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Level F- Unit 11

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Abstemious (adj.) moderate, sparing (as eating or drinking), characterized by abstinence and self discipline
Censurable (adj.) deserving of blame or correction
Contingent (adj.) likely but not certain to happen, possible, dependant on uncertain events, (n.) a representative group from a larger body
Corroborate (v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, verify
Denizen (n.) an inhabitant, resident, one who frequents a place
Discursive (adj.) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving
Disseminate (v.) to scatter or spread widely
Dowdy (adj.) poorly dressed, shabby, lacking smartness and good taste
Florid (adj.) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy
Foist (v.) to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty
Gauche (adj.) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy
Heresy (n.) an opinion different from the accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is greatly held sacred
Inculcate (v.) to impress on the mind by repetition, to teach persistently and earnestly
Palpable (adj.) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized
Perceptive (adj.) having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation
Pernicious (adj.) extremely harmful, deadly, fatal
Salient (adj.) leaping, jumping, or springing fourth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous (n.) a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward
Satiate (v.) to satisfy completely; to fill to excess (adj.) full, satisfied
Sear (v.) to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling; to parch, singe
Specious (adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit
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