English Vocab Unit 10

Front 1

abstemious

Back 1

moderate, sparing, abstinence, self-discipline

Front 2

censurable

Back 2

deserving of blame or correction

Front 3

contingent

Back 3

likely but not certain to happen, possible

Front 4

corroborate

Back 4

to confirm, make more certain, bolster

Front 5

denizen

Back 5

an inhabitant, resident, one who frequents a place

Front 6

discursive

Back 6

passing aimlessly from

Front 7

disseminate

Back 7

to scatter or spread widely

Front 8

dowdy

Back 8

poorly dressed, shabby, lacking good taste

Front 9

florid

Back 9

highly colored, showy, ornate

Front 10

foist

Back 10

to impose by fraud, to pass off as worthy or genuine

Front 11

abstemious

Back 11

moderate, sparing, abstinence, self-discipline

Front 12

censurable

Back 12

deserving of blame or correction

Front 13

contingent

Back 13

likely but not certain to happen, possible

Front 14

corroborate

Back 14

to confirm, make more certain, bolster

Front 15

denizen

Back 15

an inhabitant, resident, one who frequents a place

Front 16

discursive

Back 16

passing aimlessly from

Front 17

disseminate

Back 17

to scatter or spread widely

Front 18

dowdy

Back 18

poorly dressed, shabby, lacking good taste

Front 19

florid

Back 19

highly colored, showy, ornate

Front 20

foist

Back 20

to impose by fraud, to pass off as worthy or genuine

Front 21

abstemious

Back 21

moderate, sparing, abstinence, self-discipline

Front 22

censurable

Back 22

deserving of blame or correction

Front 23

contingent

Back 23

likely but not certain to happen, possible

Front 24

corroborate

Back 24

to confirm, make more certain, bolster

Front 25

denizen

Back 25

an inhabitant, resident, one who frequents a place

Front 26

discursive

Back 26

passing aimlessly from

Front 27

disseminate

Back 27

to scatter or spread widely

Front 28

dowdy

Back 28

poorly dressed, shabby, lacking good taste

Front 29

florid

Back 29

highly colored, showy, ornate

Front 30

foist

Back 30

to impose by fraud, to pass off as worthy or genuine

Front 31

gauche

Back 31

awkward, lacking in social graces

Front 32

heresy

Back 32

an opinion different from accepted belief

Front 33

inculcate

Back 33

to impress on the mind by repetition

Front 34

palpable

Back 34

able to be felt

Front 35

perceptive

Back 35

having sympathetic insight or understanding

Front 36

pernicious

Back 36

extreamly harmful, deadly, fatal

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salient

Back 37

leaping, jumping, or springing forth, prominent, conspicuous

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satiate

Back 38

to satisfy completely

Front 39

sear

Back 39

to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of

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specious

Back 40

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