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