Unit 11 Flashcards by Matthew Alcaraz | Brainscape

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Abstemious

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Adj. moderate in diet

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Accentuate

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V. To emphasize

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Censurable

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Adj. deserving blame

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Contingent

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N. A representative group within a larger one

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Corroborate

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V. To confirm

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Denizen

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N. A resident

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Discursive

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Adj. rambling

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Disseminate

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V. To scatter

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Dowdy

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Adj. lacking good taste

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Florid

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Adj. overdecorated

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Foist

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V. To impose by fraud

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Gauche

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Adj. lacking in social skills

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Heresy

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N. Opinion different from what us accepted

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Inculcate

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V. To teach by repetition

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Palpable

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Adj. tangible

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Perceptive

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Adj. having insight

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Pernicious

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Adj. deadly

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Quail

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V. To retreat in fear

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Salient

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N. Protruding part of a battle line

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Satiate

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V. To satisfy

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Sear

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V. To burn

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Specious

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Adj. looks good but isn’t