UNIT THREE Day 1 Honors English III Vocabulary KNOWLEDGE Assignment Flashcards
abstemious
adjective
Definition: not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking.
censurable
adjective
Definition: deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious.
contingent
adjective
Definition: subject to chance.
corroborate
verb
Definition: confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).
denizen
noun
Definition: an inhabitant or occupant of a particular place.
discursive
adjective
Definition: digressing from subject to subject.
disseminate
verb
Definition: spread (something, especially information) widely.
dowdy
adjective
Definition: (of a person or their clothes) unfashionable and without style in appearance (typically used of a woman).
florid
adjective
Definition: having a red or flushed complexion/elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated.
foist
verb
Definition: impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on.
gauche
adjective
Definition: lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward.
heresy
noun
Definition: belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) doctrine/opinion profoundly at odds with what is generally accepted.
inculcate
verb
Definition: instill (an attitude, idea, or habit) by persistent instruction.
palpable
adjective
Definition: (of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible.
perceptive
adjective
Definition: having or showing sensitive insight.
