Vocab 3

Question 1

abstemious

Answer 1

adj; not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking

Question 2

censurable

Answer 2

adj; deserving or open to censure (to investigate or watch)

Question 3

contingent

Answer 3

adj; 1. subject to change 2. occurring or existing only if certain circumstances are the case, dependent on
n; a group of people united by some common feature, forming part of a larger group

Question 4

corroborate

Answer 4

v; confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding)

Question 5

denizen

Answer 5

n; an inhabitant or occupant of a particular place

Question 6

discursive

Answer 6

adj; 1. digressing from subject to subject 2. relating to discourse or modes of discourse 3. proceeding by argument or reasoning rather than by intuition

Question 7

disseminate

Answer 7

v; spread or disperse (especially information) widely

Question 8

dowdy

Answer 8

adj. unfashionable and without style in appearance

Question 9

florid

Answer 9

adj; 1. having a red or flushed complexion 2. elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated 3. (of a disease) occurring in a fully developed form

Question 10

foist

Answer 10

v; impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on

Question 11

gauche

Answer 11

adj; lacking ease or grace, unsophisticated and socially awkward

Question 12

heresy

Answer 12

n; belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious doctrine

Question 13

inculcate

Answer 13

v; instill by persistent instruction

Question 14

palpable

Answer 14

adj; 1. so intense as to seem almost tangible 2. able to be touched or felt

Question 15

perceptive

Answer 15

adj; having or showing sensitive insight

Question 16

pernicious

Answer 16

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

Question 17

salient

Answer 17

adj; 1. most noticeable or important 2. pointing outward, the opposite of re-entrant
n; a piece of land or section of fortification that juts out to form an angle

Question 18

satiate

Answer 18

v; to satisfy fully or to excess

adj; satisfied to the full

Question 19

sear

Answer 19

v; burn or scorch the surface of something with a sudden, intense heat
adj. being dried or withered

Question 20

specious

Answer 20

adj; superficially plausible, but actually wrong