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Unit 11 Vocabularyy
Unit 11 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Denizen | (n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place |
| Contingent | (adj.) Likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain events or conditions; happening by chance; (n.) A representative group forming part of a larger body |
| Foist | (v.) To impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring in by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion |
| Corroborate | (v.) To confirm, make more certain |
| Abstemious | (adj.) Moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline |
| Disseminate | (v.) To scatter widely |
| Florid | (adj.) Highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, overdecorated, showy |
| Censurable | (adj.) Deserving of blame or correction |
| Discursive | (adj.) Passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, nomadic |
| Dowdy | (adj.) Poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste |
| Accentuate | (v.) To emphasize, place stress on |
| Specious | (adj.) Deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit |
| Perceptive | (adj.) Having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation |
| Palpable | (adj.) Capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized |
| Sear | (v.) To make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling |
| Satiate | (v.) To satisfy completely; to fill to excess; (adj.) Full, satisfied |
| Gauche | (adj.) Awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy |
| Inculcate | (v.)To impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly |
| Heresy | (n.)An opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred |
| Pernicious | (adj.) Extremely harmful; deadly, fatal |
| Quail | (v.) To shrink back in fear, lose heart in a difficult or dangerous situation |
| Salient | (adj.) Leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous; (n.) A projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward |