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Unit 11

Unit 11. Sophomore English. Allude (V.) to refer to casually or indirectly. Synonyms: Suggest, insinuate, hint at, intimate. Clairvoyant (adj.) supernaturally perceptive; (n.) one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer. Synonyms: (adj.) insightful, discerning, uncanny; (n.) visionary

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Unit 11

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  1. Unit 11 Sophomore English

  2. Allude (V.) to refer to casually or indirectly • Synonyms: Suggest, insinuate, hint at, intimate

  3. Clairvoyant (adj.) supernaturally perceptive; (n.) one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer • Synonyms: (adj.) insightful, discerning, uncanny; (n.) visionary • Antonyms: (adj.) blind unseeing, myopic, dense, imperceptive.

  4. Conclusive (adj.) serving to settle an issue; final • Synonyms: decisive, indisputable, convincing, definitive. • Antonyms: unsettled, provisional, indefinite

  5. Disreputable (adj.) not respectable, not esteemed • Synonyms: disgraceful, discreditable, shady • Antonyms: honest, aboveboard, respectable, creditable

  6. Endemic (adj.) native or confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of or prevalent in a field. • Synonyms: indigenous, restricted to • Antonyms: alien, foreign, extraneous

  7. Exemplary (adj.) worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model. • Synonyms: praiseworthy, meritorious, sterling, illustrative • Antonyms: infamous, notorious, scandalous, disreputable.

  8. Fathom (v.) to understand, to get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of; (n.) a measure of depth in water. • Synonyms: (v.) grasp, comprehend, figure out, plumb

  9. Guile (n.) treacherous cunning, deceit • Synonyms: trickery, duplicity, chicanery • Antonyms: condor, artless, naïveté, plain dealing

  10. Integrity (n.) honesty, high moral standards; an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness • Synonyms: rectitude, probity • Antonyms: dishonesty, corruption, turpitude

  11. Itinerary (n.) a route of travel; a guidebook • Synonyms: schedule, program

  12. Vocab Test Procedures Before test: Hand in extra credit flash cards and sentences to late box. No Talking, no phones, no looking around When you are done: Turn in to my desk Start on the next set of 10 words When everyone is done, we will go over the new words together with the PowerPoint (Write flash cards or extra credit sentences as we go through PowerPoint)

  13. Misconstrue (v.) to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of • Synonyms: misjudge, misinterpret

  14. Obnoxious (adj.) highly offensive, arousing strong dislike • Synonyms: disagreeable, repugnant, hateful, odious • Antonyms: agreeable, pleasing, engaging, personable

  15. Placate (v.) to appease, soothe, pacify • Synonyms: satisfy, mollify, allay, conciliate • Antonyms: vex, irk, provoke, exasperate, annoy

  16. Placid (adj.) calm, peaceful • Synonyms: undisturbed, tranquil, quiet, serene • Antonyms: stormy, agitated, turbulent, tempestuous

  17. Plagiarism (n.) passing off or using as ones own the writing (or other materials) of another person • Synonyms: piracy, theft

  18. Potent (adj.) powerful; highly effective • Synonyms: mighty, formidable, forceful • Antonyms: weak, incept, feckless, powerless, ineffective

  19. Pretext (n.) a false reason, deceptive excuse • Synonyms: pretense, cover story, rationale, evasion

  20. Protrude (v.) to stick out, thrust forth • Synonyms: project, jut out, bulge

  21. Stark (adj.) harsh, unrelieved, desolate; (adv.) utterly • Synonyms: (adj.) sheer, downright, grim, bleak; (adv.) absolutely • Antonyms: bright, cheerful, embellished, ornate

  22. Superficial (adj.) on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow • Synonyms: skin-deep, insubstantial, cursory, slapdash • Antonyms: deep, profound, thorough, exhaustive

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