Sadlier Level F Unit 11 Vocabulary

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VOCABUNIT 11 FLASHCARDS

(adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking), characterized by abstinence and self-discipline SYNONYMS: temperate, sober, moderate ANTONYMS: indulgent, immoderate, intemperate

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abstemious

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(adj.) deserving of blame or correction SYNONYMS: blameworthy, discreditable, reprehensible ANTONYMS: commendable, laudable, meritorious

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censurable

(adj.) likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain events or conditions; happening by chance; (n.) a representative group forming part of a larger body SYNONYMS: (adj.) conditional, dependent; (n.) a detachment ANTONYMS: (adj.) independent of, unconnected with, certain

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contingent

(v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify ANTONYMS: refute, contradict, undermine, discredit

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corroborate

(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place SYNONYMS: dweller, habitue ANTONYMS: alien, outsider, foreigner

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denizen

(adj.) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic SYNONYMS: diffuse, wandering, episodic ANTONYMS: short and to the point, succinct

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discursive

(v.) to scatter or spread widely SYNONYMS: disperse, publicize, broadcast, circulate ANTONYMS: bring together, concentrate, muster, conceal, hide

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disseminate

(adj.) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste SYNONYMS: frumpy, frowsy ANTONYMS: chic, elegant, fashionable

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dowdy

(adj.) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy SYNONYMS: flushed, ruddy, frilly, flamboyant ANTONYMS: pale, ashen, pallid, sallow, austere, stark

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florid

(v.) to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion SYNONYMS: pass off, palm off, fob off

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foist

(adj.) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy SYNONYMS: inept, uncouth, maladroit ANTONYMS: adroit, tactful, diplomatic, politic

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gauche

(n.) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred SYNONYMS: unorthodox, belief, heterodoxy ANTONYM: orthodoxy

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heresy

(v.) to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly SYNOYNMS: instill, implant, infuse, ingrain, imbue ANTONYMS: efface, extirpate, root out

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inculcate

(adj.) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized SYNONYMS: obvious, manifest ANTONYMS: intangible, insubstantial

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palpable

(adj.) having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation SYNONYMS: insightful, discerning ANTONYMS: dense, obtuse

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perceptive

(adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal SYNONYMS: injurious, deleterious, baleful, noxious ANTONYMS: harmless, innocuous, salutary, salubrious

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pernicious

(adj.) leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous; (n.) a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward SYNONYMS: (adj.) striking, notable, protrusive, obvious ANTONYMS: (adj.) inconspicuous, recessive

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salient

(v.) to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; (adj.) full, satisfied SYNONYMS: (v.) surfeit, gorge Antonyms: (v.) deprive entirely of

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satiate

(v.) to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling; to parch, singe

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sear

(adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit SYNONYMS: deceptively plausible, sophistic, casuistic ANTONYMS: valid, sound, solid, genuine

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specious

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