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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.

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