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Sadlier-Oxford Vocab Level F
Units 11
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English
11th Grade
04/05/2008

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Term

abstemious

Definition

 

 

   (adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline

  Syn: temperate, sober, moderate

  Ant: indulgent, immoderate, intemperate

Term

censurable

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  (adj.) deserving of blame or correction

  Syn: blameworthy, discreditable, reprehensible

  Ant: commendndable, laudable, meritorious

Term

contingent

Definition

 

   (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: (adj.) conditional, dependent; (n.) a detachment

   Ant: (adj.) independent of, unconnected with, certain

Term

denizen

Definition

(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place

Syn: resident, dweller, habitue

Ant: alien, outsider, stranger, foriegner

Term

discursive

Definition

(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

Term

corroborate

Definition

(v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, sudstantiate, verify

Ant: (adj.) refute, contradict, undermine, discredit

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disseminate

Definition

(v.) to scatter or spread widely

Syn: disperse, publicize, boadcast, circulate

Ant: bring together, concentrate, muster, conceal, hide

Term

dowdy

Definition

(adj.) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste

Syn: frumpy, tacky, frowsy, drab

Ant: chic, stylish, elegant, fashionable

Term

florid

Definition

(adj.) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy

Syn: flushed, ruddy, flowery, frilly, flamboyant

Ant: pale, ashen, pallid, sallow, austere, star

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foist

Definition

(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place

Syn: frumpy, tacky, frowsy, drab

Ant: chic, stylish, elegant, fashionable

Term

gauche

Definition

(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place

Syn: frumpy, tacky, frowsy, drab

Ant: chic, stylish, elegant, fashionable

Term

heresy

Definition

(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place

Syn: frumpy, tacky, frowsy, drab

Ant: chic, stylish, elegant, fashionable

Term

inculcate

Definition

(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place

Syn: frumpy, tacky, frowsy, drab

Ant: chic, stylish, elegant, fashionable

Term

palpable

Definition

(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place

Syn: frumpy, tacky, frowsy, drab

Ant: chic, stylish, elegant, fashionable

Term

perceptive

Definition

(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place

Syn: frumpy, tacky, frowsy, drab

Ant: chic, stylish, elegant, fashionable

Term

pernicious

Definition

(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place

Syn: frumpy, tacky, frowsy, drab

Ant: chic, stylish, elegant, fashionable

Term

salient

Definition

(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place

Syn: frumpy, tacky, frowsy, drab

Ant: chic, stylish, elegant, fashionable

Term

satiate

Definition

(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place

Syn: frumpy, tacky, frowsy, drab

Ant: chic, stylish, elegant, fashionable

Term

sear

Definition

(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place

Syn: frumpy, tacky, frowsy, drab

Ant: chic, stylish, elegant, fashionable

Term

specious

Definition

(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place

Syn: frumpy, tacky, frowsy, drab

Ant: chic, stylish, elegant, fashionable

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