Ap Lang Vocab Unit 11

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Sear

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verb. to make or become dry and withered;to char or scorch the surface of; of harden or make unfeeling; to patch, desiccate, singe

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Corroborate

Back 2

verb. to confirm, to make more certain, to bolster, to substantiate, to verify

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Foisted

Back 3

verb. to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion

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Satiate

Back 4

verb. to satisfy completely; to fill to excess
adj. full, satisfied

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Disseminate

Back 5

verb. to scatter or spread widely

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Inculcate

Back 6

verb. to impress on the mind by repition, to teach persistently and earnestly

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Heresy

Back 7

noun. an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred

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Salient

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noun. a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward
adj. leaping, jumping, or springing dorth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous

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Denizens

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noun. an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place

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Contingent

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noun. a representative group forming part of a larger body

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Specious

Back 11

adj. deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit

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Abstemious

Back 12

adj. moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline

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Dowdy

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adj. poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste

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Discursive

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adj. passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic

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Palpable

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adj. capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized

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Gauche

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adj. awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy

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Contingent

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adj. likely but not certain to hapoen, possible; dependent on uncertain events or conditions; happening by chance

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Florid

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adj. highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy

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Perceptive

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adj. having sympathetic insights or understanding, capable of keen appreciation

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Censurable

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adj. deserving of blame or correction

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Pernicious

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adj. extremely harmful; deadly, fatal