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Sadlier Unit 11 (03.05.21) Flashcards

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(adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline

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Abstemious

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synonyms: temperate, sober, moderate

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Abstemious

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antonyms: indulgent, immoderate, intemperate

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Abstemious

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(adj.) deserving of blame or correction

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Censurable

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synonyms: blameworthy, discreditable, reprehensible

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Censurable

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antonyms: commendable, laudable, meritorious

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Censurable

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(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

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Contingent

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synonyms: (adj.) conditional, dependent; (n.) a detachment

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Contingent

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antonyms: (adj.) independent of, unconnected with, certain

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Contingent

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(v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify

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Corroborate

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antonyms: refute, contradict, undermine, discredit

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Corroborate

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(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place

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Denizen

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synonyms: resident, dweller, habitue

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Denizen

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antonyms: alien, outsider, stranger, foreigner

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Denizen

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(adj.) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another,
rambling, roving, nomadic

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Discursive

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synonyms: digressive, diffuse, wandering, episodic

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Discursive

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antonyms: short and to the point, succinct

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Discursive

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(v.) to scatter or spread widely

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Disseminate

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synonyms: disperse, publicize, broadcast, circulate

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Disseminate

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antonyms: bring together, concentrate, muster, conceal, hide

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Disseminate

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(adj.) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste

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Dowdy

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synonyms: frumpy, tacky, frowsy, drab

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Dowdy

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antonyms: chic, stylish, elegant, fashionable

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Dowdy

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(adj) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy

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Florid

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synonyms: flushed, ruddy, flowery, frilly, flamboyant

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Florid

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(v.) to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about
by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion

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Foist

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synonyms: pass off, palm off, fob off

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Foist

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(adj) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy

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Gauche

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synonyms: inept, uncouth, maladroit

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Gauche

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antonyms: adroit, tactful, diplomatic, politic

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Gauche

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(n.) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred

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Heresy

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antonyms: orthodoxy

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Heresy

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(v.) to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and
earnestly

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Inculate

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synonyms: instill, implant, infuse, ingrain, imbue

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Inculate

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antonyms: efface, extirpate, root out

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Inculate

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(adj) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized

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Palpable

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synonyms: tangible, plain, obvious, manifest

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Palpable

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antonyms: intangible, insubstantial, incorporeal

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Palpable

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(adj.) having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen
appreciation

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Perceptive

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synonyms: insightful, discerning, observant

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Perceptive

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antonyms: dense, thick, obtuse, dim-witted

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Perceptive

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(adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal

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Pernicious

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synonyms: injurious, deleterious, baleful, noxious

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Pernicious

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antonyms: harmless, innocuous, salutary, salubrious

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Pernicious

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(adj. ) leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out conspicuous
(n. ) a projection or buldge, a land form that projects upward or outward.

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Salient

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synonyms: (adj.) striking, notable, protrusive, obvious

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Salient

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antonyms: (adj.) inconspicuous, recessive

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Salient

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(v. ) to satisfy completely; to fill to excess

(adj. ) full, satisfied

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Satiate

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synonyms: (v.) gratify, cloy, surfeit, gorge

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Satiate

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antonyms: (v.) starve, deprive entirely of

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Satiate

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(v.) to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface
of; to harden or make unfeeling; to patch, dessicate, singe.

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Sear

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(adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit

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Specious

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synonyms: deceptively, plausible, sophistic, casuistic

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Specious

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antonyms: valid, sound, solid, genuine

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Specious

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synonyms: unorthodox belief, heterodoxy

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Heresy

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