VW Unit 11 Synonyms/Antonyms

clairvoyant

Synonym.: (adj.) insightful, discerning, uncanny; (noun) visionary Antonym.: (adj.) blind, unseeing, myopic, dense

stark

Synonym.: (adj.) sheer, downright, grim, bleak; (adv.) absolutely Antonym.: (adj.) bright, cheerful, embellished, ornate

reparation

Synonym.: compensation, damages, redress

conclusive

Synonym.: decisive, convincing, definitive Antonym.: unsettled, provisional, indefinite

obnoxious

Synonym.: disagreeable, repugnant, hateful, odious Antonym.: agreeable, pleasing, engaging, personable

disreputable

Synonym.: disgraceful, discreditable, shady Antonym.: honest, aboveboard, respectable, creditable

endemic

Synonym.: indigenous, restricted to Antonym.: alien, foreign, extraneous

potent

Synonym.: mighty, formidable, forceful Antonym.: weak, inept, feckless, powerless, ineffective

misconstrue

Synonym.: misjudge, misinterpret

exemplary

Synonym.: praiseworthy, meritorious, sterling, illustrative Antonym.: infamous, notorious, scandalous, disreputable

pretext

Synonym.: pretense, cover story, rationale, evasion

protrude

Synonym.: project, bulge

integrity

Synonym.: rectitude, probity Antonym.: dishonesty, corruption, turpitude

placate

Synonym.: satisfy, mollify, allay, conciliate Antonym.: vex, irk, provoke, exasperate, annoy

itinerary

Synonym.: schedule, program

superficial

Synonym.: skin-deep, insubstantial, cursory, slapdash Antonym.: deep, profound, thorough, exhaustive

allude

Synonym.: suggest, insinuate, intimate

guile

Synonym.: trickery, chicanery Antonym.: candor, artlessness, naivete, plain dealing

placid

Synonym.: undisturbed, tranquil, quiet, serene Antonym.: stormy, agitated, turbulent, tempestuous

fathom

Synonym: (verb) grasp, figure out, plumb