Sadlier-Oxford Vocab F Unit 11
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop New Edition Level F Unit 11
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- abstemious
- (adj.) moderate, sparing; characterized by abstinence and self-dicipline.
- censurable
- (adj.) deserving of blame or correction.
- 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.
- corroborate
- (v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify.
- denizen
- (n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place.
- discursive
- (adj.) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic.
- disseminate
- (v.) to scatter or spread widely.
- dowdy
- (adj.) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste.
- florid
- (adj.) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy
- foist
- (v.) to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion.
- gauche
- (adj.) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy.
- heresy
- (n.) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred.
- inculcate
- (v.) to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly.
- palpable
- (adj.) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized.
- perceptive
- (adj.) having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation.
- pernicious
- (adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal.
- salient
- (adj.) leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out conspicuous; (n.) a projection or buldge, a land form that projects upward or outward.
- sear
- (v.) to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling; to patch, dessicate, singe.
- specious
- (adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit.
- satiate
- (v.) to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; (adj.) full, satisfied.