VocabLevelFCh11 Word Scramble
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abstemious | (adj) moderate, apring (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self discipline |
censurable | (adj) deserving of blame or correction |
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 |
corroborate | (v) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify |
denizen | (n) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place |
discursive | (adj) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another rambling, roving, nomadic |
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, or coercion |
gauche | (adj) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy |
heresy | (n) an opinion different form accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred |
inculcate | (v) to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly |
palpable | (adj) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, hear, 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 forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous (n) a projection or bulge, a land from 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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