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Vocab Unit 11
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10th Grade
04/10/2012

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abstemious
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adj - moderate, sparing (as in eating or drinking); characterized by abstinence or self discipline
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censurable
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adj - deserving of blame or correction
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contingent
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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
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corroborate
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v - to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify
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denizen
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n - an inhabitant, resident, one who frequents a place
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discursive
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adj - passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic
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disseminate
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v - to scatter or spread widely
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dowdy
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adj - poorly dressed, shabby, lacking smartness or good taste
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florid
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adj - highly colored, reddish, excessively ornate, showy
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foist
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v - to impose by fraud, to pass off as worthy or genuine, to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion
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gauche
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adj - awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy
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heresy
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n - an opinion different from accepted belief, the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred
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inculcate
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v - to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly
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palpable
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adj - capable of being touched or felt, easily seen, heard, or recognized
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perceptive
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adj - having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation
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pernicious
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adj - extremely harmful, deadly, fatal
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salient
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adj - leaping, jumping, or springing forth, prominent, standing out, conspicuous
n - a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward
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satiate
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v - to satisfy completely, to fill to excess
adj - full, satisfied
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sear
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v - to make or become dry and withered, to char or scorch the surface of, to harden or make unfeeling, to parch, dessicate, singe
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specious
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adj - deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit
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