AP English Unit 11 Vocabularys
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PinkFloyd94 on February 1, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Pernicious | extremely harmful; deadly, fatal |
| Dowdy | lacking in smartness or taste |
| Salient | prominent; of notable significance |
| Denzien | (n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place |
| Foist | to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion |
| Specious | plausible but false |
| Heresy | the crime of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine |
| Corroborate | support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm |
| Inculcate | to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly |
| Palpable | capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind |
| Florid | elaborately or excessively ornamented |
| Censurable | deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious |
| Satiated | satisfied |
| Disseminate | cause to become widely known |
| Gauche | lacking social polish |
| Discursive | rambling, moving from one topic to another randomly |
| Perceptive | having the ability to perceive or understand |
| Abstemious | sparing in consumption of especially food and drink |
| Contingent | determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established |
| Sear | cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat |
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