Unit 11
1. |
denizen |
(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place |
2. |
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 |
3. |
foist |
(v.) to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring in by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion |
4. |
corroborate |
(v.) to confirm, make more certain |
5. |
abstemious |
(adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline |
6. |
disseminate |
(v.) to scatter widely |
7. |
florid |
(adj.) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, overdecorated, showy |
8. |
censurable |
(adj.) deserving of blame or correction |
9. |
discursive |
(adj.) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic |
10. |
dowdy |
(adj.) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste |
11. |
accentuate |
(v.) to emphasize, place stress on |
12. |
specious |
(adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit |
13. |
perceptive |
(adj.) having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation |
14. |
palpable |
(adj.) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized |
15. |
sear |
(v.) to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling |
16. |
satiate |
(v.) to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; (adj.) full, satisfied |
17. |
gauche |
(adj.) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy |
18. |
inculcate |
(v.) to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly |
19. |
heresy |
(n.) an option different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred |
20. |
pernicious |
(adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal |
21. |
quail |
(v.) to shrink back in fear, lose heart in a difficult or dangerous situation |
22. |
salient |
(adj.) leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing our, conspicuous; (n.) a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward |