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Sadlier Oxford Level F Lesson 11
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11th Grade
08/21/2010

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abstemious
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moderate, apring, temperate
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censurable
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deserving of blame or correction; blameworthy
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contingent
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likely but not certain to happen, possible; a representative group forming part of a larger body
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corroborate
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to confirm or substatiate; to verify
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denizen
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an inhabitant; resident; dweller
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discursive
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passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another; roving; wandering
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inculcate
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to impress on the mind by repitition; instill; implant
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heresy
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an opinion different from accepted belief
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gauche
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awkward; inept; uncouth; clumsy
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foist
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to impost by fraud; to pass off as worthy
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florid
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highly colored; reddish; fuddy; ornate and showy
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dowdy
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poorly dressed, shappy, frumpy
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disseminate
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to scatter or spread widely; disperse; circulate
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sear
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to make or become dry and withered, to char or parch
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specious
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deceptive; apparently good but lacking real merit
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satiate
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to satisfy completely, cloy; full, satisfied;
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salient
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leaping, jumping or springing forth; prominent, obvious
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pernicious
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extremely harmful; deadly, fatal, deleterious
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perceptive
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having sympathetic insight or understanding; observant
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palpable
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capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized; tangible; plain
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