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Sadlier Vocabulary Enriched Edition Level F
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English
10th Grade
03/01/2013

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Abstemious
Definition

(adj):
moderate;

characterized by abstinence and self-discipline 

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Censurable
Definition

(adj):

deserving of blame

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Contingent
Definition

(adj):

dependent on uncertain events or conditions;

(n):

a representative group of a larger body

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Corroborate
Definition

(v):

to confirm or verify

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Denizen
Definition

(n):

an inhabitant or resident

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Discursive
Definition

(adj):

passing aimlessly from one piece or subject to another

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Disseminate
Definition

(v):

to spread widely

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Dowdy
Definition

(adj):

poorly dressed

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Florid
Definition

(adj):

highly colored or showy

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Foist
Definition

(v):

to pass off as worthy or genuine

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Gauche
Definition

(adj):

awkward or lacking in social graces

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Heresy
Definition

(n):

the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred

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Inculcate
Definition

(v):

to impress on the mind by repitition

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Palpable
Definition

(adj):

capable of being touched or felt

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Perceptive
Definition

(adj):

having sympathetic insight or understanding

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Pernicious
Definition

(adj):

Extremely harmful

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Salient
Definition

(adj):

prominent or conspicuous

a land form that projects upward or outward

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Satiate
Definition

(v):

To satisfy copletely

(adj):

satsfied

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Sear
Definition

(v):

To char or scorch the surface of

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Specious
Definition

(adj):

apparently good or valid but lacking real merit

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