Unit 11 Vocab

Question 1

Accentuate

Answer 1

(V.) to give emphasis to or to stress

Question 2

Censurable

Answer 2

(Adj.) deserving of blame or censure

Question 3

Contingent

Answer 3

(N.) a representative group forming part of a larger group; (adj.) likely to occur but not with certainty

Question 4

Corroborate

Answer 4

(V.) to make more certain or confirm

Question 5

Denizen

Answer 5

(N.) an inhabitant or resident; a person who visits a place often

Question 6

Discursive

Answer 6

(Adj.) rambling or moving aimlessly from topic to topic

Question 7

Disseminate

Answer 7

(V.) to scatter or spread abroad

Question 8

Dowdy

Answer 8

(Adj.) lacking style or good taste; shabby

Question 9

Florid

Answer 9

(Adj.) very ornate and overdecorated

Question 10

Foist

Answer 10

(V.) to impose or pass off by fraud

Question 11

Gauche

Answer 11

(Adj.) lacking in social events; tactless

Question 12

Hersey

Answer 12

(N.) an opinion or doctrine that is different from society’s accepted beliefs

Question 13

Inculcate

Answer 13

(V.) to teach by repetition

Question 14

Palpable

Answer 14

(Adj.) capable of being touched and felt, tangible

Question 15

Perceptive

Answer 15

(Adj.) showing a keen sense of understanding or insight

Question 16

Pernicious

Answer 16

(Adj.) causing harm or ruin or injury; deadly

Question 17

Quail

Answer 17

(V.) to shrink back or lose courage when in a difficult situation

Question 18

Salient

Answer 18

(N.) a projecting or protruding part of a battle line; (adj.) standing out, noticeable, prominent, or conspicuous

Question 19

Satiate

Answer 19

(V.) to satisfy to the full

Question 20

Sear

Answer 20

(V.) to burn or char on the surface

Question 21

Specious

Answer 21

(Adj.) appearing as good but lacking in merit

Question 22

Abstemious

Answer 22

(Adj.) temperate and moderate in diet