AP Language Vocabulary Unit 11 Flashcards

4290338180	abstemious adj.	characterized by abstinence and self-discipline	0
4290339053	censurable adj.	deserving of blame or correction	1
4290342464	contingent adj. n.	-likely but not certain to happen, possible -a representative group forming part of a larger body	2
4290344611	corroborate v.	to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify	3
4290347279	denizen n.	an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place	4
4290349109	discursive adj.	passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic	5
4290351086	disseminate v.	to scatter or spread widely	6
4290352151	dowdy adj.	poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste	7
4290353427	florid adj.	highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy	8
4290355481	foist v.	to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine	9
4290357769	gauche adj.	awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy	10
4290359390	heresy n.	an opinion different from accepted belief	11
4290360386	inculcate v.	to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly	12
4290362825	palpable adj.	capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized	13
4290364332	perceptive adj.	having sympathetic insight of understanding, capable of keen appreciation	14
4290365979	pernicious adj.	extremely harmful; deadly, fatal	15
4290366897	salient adj. n.	-prominent, standing out, conspicuous -a projection or bulge, a land form that, projects upward or outward	16
4290369783	satiate v. adj.	-to satisfy completely -full, satisfied	17
4290371934	sear v.	to char or scorch the surface of; to make or become dry and withered	18
4290372455	specious adj.	deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit	19