Vocab 3

Question 1

abstemious (adj)

Answer 1

not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking

Question 2

censurable (adj)

Answer 2

deserving or open to censure

Question 3

contingent (adj) (noun)

Answer 3

1: dependent on or conditioned by something else
2: likely but not certain to happen : POSSIBLE
3: not logically necessary
4a: happening by chance or unforeseen causes
b: subject to chance or unseen effects :
c: intended for use in circumstances not completely foreseen
5: not necessitated : determined by free choice

1: a representative group : DELEGATION, DETACHMENT
2: something contingent

Question 4

corroborate (verb)

Answer 4

to support with evidence or authority : make more certain

Question 5

denizen (noun)

Answer 5

an inhabitant or occupant of a particular place
OR
a foreigner allowed certain rights in the adopted country

Question 6

discursive (adj)

Answer 6

digressing from subject to subject
OR
(of a style of speech or writing) fluent and expansive rather than formulaic or abbreviated
OR
relating to discourse or modes of discourse
OR
proceeding by argument or reasoning rather than by intuition

Question 7

disseminate (verb)

Answer 7

spread (something, especially information) widely.
OR
spread throughout an organ or the body

Question 8

dowdy (adj)

Answer 8

(of a person or their clothes) unfashionable and without style in appearance (typically used of a woman)

Question 9

florid (adj)

Answer 9

having a red or flushed complexion
OR
elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated
OR
(of language) using unusual words or complicated rhetorical constructions
OR
(of a disease or its manifestations) occurring in a fully developed form

Question 10

foist (verb)

Answer 10

impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on

Question 11

gauche (adj)

Answer 11

lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward

Question 12

heresy (noun)

Answer 12

belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) doctrine.
OR
opinion profoundly at odds with what is generally accepted

Question 13

inculcate (verb)

Answer 13

instill (an attitude, idea, or habit) by persistent instruction
OR
teach (someone) an attitude, idea, or habit by persistent instruction

Question 14

palpable (adj)

Answer 14

(of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible
OR
plain to see or comprehend
OR
able to be touched or felt

Question 15

perceptive (adj)

Answer 15

having or showing sensitive insight

Question 16

pernicious (adj)

Answer 16

having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way

Question 17

salient (adj) (noun)

Answer 17

most noticeable or important.
OR
prominent; conspicuous
OR
(of an angle) pointing outward
OR
(of an animal) standing on its hind legs with the forepaws raised, as if leaping
OR
a piece of land or section of fortification that juts out to form an angle
OR
an outward bulge in a line of military attack or defense

Question 18

sear (verb) (adj)

Answer 18

1. burn or scorch the surface of (something) with a sudden, intense heat
2. (of pain) be experienced as a sudden, burning sensation
3. brown (food) quickly at a high temperature so that it will retain its juices in subsequent cooking
4. cause to wither
5. make (someone’s conscience, heart, or feelings) insensitive
6. (especially of vegetation) dry or withered.

Question 19

satiate (verb) (adj)

Answer 19

another term for sate
OR
satisfied to the full; satiated

Question 20

specious (adj)

Answer 20

superficially plausible, but actually wrong
OR
misleading in appearance, especially misleadingly attractive