#3 Vocab

Question 1

abstemious adj

Answer 1

not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking

Question 2

censurable adj

Answer 2

deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious

Question 3

contingent adj

Answer 3

subject to chance

Question 4

corroborate verb

Answer 4

confirm or give support to

Question 5

denizen noun

Answer 5

an inhabitant or occupant of a particular place

Question 6

discursive adj

Answer 6

digressing from subject to subject

Question 7

disseminate verb

Answer 7

spread widely

Question 8

dowdy adj

Answer 8

unfashionable and without style in appearance

Question 9

florid adj

Answer 9

having a red or flushed complexion

Question 10

foist verb

Answer 10

having a red or flushed complexion

Question 11

gauche adj

Answer 11

lacking ease or grace

Question 12

heresy noun

Answer 12

belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) doctrine

Question 13

inculcate verb

Answer 13

instill (an attitude, idea, or habit) by persistent instruction

Question 14

palpable adj

Answer 14

(of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible

Question 15

perceptive adj

Answer 15

having or showing sensitive insight

Question 16

pernicious adj

Answer 16

having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way

Question 17

salient adj

Answer 17

most noticeable or important

Question 18

satiate adj

Answer 18

most noticeable or important

Question 19

sear verb

Answer 19

burn or scorch the surface of (something) with a sudden, intense heat

Question 20

specious adj

Answer 20

superficially plausible, but actually wrong