week 4 Flashcards
abstemious
not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking.
censurable
deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious.
contingent
(adj.) likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain events
or
conditions; happening by chance; (n.)
or
a representative group forming part of a larger body
corroborate
to confirm
or
give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).
denizen
(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place
discursive
(adj.) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic
disseminate
to scatter or spread widely or spread throughout an organ or the body. or in the field of communication, means to broadcast a message to the public without direct feedback from the audience
dowdy
not stylish, old-fashioned
florid
(adj.) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy
or
having a red or flushed complexion.
foist
(v.) to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion
gauche
lacking social graces; tactless
heresy
(n.) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred
inculcate
to implant by repeated statement
palpable
capable of being touched or felt
pernicious
causing insidious harm or ruin
