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UNIT 11, Level F. Buckley. Unit 11 VCB, Level F. Abstemious (adj.). Synonyms: temperate, sober. Moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline. As an avid sportsman, I like to eat abstemious foods such as salads and shakes. Censurable (adj.). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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UNIT 11, Level F
BUCKLEY
Unit 11 VCB, Level FFirst Ten Words
CorroborateDenizenDiscursiveDowdyFloridGauchePalpablePerceptiveSatiateSear
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.
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.
•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.
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.
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.
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.
TO SCATTER OR SPREAD WIDELY
Disseminate (v.)
Synonyms: disperse, publicize
The trees disseminate
across the vast African plains.
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.
HIGHLY COLORED, REDDISH; EXCESSIVELY ORNATE, SHOWY
Florid (adj.)
Synonyms: flushed, ruddy
The florid border attracted the audience with its colors.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
•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.
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.
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.