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A.P. Jr. Eng. Vocab.
Vocabulary #11
| word | meaning |
|---|---|
| denizen | an inhabitant, resident, one who frequents a place |
| contingent | adj.: likley but not certain to happen, possible noun:a representative group forming part of a larger body |
| foist | to impose by fraud, to pass of as worthy or genuine |
| corroborate | to confirm, make more certain |
| abstemious | moderate, saring (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline |
| disseminate | to scatter widely |
| florid | highly colored, reddish; excessivrly ornate, showy |
| cencurable | deserving of blame or correction |
| discursive | passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic |
| dowdy | poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste |
| accentuate | to emphasize, place stress on |
| specious | deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit |
| perceptive | having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized |
| sear | to make or becoem dry & withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden to make unfeeling |
| satiate | to satisfy completely; to fill to excess |
| gauche | awkward, lacking in social graces |
| inculcate | to impress on the mind by reputation, teach persistently and earnestly |
| heresy | an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred |
| pernicious | extreamly harmful; deadly, fatal |
| quail | to shrink back in fear, lose heart in a difficult or dangerous situation |
| salient | leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous |