Vocabulary Unit 11

Sophomores

Level E

Allude

Verb

To refer to casually or indirectly

In class today, Mrs. Sullivan alluded to the possibility of a quiz being given the following day.

Allude

SynonymsSuggest

Insinuate

Hint at

intimate

Clairvoyant

Adjective Supernaturally perceptive

Noun One who possesses extrasensory powers, seer

The show Ghost Whisperer is about a woman with clairvoyant powers who guides earthbound spirits into the light.

Clairvoyant

Synonyms Adj.

Insightful Discerning Uncanny

Noun visionary

Antonyms Adj.

Blind Unseeing Myopic Dense Imperceptive

Conclusive

Adjective

Serving to settle an issue; final

The test results held conclusive evidence that the patient’s tumor was in fact malignant.

Conclusive

Synonyms

Decisive

Indisputable

Convincing

Definitive

Antonyms Unsettled

Provisional

Indefinite

Disreputable

Adjective

Not respectable, not esteemed

Chris Brown’s disreputable actions against Rhianna have brought about a decline in his popularity.

Disreputable

Synonyms

Disgraceful

Discreditable

Shady

Antonyms

Honest

Aboveboard

Respectable

Creditable

Endemic

Adjective

Native or confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of or prevalent in a field.

In countries outside of North America, it is difficult to obtain a turkey for Thanksgiving as the fowl is endemic to that region.

Endemic

Synonyms

Indigenous

Restricted to

Antonyms

Alien

Foreign

Extraneous

Exemplary

Adjective

Worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model.

Because of her exemplary academic performance over a four year period, Little Flower named Gail the valedictorian of the graduating class.

Exemplary

Synonyms

Praiseworthy

Meritorious

Sterling

Illustrative

Antonyms

Infamous

Notorious

Scandalous

Disreputable

Fathom

Verb To understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the

depth of

Noun A measure of depth in water

I cannot fathom why students do not manage their time better in order to get all of their homework done.

Fathom

Synonyms

Grasp

Comprehend

Figure out

Plumb

Guile

Noun

Treacherous cunning, deceit

In the Crucible, Abigail Williams’ guile ties the noose around many a Puritan neck.

Guile

Synonyms

Trickery

Duplicity

Chicanery

Antonyms

Candor

Artlessness

Naïveté

Plain dealing

Integrity

Noun

Honesty, high oral standards; an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness.

Many colleges have academic integrity policies in order to deal with occurrences of plagiarism.

Integrity

Synonyms

Rectitude

Probity

Antonyms

Dishonesty

Corruption

Turpitude

Itinerary

Noun

A route of travel; a record of travel; a guidebook

I employed the help of a travel agent when planning an itinerary for my upcoming trip to the Bahamas.

Itinerary

Synonyms

Schedule

Program

Misconstrue

Verb

To interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of

The student misconstrued the instructions for writing the in-class essay and was penalized for her faulty interpretation.

Misconstrue

Synonyms

Misjudge

Misinterpret

Obnoxious

Adjective

Highly offensive, arousing strong dislike

Using foul language is considered an obnoxious habit by many.

Obnoxious

Synonyms

Disagreeable

Repugnant

Hateful

Odious

Antonyms

Agreeable

Pleasing

Engaging

Personable

Placate

Verb

To appease, soothe, pacify

Realizing his customers were getting impatient, the waiter brought the table more bread to placate them.

Placate

Synonyms

Satisfy

Mollify

Allay

Conciliate

Antonyms

Vex

Irk

Provoke

Exasperate

Annoy

Placid

Adjective

Calm, peaceful

Lullabies are placid songs meant to soothe an upset child into sleep.

Placid

Synonyms

Undisturbed

Tranquil

Quiet

Serene

Antonyms

Stormy

Agitated

Turbulent

Tempestuous

Plagiarism

Noun

Passing off or using as one’s own the writing (or orther materials) of another person.

Colleges and universities use sites like turn-it-in.com to detect instances of plagiarism in student writing.

Plagiarism

Synonyms

Piracy

Theft

Potent

Adjective

Powerful; highly effective

Some advocates of the death penalty think it is a potent crime deterrent.

Potent

Synonyms

Mighty

Formidable

Forceful

Antonyms

Weak

Inept

Feckless

Powerless

Ineffective

Pretext

Noun

A false reason, deceptive excuse

The girl faked sick in the morning as a pretext to get out of her English test.

Pretext

Synonyms

Pretense

Cover story

Rationale

Evasion

Protrude

Verb

To stick out, thrust forth

Emaciated woman look as though their collar bones protrude from their bodies.

Protrude

Synonyms

Project

Jut out

Bulge

Stark

Adjective Harsh, unrelieved, desolate;

Adverb Utterly

The failure warning was a stark reminder to the girl that she needed to be a more diligent student.

Stark

Synonyms Adj. Sheer Downright Grim Bleak

Adv. Absolutely

Antonyms

Adj Bright Cheerful Embellished Ornate

Superficial

Adjective

On or near the surface concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow.

Students often have a superficial grasp on vocabulary because memorize words for a test instead of making longer lasting connections.

Superficial

Synonyms

Skin-deep

Insubstantial

Cursory

Slapdash

Antonyms

Deep

Profound

Thorough

Exhaustive