Vocab Workshop - Level E - Unit 11

Question 1

Allude

Answer 1

(v.) to refer to casually or indirectly
s: suggest, insinuate, hint at, intimatev. to refer to causally or indirectly

Question 2

Clairvoyant

Answer 2

(adj.) supernaturally perceptive; (n.) one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer
s: insightful, discerning, uncanny, visionary
a: blind, unseeing, myopic, dense, imperceptive

Question 3

Conclusive

Answer 3

(adj.) serving to settle an issue; final
s: decisive, indisputable, convincing, definitive
a: unsettled, provisional, indefinite

Question 4

Disreputable

Answer 4

(adj.) not respectable, not esteemed
s: disgraceful, discreditable, shady
a: honest, aboveboard, respectable, creditableadj. not resp

Question 5

Endemic

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Exemplary

Answer 6

(adj.) worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model
s: praiseworthy, meritorious, sterling, illustrative
a: infamous, notorious, scandalous, disreputable

Question 7

Fathom

Answer 7

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

Question 8

guile

Answer 8

(n.) treacherous cunning, deceit
s: trickery, duplicity, chicanery
a: candor, artlessness, naivete, plain dealing

Question 9

integrity

Answer 9

(n.)honestly, high moral standards; an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness
s: rectitude, probity
a: dishonesty, corruption, turpitude

Question 10

itinerary

Answer 10

(n.) a route of travel; a record of travel; a guidebook
s: schedule, program

Question 11

misconstrue

Answer 11

(v.) to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of
s: misjudge, misinterpret

Question 12

obnoxious

Answer 12

(adj.) highly offensive, arousing strong dislike
s: disagreeable, repugnant, hateful, odious
a: agreeable, pleasing, engaging, personable

Question 13

placate

Answer 13

(v.) to appease, soothe, pacify
s: satisfy, mollify, allay, conciliate
a: vex, irk, provoke, exasperate, annoy

Question 14

placid

Answer 14

(adj.) calm, peaceful
s: undisturbed, tranquil, quiet, serene
a: stormy, agitated, turbulent, tempestuous

Question 15

potent

Answer 15

(adj.) powerful; highly affective
s: mighty, formidable, forceful
a: weak, inept, feckless, powerless, ineffective

Question 16

pretext

Answer 16

(n.) a false reason, deceptive excuse
s: pretense, cover story, rationale, evasion

Question 17

protrude

Answer 17

(v.) to stick out, thrust forward
s: project, jut out, bulge

Question 18

stark

Answer 18

(adj.) harsh, unrelieved, desolate; utterly
s: sheer, downright, grim, bleak, absolutely
a: bright, cheerful, embellishes, ornate

Question 19

superficial

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Reparation

Answer 20

(n.) a payment made for a wrong or an injury