Unit 11 Flashcards
1
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Accentuate
A
To give emphasis to or to stress
2
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Censurable
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Deserving of blame or censure
3
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Contingent
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A representative group forming part of a larger group
4
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Corroborate
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To make more certain or confirm
5
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Denizen
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An inhabitant or resident; a person who visits a place often
6
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Discursive
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Rambling or moving aimlessly from topic to topic
7
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Disseminate
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To scatter or spread abroad
8
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Dowdy
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Lacking style or good taste
9
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Florid
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Very ornate or over decorated
10
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Foist
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To impose or pass off by fraud
11
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Abstemious
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Temperate and moderate in diet
12
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Gauche
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Lacking in social grace
13
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Heresy
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An opinion or doctrine that is different from society’s accepted beliefs
14
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Inculcate
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To teach by repetition
15
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Palpable
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Capable of being felt and touched, tangible
