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UNIT 11, Level F
BUCKLEY
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Unit 11 VCB, Level FFirst Ten Words
CorroborateDenizenDiscursiveDowdyFloridGauchePalpablePerceptiveSatiateSear
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MODERATE, SPARING (AS IN EATING AND DRINKING); CHARACTERIZED BY ABSTINENCE
AND SELF-DISCIPLINE
Abstemious (adj.)
Synonyms: temperate, sober
As an avid sportsman, I like
to eat abstemious foods such as
salads and shakes.
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DESERVING OF BLAME OR CORRECTION
Censurable (adj.)
Synonyms: blameworthy, discreditable
Because he was unaware of what he had done, we decided that his behavior was not censurable.
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•LIKELY BUT NOT CERTAIN TO HAPPEN, POSSIBLE; DEPENDENT ON UNCERTAIN EVENTS OR CONDITIONS; HAPPENING BY CHANCE•A REPRESENTATIVE GROUP FORMING PART OF A LARGER BODY
Contingent
Synonyms: (adj.) conditional, (n.) detatchment
The meeting was delayed due to the
late arrival of the Obama’s
contingent.
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TO CONFIRM, MAKE MORE CERTAIN, BOLSTER,
SUBSTANTIATE, VERIFY
Corroborate (V.)
Synonyms: (adj.) refute, contradict
The bill was then passed to President Obama, whom needed to corroborate its terms.
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AN INHABITANT, RESIDENT; ONE WHO FREQUENTS A PLACE
Denizen (n.)
Synonyms: dweller, habitué
As a world citizen, I am a denizen of the
United States.
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PASSING AIMLESSLY FROM ONE PLACE OR SUBJECT TO ANOTHER,
RAMBLING, ROVING, NOMADIC
Discursive (adj.)
Synonyms: diffuse, wandering
A discursive person was he, as he just moved from Virginia to Iowa to New York.
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TO SCATTER OR SPREAD WIDELY
Disseminate (v.)
Synonyms: disperse, publicize
The trees disseminate
across the vast African plains.
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POORLY DRESSED, SHABBY; LACKING SMARTNESS AND GOOD
TASTE
Dowdy (adj.)
Synonyms: frumpy, frowsy
The dowdy attire of the man attracted the bystanders, whom than offered to give him money and canned goods.
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HIGHLY COLORED, REDDISH; EXCESSIVELY ORNATE, SHOWY
Florid (adj.)
Synonyms: flushed, ruddy
The florid border attracted the audience with its colors.
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TO IMPOSE BY FRAUD; TO PASS OFF AS WORTHY OR GENUINE; TO BRING
ABOUT THE STEALTH, DISHONESTY, OR COERCION
Foist (v.)
Synonyms: pass off, palm off
During the nineteenth century the
unscrupulous Jay Gould foisted thousands of
worthless railroad shares on an
unsuspected public.
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AWKWARD, LACKING IN SOCIAL GRACES, TACTLESS, CLUMSY
Gauche (adj.)
Synonyms: inept, maladroit
Though he was sincere when he thanked his guest for having stayed an extra week, his comment was considered gauche.
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AN OPINION DIFFERENT FROM ACCEPTED BELIEF; THE DENIAL OF AN
IDEA THAT IS GENERALLY HELD SACRED
Heresy (n.)
Synonyms: unorthodox belief, heterodoxy
Saving money to accumulate
interest seems to be a form of
heresy in these days of instant
credit
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TO IMPRESS ON THE MIND BY REPETITION, TEACH
PERSISTENTLY AND EARNESTLY
Inculcate (v.)
Synonyms: instill, implant
The man defied the officers causing them to inculcate the man the rules of their prison.
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CAPABLE OF BEING TOUCHED OR FELT; EASILY SEEN, HEARD, OR
RECOGNIZED
Palpable (adj.)
Synonyms: obvious, manifest
The puppies were almost palpable from outside of
the pet shop.
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HAVING SYMPATHETIC INSIGHT OR UNDERSTANDING, CAPABLE OF
KEEN APPRECIATION
Perceptive (adj.)
Synonyms: insightful, discerning
His perceptive eye took in the roomful of noisy children and settled on the one child who was ill at ease.
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EXTREMELY HARMFUL; DEADLY, FATAL
Pernicious (adj.)
Synonyms: injurious, deleterious
Night air was once thought to
have a pernicious effects on infants who were in poor
health.
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LEAPING, JUMPING, OR SPRINGING FORTH; PROMINENT, STANDING OUT, CONSPICUOUS
A PROJECTION OR BULGE, A LAND FROM THAT PROJECTS UPWARD OR OUTWARD
Salient (adj.)/(n.)
Synonyms: (adj.) striking, notable
“What a magnificent salient” from one of Italy’s finest jumpers.
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•TO SATISFY COMPLETELY; TO FILL TO EXCESS
•FULL, SATISFIED
Satiate (v.)/(adj.)
Synonyms: (v.) gorge, surfeit
The satiate brown bear had a good
sleep after raiding the
honey-laden beehives.
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TO MAKE OR BECOME DRY AND WITHERED; TO CHAR OR SCORCH THE SURFACE OF; TO
HARDEN OR MAKE UNFEELING; TO PARCH, SINGLE
Sear (v.)
Synonyms: parched, dried
The sun seared the farmer’s plain, causing him to move.
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DECEPTIVE, APPARENTLY GOOD OR VALID BUT LACKING REAL MERIT
Specious (adj.)
Synonyms: deceptively plausible, sophistic
Though her resume looked
very impressive, her claims of vast experience in the
field were specious.