Vicab 11 Flashcards

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Accentuate

A

To give emphasis or to stree

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2
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Censurable

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Deserving of blame or censure

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3
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Contingent

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A representative group forming part of a larger group. Likely to occur but not with certainty

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4
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Corroborate

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To make more certain or confirm

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5
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Denizen

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An inhabitant or resident, a person who visits a place often

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6
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Discursive

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Rambling or moving aimlessly from topic to topic

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7
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Disseminate

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To scatter or spread abroad

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8
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Dowdy

A

Lacking style or good taste; shabby.

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9
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Florid

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Very omate and Overdecorated

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10
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Foist

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To impose or pass off by fraud

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11
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Gauche

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Lacking in social grace, tactless

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12
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Heresy

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An opinion or doctrine that is different from society’s accepted beliefs

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13
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Inculcate

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To teach by repetition

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14
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Palpable

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Capable of being touched and felt, tangible

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15
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Perceptive

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Showing a keen sense of understanding or insight

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16
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Pernicious

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Causing harm or ruin or injury, deadly

17
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Quail

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To shrink back or lose courage when in a difficult situation

18
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Salient

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A projecting or protruding part of a battle line. Standing out, noticeable

19
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Satiate

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To satisfy to the full

20
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Sear

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To burn or char on the surface

21
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Specious

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Appearing as good but lacking in merit.

22
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Abstemious

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Temperate and moderate in diet