Level F Unit 11 Vocab

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Censurable

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Adj. Deserving blame or censure

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Abstemious

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Adj. Not self-indulgent, esp. when eating or drinking

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Contingent

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Adj. Subject to change (depending on or because of certain circumstances)
N. A group of people united by some common feature, forming part of a larger group

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Corroborate

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V. To confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding)

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Denizen

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N. An inhabitant or occupant of a particular place

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Discursive

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Adj. Digressing from subject to subject; rambling

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Disseminate

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V. To spread or disperse (something, esp. information) widely

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Dowdy

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Adj. (Of a person, typically a women, or her clothes) unfashionable and without style in appearance

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Florid

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Adj. Having a red or flushed complexion/elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated

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Foist

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V. To impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on; pass off, esp. stealthily

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Gauche

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Adj. Lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward

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Heresy

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N. Belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (esp. Christian) doctrine; contrary to something generally seen as sacred

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Inculcate

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

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Palpable

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Adj. Able to be touched or felt/clear to the mind or plain to see

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Perceptive

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Adj. Having or showing sensitive insight

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Pernicious

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Adj. Having a harmful effect, esp. in a gradual or subtle way

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Salient

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Adj. Most noticeable or important

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Satiate

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Adj. Satisfied to the full; satiated

V. to satisfy

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Sear

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V. To burn or scorch the surface of (something) with a sudden intense heat

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Specious

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Adj. Apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible