Vocabulary Unit 11

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denizen

Back 1

n- an inhabitant, residen; one who frequents a place

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contingent

Back 2

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

Front 3

foist

Back 3

v- to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring in by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion

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corroborate

Back 4

v- to confirm, make more certain

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abstemious

Back 5

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

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disseminate

Back 6

v- to scatter widely

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florid

Back 7

adj- highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, overdecorated, showy

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censurable

Back 8

adj- deserving of blame or correction

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discursive

Back 9

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

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dowdy

Back 10

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

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accentuate

Back 11

v- to emphasize, place stress on

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specioius

Back 12

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

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perceptive

Back 13

adj- having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation

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palpable

Back 14

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

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sear

Back 15

v- to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling

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satiate

Back 16

v- to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; adj- full, satisfied

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gauche

Back 17

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

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inculcate

Back 18

v- to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly

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heresy

Back 19

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

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pernicious

Back 20

adj- extremely harmful; deadly, fatal

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quail

Back 21

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

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salient

Back 22

adj- leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous; n- a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward