unit 11

Question 0

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

Answer 0

conclusive

Question 1

(v.) to refer to casually or indirectly

Answer 1

allude

Question 2

(adj.) supernaturally perceptive; (n.) one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer

Answer 2

clairvoyant

Question 3

s: decisive, indisputable, convincing, definitive
a: unsettled, provisional, indefinite

Answer 3

conclusive

Question 4

s: suggest, insinuate, hint at, intimate

Answer 4

allude

Question 5

(adj.) not respectable, not esteemed

Answer 5

disreputable

Question 6

s: disgraceful, discreditable, shady
a: honest, aboveboard, respectable, creditable

Answer 6

disputable

Question 7

(adj.) native or confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of or prevalent in a field

Answer 7

endemic

Question 8

(adj.) worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model

Answer 8

exemplary

Question 9

s: indigenous, restricted to
a: alien, foreign, extraneous

Answer 9

endemic

Question 10

(v.) to understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of; a measure of depth in water

Answer 10

fathom

Question 11

(n.) treacherous cunning, deceit

Answer 11

guile

Question 12

s: praiseworthy, meritorious, sterling, illustrative
a: infamous, notorious, scandalous, disreputable

Answer 12

exemplary

Question 13

s: trickery, duplicity, chicanery
a: candor, artlessness, naivete, plain dealing

Answer 13

guile

Question 14

(n.)honestly, high moral standards; an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness

Answer 14

integrity

Question 15

s: grasp, comprehend, figure out, plumb

Answer 15

fathom

Question 16

(n.) a route of travel; a record of travel; a guidebook

Answer 16

itinerary

Question 17

s: schedule, program

Answer 17

itinerary

Question 18

(v.) to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of

Answer 18

misconstrue

Question 19

s: rectitude, probity
a: dishonesty, corruption, turpitude

Answer 19

integrity

Question 20

(adj.) highly offensive, arousing strong dislike

Answer 20

obnoxious

Question 21

s: misjudge, misinterpret

Answer 21

misconstrue

Question 22

(v.) to appease, soothe, pacify

Answer 22

placate

Question 23

s: disagreeable, repugnant, hateful, odious
a: agreeable, pleasing, engaging, personable

Answer 23

obnoxious

Question 24

(adj.) calm, peaceful

Answer 24

placid

Question 25

s: satisfy, mollify, allay, conciliate a: vex, irk, provoke, exasperate, annoy

Answer 25

placate

Question 26

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

Answer 26

reparation

Question 27

(n.) a false reason, deceptive excuse

Answer 27

pretext

Question 28

s: undisturbed, tranquil, quiet, serene a: stormy, agitated, turbulent, tempestuous

Answer 28

placid

Question 29

s: project, jut out, bulge

Answer 29

protrude

Question 30

(adj.) powerful; highly affective

Answer 30

potent

Question 31

s: insightful, discerning, uncanny, visionary a: blind, unseeing, myopic, dense, imperceptive

Answer 31

clairvoyant

Question 33

s: mighty, formidable, forceful a: weak, inept, feckless, powerless, ineffective

Answer 33

potent

Question 34

(adj.) on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow

Answer 34

superficial

Question 35

s: compensation, damages, redress

Answer 35

reparation

Question 36

(adj.) harsh, unrelieved, desolate; utterly

Answer 36

stark

Question 37

s: skin-deep, insubstantial, cursory, slapdash a: deep, profound, thorough, exhaustive

Answer 37

superficial

Question 38

s: pretense, cover story, rationale, evasion

Answer 38

pretext

Question 39

(v.) to stick out, thrust forward

Answer 39

protrude

Question 39

s: sheer, downright, grim, bleak, absolutely a: bright, cheerful, embellishes, ornate

Answer 39

stark