Vocabulary Level E
Unit 11
Clairvoyant
 (adj.) supernaturally perceptive
 (n.) one who possesses extrasensory
powers
 Synonyms – insightful, discerning, uncanny
 Antonyms – blind, unseeing, imperceptive
clairvoyant
Fathom
 (v.) to understand, get to the bottom of; to
determine the depth of
 (n.) a measure of depth in water
 Synonyms – grasp, comprehend, figure out
fathom
I think I understand!
Titanic
Guile
 (n.) treacherous cunning, deceit
 Synonyms – trickery, duplicity, chicanery
 Antonyms – candor, naïveté, plain dealing
guile
Bernard Madoff
Itinerary
 (n.) a route of travel; a record of travel; a
guidebook
 Synonyms – schedule, program
itinerary
Obnoxious
 (adj.) highly offensive, arousing strong
dislike
 Synonyms – disagreeable, repugnant,
hateful
 Antonyms –agreeable, pleasing engaging,
personable
obnoxious
Plagiarism
 (n.) passing off or using as one’s own the
writing (or other materials ) of another
person
 Synonyms – piracy, theft
plagiarism
Potent
 (adj.) powerful; highly effective
 Synonyms – mighty, formidable, forceful
 Antonyms – weak, inept, feckless,
powerless, ineffective
potent
Protrude
 (v.) to stick out, thrust forth
 Synonyms – project, jut out, bulge
protrude
Stark
 (adj.) harsh, unrelieved, desolate
 Synonyms – sheer, downright grim, bleak
 Antonyms – bright, cheerful, embellished,
ornate
stark
Superficial
 (adj.) on or near the surface; concerned with
or understanding only what is on the
surface, shallow
 Synonyms – skin-deep, insubstantial,
cursory,
 Antonyms – deep, profound, thorough,
exhaustive
superficial
A short biography of John Lennon
allude
conclusive
disreputable
Bernard Madoff
endemic
earthquake
exemplary
integrity
 “To thine own self be true…..”
Most of us are familiar with the above
quote taking from Shakespeare’s
Hamlet, but how many of us know
this verse: “And it must follow, as
the night the day, Thou can not
then be false to any man.” Unless
we can be true to ourselves first, we
cannot be true to others.
misconstrue
To stay young the
Doctor said to exercise
and eat the right foods.
WHAT?!
I thought he said
ACCESSORIZE
and BUY NICE SHOES!
placate
placid
Lake Placid, New York
pretext
Student:
Can you write me a pass to go to the bathroom?
It is an emergency
Teacher:
Are you sure you are not pulling my leg?
Student:
Of course not!
Three minutes later
Student:
I really faked her out