Vocab Level F Unit 11 (3) Flashcards

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Censurable

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Deserving of blame or correction

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Abstemious

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Moderate, temperate

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Contingent

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Likely but not certain to happen; possible

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Corroborate

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To confirm

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Denizen

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An inhabitant, resident

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Discursive

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Wandering, nomadic

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Disseminate

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To scatter or spread widely; to disperse

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Dowdy

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Poorly dressed; shabby

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Florid

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Highly colored, frilly

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Foist

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To impose by fraud, to pass off

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Gauche

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Awkward

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Heresy

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An opinion different from accepted belief

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Inculcate

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To impress on the mind by repetition

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Palpable

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Easily recognized; obvious

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Perceptive

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Insightful

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Pernicious

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Extremely harmful, dangerous

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Salient

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Leaping, jumping, or springing forth

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Satiate

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To satisfy completely, gratify

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Sear

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To make dry or withered; to parch

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Specious

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Deceptive; good or valid but lacking real merit