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Unit 11
Sadlier-Oxford Level F
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03/23/2007

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denizen
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(n) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place
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contingent
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(adj) likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain events or conditions; happening by change; (n) a representative group forming part of a larger body
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foist
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(v) to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring in by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion
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corroborate
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(v) to confirm, make more certin
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abstemious
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adj) moderate, sparking (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline
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disseminate
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(v) to scatter widely
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florid
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(adj) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, overdecorated, showy
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censurable
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(adj) deserving of blame or correction
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discursive
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(adj) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic
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dowdy
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(adj) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste
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accentuate
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(v) to emphasize, place stress on
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specious
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(adj) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit
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perceptive
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(adj) having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation
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palpable
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(adj) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard or recognized
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sear
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(v) to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling
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satiate
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(v) to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; (adj) full, satisfied
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gauche
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(adj) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy
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inculcate
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(v) to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly
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heresy
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(n) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred
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pernicious
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(adj) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal
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quail
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(v) to shirnk back in fear, lose heart in a difficult or dangerous situation
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salient
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(adj) leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous; (n) a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward
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