Vocab Unit 11

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contingent

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adj)likley but not certain to happen, possible; depentdant of uncertain events or conditions; happening by chance
n) a rep. group forming part of a larger body

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salient

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adj) leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent
n) a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward/outward

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abstemious

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adj) moderate, sparing

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foist

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v) to impose by fraud, to pass of as worthy or genuine

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sear

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v) to make or become dry and withered

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heresy

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n) an opinion different from accepted belief

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discursive

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adj) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling

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perceptive

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adj) having sypathetic insight or understanding

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quail

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v) to shrink back in fear, lose heart in a difficult or dangerous situation

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inculcate

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v) to impress on the mind by repitition

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satiate

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v) to satisfy completley, to fill to excess
adj) full, satiated

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florid

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adj) highly colored, reddish; excessivley ornate

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dowdy

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adj) poorly dressed, shaby,; lacking smartness and good taste

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specious

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

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palpable

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adj) capable of baing touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized

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gauche

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adj. akward, lacking in social graces

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denizen

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n) and inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place

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perniculous

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adj) extremley harmful; deadly, fatal

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censurable

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adj) deserving of blame or correction

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accentuate

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v) to emphasize, place stress on

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corroborate

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v. to confirm, make more certain

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disseminate

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v) to scatter widely