Unit 11 Flashcards
Censurable
Deserving of blame or correction
Synonyms: blameworthy, discreditable, reprehensible
Antonyms: commendable, laudable, meritorious
Contingent
Likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain events or conditions; happening by chance; a representative group forming part of a larger body
Synonyms: conditional, dependent; a detachment
Antonyms: independent of, unconnected with, certain
Corroborate
To confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify
Antonyms: refute, contradict, undermine, discredit
Denizen
And inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place
Synonyms: resident, dweller
Antonyms: alien, outsider, stranger, foreigner
Discursive
Passing aimlessly from one place or subjects to another, rambling, roving, nomadic
Synonyms: discursive, diffuse, wandering, episodic
Antonyms: short into the point; succinct
Disseminate
To scatter or spread widely
Synonyms: disperse, publicize, broadcast, circulate
Antonyms: Bring together, concentrate, mustard, conceal, hide
Dowdy
Poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste
Synonyms: frumpy, tacky, frowsy, drab
Antonyms: chic, stylish, elegant, fashionable
Florid
Highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy
Synonyms: flushed, ready, flowery, frilly, flamboyant
Antonyms: pale, ashen, pallid, sallow, austere, stark
Foist
To impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion
Synonyms: pass off, palm off, fob off
Gauche
Awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy
Synonyms: inept, uncout, maladroit
Antonyms: adroit, tactful, diplomatic, politic
Heresy
And opinion different from excepted beliefs; the denial of an idea it is generally held sacred
Synonyms: unorthodox belief, heterodoxy
Antonym: orthodoxy
Inculcate
To impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently
Synonyms: and still, implant, infuse, ingrain, imbue
Antonyms: efface, extirpate, route out
Palpable
Capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized
Synonyms: tangible, plane, obvious, manifest
Antonyms: intangible, insubstantial, incorporeal
Perceptive
Having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation
Synonyms: insightful, discerning, observant
Antonyms: dense, thick, obtuse, dimwitted
Pernicious
Extremely harmful; deadly, fatal
Synonyms: injurious, deleterious, baleful, noxious
Antonyms: harmless, innocuous, salutary, salubrious
Salient
Leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous; a projection or bulge, a landform the project upward or outward
Synonyms: striking, notable, protrusive, obvious
Antonyms : Inconspicuous, recessive
Satiate
Satisfy completely; to fill access; full, satisfied
Synonyms: gratify, coy, surfeit, gorge
Antonyms: stars, deprive entirely of
Sear
To make or become dry and with third; to char or scorch fire surface of; to harden or make I’m feeling; to parch, desiccate, singe
Specious
Deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit
Synonyms: deceptively possible, sophistic, casuistic
Antonyms: valid, sound, solid, genuine
Abstemious
Moderate, sparing; characterized by abstinence and self-discipline
Synonyms: temperate, sober, moderate
Antonyms: indulgent, and moderate, intemperate
