Vocab Level F Unit 11 (3) Flashcards
Censurable
Deserving of blame or correction
Abstemious
Moderate, temperate
Contingent
Likely but not certain to happen; possible
Corroborate
To confirm
Denizen
An inhabitant, resident
Discursive
Wandering, nomadic
Disseminate
To scatter or spread widely; to disperse
Dowdy
Poorly dressed; shabby
Florid
Highly colored, frilly
Foist
To impose by fraud, to pass off
Gauche
Awkward
Heresy
An opinion different from accepted belief
Inculcate
To impress on the mind by repetition
Palpable
Easily recognized; obvious
Perceptive
Insightful
Pernicious
Extremely harmful, dangerous
Salient
Leaping, jumping, or springing forth
Satiate
To satisfy completely, gratify
Sear
To make dry or withered; to parch
Specious
Deceptive; good or valid but lacking real merit