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Vocabulary Level F Unit 11
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ABSTEMIOUS (adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline Syn: temperate, sober, moderate Ant: indulgent, immoderate, intemperate ABSTAIN……. ABSTEM…….
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SOUNDS LIKE ABSTAIN……. To restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something. ABSTEMIOUS
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CENSURABLE (adj.) deserving of blame or correction Syn: blameworthy, discreditable, reprehensible Ant: commendable, laudable, meritorious CULPABLE
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Worthy of Censure. Censure is the expression of formal disapproval. CENSURABLE
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CONTINGENT (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: conditional, dependent, a detachment Ant: independent of, unconnected with, certain
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Good grades are contingent upon hard work! Study your vocab words. Your success on Friday’s quiz is contingent upon it! CONTINGENT
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CORROBORATE (v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify Ant: refute, contradict, undermine, discredit
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Sounds like “cops and robbers” A police officer can be called upon in court to corroborate the testimony of a witness. CORROBORATE
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DENIZEN (n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place Syn: resident, dweller, habitue Ant: alien, outsider, stranger, foreigner
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Sounds like “den” During football season, Roger’s friends were denizens of his den. DENIZEN
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DISCURSIVE (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 Cursive Handwriting
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DISCURSIVE To people who didn’t learn it, cursive handwriting can seem to wander aimlessly all over the paper in a discursive manner. Sounds like “cursive” To people who didn’t learn it, cursive handwriting can seem to wander aimlessly all over the paper in a discursive manner.
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DISSEMINATE (v.) to scatter or spread widely Syn: disperse, publicize, broadcast, circulate Ant: bring together, concentrate, muster, conceal, hide
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Think “Distribute” In Mean Girls, Regina disseminated copies of the burn book all over the school. DISSEMINATE
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DOWDY (adj.) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste Syn: frumpy, tacky, frowsy, drab Ant: chic, stylish, elegant, fashionable
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Sounds like Chris O’Dowd! Even when he dresses up, Chris O’Dowd can appear Dowdy! DOWDY
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FLORID (adj.) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy Syn: flushed, ruddy, flowery, frilly, flamboyant Ant: pale, ashen, pallid, sallow, austere, stark
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Sounds like “Florida” Florida’s flowers are especially florid this time of year. FLORID
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FOIST (v.) to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion Syn: pass off, palm off, fob off
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Sounds like “forced”! To “foist” something upon someone is to force him or her to use or do it! FOIST
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GAUCHE (adj.) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy Syn: inept, uncouth, maladroit Ant: adroit, tactful, diplomatic, politic
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Sounds like “ghost”! The gauche ghost was more clumsy than scary! GAUCHE
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HERESY (n.) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred Syn: unorthodox belief, heterodoxy Ant: orthodoxy
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Looks like “here say”! One man’s opinion about how we got here is another’s idea of heresy! HERESY
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INCULCATE (v.) to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly Syn: instill, implant, infuse, ingrain, imbue Ant: efface, extirpate, root out REPEAT
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Teach (someone) an attitude, idea, or habit by such instruction: “They will try to inculcate you with a respect for culture.” INCULCATE
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PALPABLE (adj.) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized Syn: tangible, plain, obvious, manifest Ant: intangible, insubstantial, incorporeal
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Like “Pulp” “The pulp was palpable.” PALPABLE
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PERCEPTIVE (adj.) having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation Syn: insightful, discerning, observant Ant: dense, thick, obtuse, dim-witted What is wrong with this girl? My, aren’t your PERCEPTIVE!
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Like “perception” Don’t you think he has very good perception? PERCEPTIVE
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PERNICIOUS (adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal Syn: injurious, deleterious, baleful, noxious Ant: harmless, innocuous, salutary, salubrious
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DANGEROUS! Don’t you think he could be very pernicious? PERNICIOUS
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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, protrusive, obvious Ant: inconspicuous, recessive
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EASILY SEEN! Waldo was quite salient in this puzzle. SALIENT
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SATIATE (v.) to satisfy completely; to fill to excess (adj.) full, satisfied Syn: gratify, cloy, surfeit, gorge Ant: starve, deprive entirely of
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Think: “Satisfied” and “ate” On Saturday we ate so much more than we needed to be satisfied. SATIATE
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SEAR (v.) to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling; to parch, dessicate, singe
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Think: “Sears” and “seared” It looks like Sears got seared! SEAR
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SPECIOUS (adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit Syn: deceptively plausible, sophistic, casuistic Ant: valid, sound, solid, genuine
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Think: “Species” She appeared to be good… …but she wasn’t! SPECIOUS
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