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ACT Vocabulary Unit 11

ACT Vocabulary Unit 11. 1. * abstemious ( adj ) moderate, sparing (as in eating or drinking); characterized by abstinence and self discipline Syn : temperate, sober Ant: indulgent, immoderate. 2. censurable ( adj ) deserving blame or correction Syn : discreditable, reprehensible

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ACT Vocabulary Unit 11

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  1. ACT Vocabulary Unit 11

  2. 1. *abstemious (adj) moderate, sparing (as in eating or drinking); characterized by abstinence and self discipline • Syn: temperate, sober • Ant: indulgent, immoderate

  3. 2. censurable(adj) deserving blame or correction • Syn: discreditable, reprehensible • Ant: commendable, laudable

  4. 3. contingent(adj) likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependant on uncertain events or conditions; happening by chance;(n) a representative group forming part of a larger body • Syn: conditional, a detachment • Ant: independent of, unconnected with

  5. 4. corroborate (v) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify • Ant: refute, contradict

  6. 5. *denizen(n) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place • Syn: resident, dweller • Ant: stranger, foreigner

  7. 6. discursive(adj) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic • Syn: diffuse, wandering • Ant: succinct

  8. 7. disseminate (v) to scatter or spread widely • Syn: disperse, broadcast • Ant: concentrate, muster

  9. 8. *dowdy-(adj) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness or good taste • Syn: frumpy, tacky • Ant: chic, elegant

  10. 9. *florid(adj) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy • Syn: flushed, flamboyant • Ant: pallid, sallow

  11. 10. foist(v) to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion • Syn: pass off, fob off

  12. 11. gauche (adj) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy • Syn: inept, uncouth • Ant: tactful, diplomatic

  13. 12. heresy(n) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred • Syn: unorthodox, heterodoxy • Ant: orthodox

  14. 13. *inculcate(v)to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly • Syn: ingrain, implant • Ant: efface, root out

  15. 14. palpable(adj) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized • Syn: tangible, obvious • Ant: insubstantial, incorporeal

  16. 15. perceptive (adj) having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation • Syn: discerning, observant • Ant: obtuse, dim-witted

  17. 16. pernicious(adj) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal • Syn: deleterious, noxious • Ant: harmless, innocuous

  18. 17. *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 • Ant: inconspicuous, recessive

  19. 18. satiate(v) to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; (adj) full, satisfied • Syn: cloy, surfeit • Ant: starve, deprive

  20. 19. *sear(v) to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling: to parch, desiccate, singe

  21. 20. specious(adj) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit • Syn: deceptively plausible, sophistic • Ant: valid, sound

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