vocab unit 11
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abstemious | moderate, sparing, temperate, somber |
| censurable | deserving of blame or correction; blameworthy |
| contingent | likely but not certain to happen, possible; a representative group forming part of a larger body |
| corroborate | to confirm, make more certain, bolster, verify |
| denizen | an inhabitant, resident |
| discursive | passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, nomadic |
| disseminate | to scatter or spread widely; disperse |
| dowdy | poorly dressed; shabby; frumpy |
| florid | highly colored, reddish; flushed |
| foist | to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine |
| gauche | awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy |
| heresy | an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred; unorthodox belief |
| inculcate | to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly; instill |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized; tangible |
| perceptive | having sympathetic insight or understanding; insightful |
| pernicious | extremely harmful; deadly, fatal |
| salient | leaping, jumping or springing forth; prominent , standing out; a projection or bulge |
| satiate | to satisfy completely; full |
| sear | to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of |
| specious | deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit |
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