vocabulary level f unit 11. abstemious (adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking);...
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Vocabulary Level FUnit 11
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ABSTEMIOUS
(adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline
Syn: temperate, sober, moderate Ant: indulgent, immoderate, intemperate
ABSTAIN…….ABSTEM…….
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SOUNDS LIKE ABSTAIN…….
To restrain oneself from doing or
enjoying something.
ABSTEMIOUS
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CENSURABLE
(adj.) deserving of blame or correction Syn: blameworthy, discreditable,
reprehensible Ant: commendable, laudable,
meritorious
CULPABLE
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Worthy of Censure.
Censure isthe expression of
formal disapproval.
CENSURABLE
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CONTINGENT
(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 Syn: conditional, dependent, a detachment Ant: independent of, unconnected with, certain
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Good grades are contingent upon
hard work!Study your
vocab words. Your success
on Friday’s quizis contingent
upon it!
CONTINGENT
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CORROBORATE
(v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify
Ant: refute, contradict, undermine, discredit
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Sounds like “copsand robbers”
A police officer can be called
upon in court tocorroborate the
testimony of a witness.
CORROBORATE
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DENIZEN
(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place Syn: resident, dweller, habitue Ant: alien, outsider, stranger, foreigner
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Sounds like “den”During football season,
Roger’s friends were denizens of his den.
DENIZEN
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DISCURSIVE
(adj.) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic
Syn: digressive, diffuse, wandering, episodic
Ant: short and to the point, succinct
Cursive Handwriting
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DISCURSIVE
To people who didn’t learn it, cursive handwriting can seem to wander aimlessly all over the paper in a discursive manner.
Sounds like “cursive”
To people who didn’t learn it, cursive handwriting can seem to wander aimlessly
all over the paper in a discursive manner.
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DISSEMINATE
(v.) to scatter or spread widely Syn: disperse, publicize, broadcast,
circulate Ant: bring together, concentrate, muster,
conceal, hide
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Think “Distribute”
In Mean Girls,Regina disseminated copies of the
burn book all over the school.
DISSEMINATE
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DOWDY
(adj.) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste
Syn: frumpy, tacky, frowsy, drab Ant: chic, stylish, elegant, fashionable
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Sounds like Chris O’Dowd!
Even when he dresses up, Chris O’Dowd can appear Dowdy!
DOWDY
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FLORID
(adj.) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy
Syn: flushed, ruddy, flowery, frilly, flamboyant Ant: pale, ashen, pallid, sallow, austere, stark
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Sounds like “Florida”
Florida’s flowers are especially florid
this time of year.
FLORID
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FOIST
(v.) to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion
Syn: pass off, palm off, fob off
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Sounds like “forced”!
To “foist” something upon someone is
to force him or her to use or do it!
FOIST
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GAUCHE
(adj.) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy Syn: inept, uncouth, maladroit Ant: adroit, tactful, diplomatic, politic
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Sounds like “ghost”!
The gauche ghost was more clumsy than scary!
GAUCHE
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HERESY
(n.) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred
Syn: unorthodox belief, heterodoxy Ant: orthodoxy
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Looks like “here say”!
One man’s opinion about how we got here
is another’s idea of heresy!
HERESY
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INCULCATE
(v.) to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly
Syn: instill, implant, infuse, ingrain, imbue Ant: efface, extirpate, root out
REPEATREPEATREPEAT
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Teach (someone) an attitude, idea, or habit by such instruction:
“They will try to inculcate you with a respect for culture.”
INCULCATE
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PALPABLE
(adj.) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized
Syn: tangible, plain, obvious, manifest Ant: intangible, insubstantial, incorporeal
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Like “Pulp”
“The pulp was palpable.”
PALPABLE
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PERCEPTIVE
(adj.) having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation
Syn: insightful, discerning, observant Ant: dense, thick, obtuse, dim-witted
What is wrong with this girl?
My, aren’t your PERCEPTIVE!
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Like “perception”
Don’t you think he has very good
perception?
PERCEPTIVE
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PERNICIOUS
(adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal Syn: injurious, deleterious, baleful, noxious Ant: harmless, innocuous, salutary,
salubrious
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DANGEROUS!
Don’t you think he could be very
pernicious?
PERNICIOUS
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SALIENT
(adj.) leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous
(n.) a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward
Syn: striking, notable, protrusive, obvious Ant: inconspicuous, recessive
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EASILY SEEN!
Waldo was quite salient in this
puzzle.
SALIENT
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SATIATE
(v.) to satisfy completely; to fill to excess (adj.) full, satisfied Syn: gratify, cloy, surfeit, gorge Ant: starve, deprive entirely of
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Think: “Satisfied” and “ate”
On Saturday we ate so much more than we needed to be
satisfied.
SATIATE
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SEAR
(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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Think: “Sears” and “seared”
It looks like Sears got seared!
SEAR
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SPECIOUS
(adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit
Syn: deceptively plausible, sophistic, casuistic Ant: valid, sound, solid, genuine
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Think: “Species”
She appeared to be good……but she wasn’t!
SPECIOUS