Vicab 11 Flashcards
Accentuate
To give emphasis or to stree
Censurable
Deserving of blame or censure
Contingent
A representative group forming part of a larger group. Likely to occur but not with certainty
Corroborate
To make more certain or confirm
Denizen
An inhabitant or resident, a person who visits a place often
Discursive
Rambling or moving aimlessly from topic to topic
Disseminate
To scatter or spread abroad
Dowdy
Lacking style or good taste; shabby.
Florid
Very omate and Overdecorated
Foist
To impose or pass off by fraud
Gauche
Lacking in social grace, tactless
Heresy
An opinion or doctrine that is different from society’s accepted beliefs
Inculcate
To teach by repetition
Palpable
Capable of being touched and felt, tangible
Perceptive
Showing a keen sense of understanding or insight
Pernicious
Causing harm or ruin or injury, deadly
Quail
To shrink back or lose courage when in a difficult situation
Salient
A projecting or protruding part of a battle line. Standing out, noticeable
Satiate
To satisfy to the full
Sear
To burn or char on the surface
Specious
Appearing as good but lacking in merit.
Abstemious
Temperate and moderate in diet