Vocab Unit 11

5 Written Questions

1. (adj) akward, lacking social graces, tactless, clumsy
2. (v) to make or become dry and withered, to char or scorch the surface of, to make unfeeling, to parch, dessicate, or singe
3. (v) to impress on the mid by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly
4. (v) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify
5. (v) to impose by fraud, to pass off as worthy or genuine, to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion

5 Matching Questions

1. denizen
2. palpable
3. censurable
4. dowdy
5. discursive

1. a (adj) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic
2. b (n) an inhabitant, resident, one who frequents a place
3. c (adj) deserving blame or correction
4. d (adj) poorly dressed, shabby, lacking smartness and good taste
5. e (adh) capable of being touched or felt, easily seen, heard or recognized

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. (adj) leaping, jumping, or springing forth, prominent, standing out (n) a projection or bulge, a land projection
   1. denizen
   2. salient
   3. satiate
   4. foist
2. (adj) likely but not certain to happen, possible, dependent on certain events (n) a representative group forming part of a larger body
   1. denizen
   2. foist
   3. contingent
   4. salient
3. (adj) having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation
   1. discursive
   2. pernicious
   3. palpable
   4. perceptive
4. (adj) moderate, sparing, characterized by abstinence and self-discipline
   1. abstemious
   2. pernicious
   3. specious
   4. disseminate
5. (adj) deceptive, apparently good but lacking real merit
   1. pernicious
   2. specious
   3. abstemious
   4. salient

5 True/False Questions

1. florid → (adj) highly colored, reddish, excessively ornate, showy

   True        False

2. pernicious → (adj) extremely harmful, deadly, fatal

   True        False

3. satiate → (v) to satisfy completely, to fill to excess (adj) full, satisfied

   True        False

4. disseminate → (v) to scatter or spread widely

   True        False

5. heresy → (v) to impose by fraud, to pass off as worthy or genuine, to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion

   True        False