Unit 11, Level E

Vocabulary

To refer to casually or indirectly … suggest, insinuate, hint at, intimate

Allude (v.)

Supernaturally perceptive/one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer … insightful, discerning, uncanny/visionary

Clairvoyant (adj./n.)

Serving to settle an issue, final … decisive, indisputable, convincing, definitive

Conclusive (adj.)

Not respectable, not esteemed … disgraceful, discreditable, shady

Disreputable (adj.)

Native or confined to a particular region or people, characteristic of or prevalent in a field … indigenous, restricted to

Endemic (adj.)

Worthy of imitation, commendable, serving as a model … praiseworthy, meritorious, sterling, illustrative

Exemplary (adj.)

To understand, get to the bottom of, to determine the depth of/a measure of depth of water … grasp, comprehend, figure out, plumb

Fathom (v./n.)

Treacherous cunning, deceit … trickery, duplicity, chicanery

Guile (n.)

Honesty, high moral standards, an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness … rectitude, probity

Integrity (n.)

A route of travel, a record of travel, a guidebook … schedule, program

Itinerary (n.)

To interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of … misjudge, misinterpret

Misconstrue (v.)

Highly offensive, arousing strong dislike … disagreeable, repugnant, hateful, odious

Obnoxious (adj.)

To appease, soothe, pacify … satisfy, mollify, allay, conciliate

Placate (v.)

Calm, peaceful … undisturbed, tranquil, quiet, serene

Placid (adj.)

Passing off or using as one’s own the writing (or materials) of another person … piracy, theft

Plagiarism (n.)

Powerful, highly effective … mighty, formidable, forceful

Potent (adj.)

A false reason, deceptive excuse … pretense, cover story, rationale, evasion

Pretext (n.)

To stick out, thrust forth … project, jut out, bulge

Protrude (v.)

Harsh, unrelieved, desolate/utterly … sheer, downright, grim, bleak/absolutely

Stark (adj./adv.)

On or near the surface, concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow … skin-deep, insubstantial, cursory, slapdash

Superficial (adj.)