unit 11 Flashcards
(adj. ) serving to settle an issue; final
s: decisive, indisputable, convincing, definitive
a: unsettled, provisional, indefinite
conclusive
(v.) to refer to casually or indirectly
allude
(adj.) supernaturally perceptive; (n.) one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer
clairvoyant
s: decisive, indisputable, convincing, definitive
a: unsettled, provisional, indefinite
conclusive
s: suggest, insinuate, hint at, intimate
allude
(adj.) not respectable, not esteemed
disreputable
s: disgraceful, discreditable, shady
a: honest, aboveboard, respectable, creditable
disputable
(adj.) native or confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of or prevalent in a field
endemic
(adj.) worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model
exemplary
s: indigenous, restricted to
a: alien, foreign, extraneous
endemic
(v.) to understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of; a measure of depth in water
fathom
(n.) treacherous cunning, deceit
guile
s: praiseworthy, meritorious, sterling, illustrative
a: infamous, notorious, scandalous, disreputable
exemplary
s: trickery, duplicity, chicanery
a: candor, artlessness, naivete, plain dealing
guile
(n.)honestly, high moral standards; an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness
integrity
s: grasp, comprehend, figure out, plumb
fathom