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Details Title: Sadlier-Oxford Level F Description: Chapter 11 Total Flash Cards: 20 Created: 11/03/2004 05:43:58	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term abstemious Definition moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline S: temperate, sober A: immoderate, intemperate Term censurable Definition deserving of blame or correction S: discreditable A: laudable, meritorious Term contingent Definition likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain events or conditions; happening by chance; a representative group forming part of a larger body Term corroborate Definition to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify A: refute, contradict Term denizen Definition an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place S: habitue Term discursive Definition passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, noadic S: digressive, diffuse, episodic A: succinct Term disseminate Definition to scatter or spread widely S: publicize, circulate A: muster, conceal Term dowdy Definition poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste S: frumpy, tacky, frowsy, drab A: chic, stylish Term florid Definition highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy S: flushed, ruddy, flowery, frilly, flamboyant A: ashen, sallow, austere, stark Term foist Definition to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion S: palm off, fob off Term gauche Definition lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy S: inept, uncouth, maladroit A: adroit, tactful, diplomatic, politic Term heresy Definition an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred S: heterodoxy Term inculcate Definition to impress on the mind by repetition, tech persistently and earnestly S: ingrain, umbue A: efface, extirpate Term palpable Definition capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized S: tangible, manifest A: insubstantial, incorporeal Term perceptive Definition having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation S: insightful, discerning, observant A: obtuse, dim-witted Term pernicious Definition extremely harmful; deadly, fatal S: deleterious, baleful, noxious A: innocuous, salutary, salubrious Term salient Definition leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous; a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward S: striking, notable, protrusive A: inconspicuous Term satiate Definition to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; full, satisfied S: cloy, surfeit, gorge Term sear Definition to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of ; to harden or make unfeeling; to parch, dessicate, singe Term specious Definition deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit S: deceptively, plausible, sophistic, casuistic A: valid