1. Vocabulary
Level F Unit 11

2. abstemious (adjective) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking);
characterized by
abstinence and self-
discipline
SYN: temperate,
sober, moderate
ANT: indulgent,
immoderate,
intemperate

3. censurable (adjective) deserving of blame or correction
SYN: blameworthy,
discreditable,
reprehensible
ANT: commendable,
laudable, meritorious

4. contingent (adjective) likely but not certain to happen,
possible; dependent on
uncertain events or
conditions; happening by
chance; (noun) a
representative group
forming part of a larger
body
SYN: (adjective) conditional,
dependent; (noun) a
detachment
ANT: (adjective)
independent of,
unconnected with, certain

5. corroborate (verb) to confirm, make more certain, bolster,
substantiate,
verify
ANT: refute,
contradict,
undermine,
discredit

6. denizen (noun) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place
SYN: resident,
dweller, habitue
ANT: alien, outsider,
stranger, foreigner
denizens of the sea

7. discursive (adjective) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to
another, rambling,
roving, nomadic
SYN: digressive, diffuse,
wandering, episodic
AYN: short and to the
point, succinct

8. disseminate (verb) to scatter or spread widely, spread far and wide
SYN: disperse,
publicize,
broadcast,
circulate
ANT: bring together,
concentrate,
muster, conceal,
hide

9. dowdy (adjective) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness
and good taste
SYN: frumpy, tacky,
frowsy, drab
ANT: chic, stylish,
elegant,
fashionable

10. florid (adjective) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy
SYN: flushed, ruddy,
flowery, frilly,
flamboyant
ANT: pale, ashen,
pallid, sallow,
austere, stark

11. foist (verb) 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

12. gauche (adjective) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy
SYN: inept, uncouth,
maladroit
ANT: adroit, tactful,
diplomatic, politic

13. heresy (noun) an opinion different from accepted belief;
the denial of an
idea that is
generally held
sacred
SYN: unorthodox
belief, heterodoxy
ANT: orthodoxy

14. inculcate (verb) to impress on the mind by repetition, teach
persistently and
earnestly
SYN: instill, implant,
infuse, ingrain,
imbue
ANT: efface,
extirpate, root out

15. palpable (adjective) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen,
heard, or
recognized
SYN: tangible, plain,
obvious, manifest
ANT: intangible,
insubstantial,
incorporeal

16. perceptive (adjective) having sympathetic insight or understanding,
capable of keen
appreciation
SYN: insightful,
discerning,
observant
ANT: dense, thick,
obtuse, dim-witted

17. pernicious (adjective) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal
SYN: injurious,
deleterious, baleful,
noxious
ANT: harmless,
innocuous salutary,
salubrious

18. salient (adjective) leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent,
standing out, conspicuous;
(noun) a projection or
bulge, a land form that
projects upward or
outward
SYN: (adjective) striking,
notable, protrusive,
obvious
ANT: (adjective)
inconspicuous, recessive

19. satiate (verb) to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; (adjective)
full, satisfied
SYN: (verb) gratify,
cloy, surfeit, gorge
ANT: (verb) starve,
deprive entirely of

20. sear (verb) to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the
surface of; to
harden or make
unfeeling; to
parch, dessicate,
singe

21. specious (adjective) deceptive, apparently good or
valid but lacking real
merit
SYN: deceptively
plausible, sophistic,
casuistic
ANT: valid, sound,
solid, genuine