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Vocab Unit 11

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ALLUDE

  • (V.) to refer to casually or indirectly
  • synonyms- suggest, insinuate, hint at, intimate
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clairvoyant

  • (adj.) supernaturally perceptive
  • (n.) one who processesss extrasensory powers,seer
  • synonyms- (adj.) insightful, discerning, uncanny; (n.) visionary
  • antonyms- (adj.) blind, unseeing, myopic, dense, imperceptive
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conclusive

  • (adj.) serving to settle an issue; final
  • synonyms- decisive, indisputable, convincing, definitive
  • antonyms- unsettled, provisional, indefinite
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disreputable

  • (adj.) not respectable, no esteemed
  • synonyms- disgraceful, discreditbale, shady
  • antonyms- honest, aboveboard, respectable, creditable
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ENDEMIC

  • (adj.) native or confined to a particular region or people
  • (adj.) characteristic of or prevalent in a field
  • synonyms- indigenous, restricted to
  • antonyms- alien, foreign, extraneous
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exemplary

  • (adj.) worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model
  • synonyms- praiseworthy, meritorious, sterling, illustrative
  • antonyms- infamous, notorious, scandalous, disreputable
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fathom

  • (v.) to understand, to get to the bottom of; the depth of=
  • (n.) a measure of depth in water
  • synonyms- grasp, comprehend, figure out, plumb
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INTEGRITY

  • (n.) honesty, high moral standards; an unimpaired condition
  • synonyms- rectitude, probity
  • antonyms- dishonesty, corruption, turpitude
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ITINERARY

  • (n.) a route of travel; a record of travel; a guidebook
  • synonyms- schedule, program
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guile

  • (n.) treacherous cunning, deceit
  • synonyms- trickery, duplicity, chicanery
  • antonyms- candor, artlessness, naïveté, plain dealing
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MISCONSTRUE

  • (v.) to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of
  • synonyms- missjudge, misinterpret
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obnoxious

  • (adj.) highly offensive, arousing strong dislikee
  • synonyms- disagreeable , repugnant, hateful, odious
  • antonyms- agreeable, pleasing, engaging, personable
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PLACATE

  • (V.) to appease, soothe, pacify
  • Synonyms- satisfy, mollify, allay, concilate
  • Antonyms- vex, irk, provoke, exasperate, annoy
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PLACID

  • (Adj.) calm peaceful
  • Synonyms- undisturbed, tranquil, quiet, serene
  • Antonyms- stormy, agitated, turbulent, tempestuous
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PLAGIARISM

  • (N.) passinf off or using as knes material
  • Synonyms- piracy, theft
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POTENT

  • (Adj.) powerful; highly effective
  • Synonyms- mighty formidable, forceful
  • Antonyms- weak, inept, feckless, powerless, ineffective
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PROTRUDE

  • (V.) to stick out, thrust forth
  • Synonyms- project, jut out, bulge
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STARK

  • (Adj.) harsh, unrelieved, desolate; (adv.) utterly
  • Synonyms- sheer, downright, grim, bleak
  • Synonyms- absolutely
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PRETEXT

  • (N.) a deceptive reason, a false excuse
  • Synonyms- pretense, cover story, evasion, rationale
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SUPERFICIAL

  • (Adj.) on or near the surface; shallow
  • Synonyms- skin-deep, insubstantial, cursory, slapdash
  • Antonyms- deep profound, thorough, exhaustive

Nicholas Kwitzer