Vocab 11

Question 0

Gauche

Answer 0

Lacking in social graces

Question 1

Salient

Answer 1

Standing out; noticeable, prominent, or conspicuous

Question 2

Censurable

Answer 2

Deserving of blame or criticism

Question 3

Florid

Answer 3

Very ornate and decorated

Question 4

Disseminate

Answer 4

To scatter or spread about

Question 5

Specious

Answer 5

Appearing good but lacking in merit

Question 6

Inculcate

Answer 6

To teach by repetition

Question 7

Contingent

Answer 7

A representative group forming part of a larger group

Question 8

Sear

Answer 8

To burn or char in the surface

Question 9

Quail

Answer 9

To shrink back or lose courage when in a different situation

Question 10

Discursive

Answer 10

rambling or moving aimlessly from topic to topic

Question 11

Denizen

Answer 11

an inhabitant or resident; a person who visit a place

Question 12

Corroborate

Answer 12

to make more certain confirm

Question 13

Pernicious

Answer 13

causing harm or ruin or injury; deadly

Question 14

Accentuate

Answer 14

to give emphasis or to stress

Question 15

Foist

Answer 15

to impose or pass off by fraud

Question 16

Satiate

Answer 16

to satisfy to the full

Question 17

Perceptive

Answer 17

showing a keen sense of understanding or insight

Question 18

Heresy

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Palpable

Answer 19

capable of being touched and felt, tangible

Question 20

Abstemious

Answer 20

temperate and moderate in diet

Question 21

Dowdy

Answer 21

lacking style or good taste; shabby