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Vocab Unit 11 Level E
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop
Level E
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| alllude | (v) to refer to casually or indirectly (syn) suggest, insinuate, hint at, intimate |
| clairvoyant | (adj) supernaturally perceptive; (n) one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer (syn) (adj) insightful, discerning, uncanny; (n) visionary (ant) (adj) blind, unseeing, myopic, dense, imperceptive |
| conclusive | (adj) serving to settle an issue; final (syn) decisive, indisputable, convincing, definitive (ant) unsettled, provisional, indefinite |
| disreputable | (adj) not respectable, not esteemed (ant) disgraceful, discreditable, shady (ant) honest, aboveboard, respectable, creditable |
| endemic | (adj) native or confined to a particular region or people, characteristic of or prevalent in a field (syn) indigenous, restricted to (ant) alien, foreign, extraneous |
| exemplary | (adj) worthy or imitation, commendable; serving as a model (syn) praiseworthy, meritorious, sterling, illustrative (ant) infamous, notorious, scandalous, disreputable |
| fathom | (v) to understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of; (n) a measure of depth in water (syn) (v) grasp, comprehend, figure out, plumb |
| guile | (n) treacherous cunning, deceit (syn) trickery, duplicity, chicanery (ant) candor, artlessness, naiveté, plain dealing |
| integrity | (n) honestly, high moral standards; an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness (syn) rectitude, probity (ant) dishonesty, corruption, turpitude |
| itinerary | (n) a route of travel; a record of travel; a guidebook (syn) schedule, program |
| misconstrue | (v) to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of (syn) misjudge, misinterpret |
| obnoxious | (adj) highly offensive, arousing strong dislike (syn) disagreeable, repugnant, hateful, odious (ant) agreeable, pleasing, engaging, personable |
| placate | (v) to appease, soothe, pacify (syn) satisfy, mollify, allay, concilliate (ant) vex, irk, provoke, exasperate, annoy |
| placid | (adj) calm, peaceful (syn) undisturbed, tranquil, quiet, serene (ant) stormy, agitated, turbulent, tempestuous |
| plagiarism | (n) passing off or using as one's own writing (or other materials) of another person (syn) piracy, theft |
| potent | (adj) powerful; highly effective (syn) mighty, formidable, forceful (ant) weak, inept, feckless, powerless, ineffective |
| pretext | (n) a false reason, deceptive excuse (syn) pretense, cover story, rationale, evasion |
| protrude | (v) to stick out, thrust forth (syn) project, jut out, bulge |
| stark | (adj) harsh, unrelieved, desolate; (adv) utterly (syn) (adj) sheer, downright, grim, bleak; (adv) absolutely (ant) (adj) bright, cheerful, embellished, ornate |
| superficial | (adj) on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow (syn) skin-deep, insubstantial, cursory, slapdash (ant) deep, profound, thorough, exhaustive |
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Latin (and former English) Teacher |
Greenhill School |
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