

• V.to appease, sooth, pacify
• S. Satisfy, mollify, allay
• A. Vex, irk, provoke, annoy
• The lawyer had to placate the judge.

PLACID

• Adj.calm, peaceful
• S.undisturbed, tranquil quiet, serene
• A.Agitated, turbulent, stormy
• The placid lake was nice to sail on

POTENT

• Powerful,highly effective
• S.mighty, formidable,forceful
• A.weak, inept, freckless
• The potent drug had him in a daze during the opperation.

PROTRUDE

• V. To stick out, thrust forward
• S. Project, buldge
• The car ha a piece of metal protruding from the tire.

REPARATION

• N. A payment made for a wrong or an injury
• A. Compensation, damages, redress
• The customer demanded reparations be paid for the broken chair

STARK

• Adj. harsh, unrelieved, desolate;adj. utterly
• S. Sheer, downright, grim
• A. Bright, cheerful, ornate
• The stark landscape of his bombed out village brought the man to tears

SUPERFICIAL

• Adj. on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow
• S. Skin-deep, insubstantial,cursory
• A. Deep, profound, thorough
• The superficial man was in reality nothing but a jerk.

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PRETEXT

• N. A false reason, deceptive excuse
• S. Pretense, cover-story, evasion
• The mans pretext didn't match the witnesses statement

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