Duplicate of English I Honors Vocab Level E Unit 11

highly offensive, arousing strong dislike; disagreeable, repugnant, hateful, odious

powerful; highly effective

calm, peaceful; undisturbed, tranquil, quiet, serene

to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of; misjudge, misinterpret

honesty, high moral standards; an unimpaired condition

worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model; praiseworthy, meritorious, sterling

Antonyms: honest, respectable, creditable

a route of travel; a record of travel; a guidebook

treacherous cunning, deceit

on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow

Synonyms: compensation, damages, redress

to refer to casually or indirectly; suggest, insinuate, hint at

Synonyms: satisfy, mollify, allay

Synonyms: decisive, convincing, definitive

native or confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of or prevalent in a field

I sought some _____ for excusing myself from the staff meeting that I didn't want to attend.

harsh, unrelieved, desolate; utterly sheer, downright, grim, bleak; absolutely

to understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of; a measure of depth in water

Dentists commonly use various kinds of braces to correct the alignment of teeth that ________.

supernaturally perceptive; one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer