Mrs. Endicott Word of the Day Quiz 11

Abstemious

moderate in eating and drinking; temperate

Censurable

able to be condemned as wrong, strong disapproval

Contingent

possible; accidental, dependent - a quota, as of troops, part of a larger group

Denizen

An inhibitor or frequenter of a particular place

Disseminate

to scatter about; to spread widely, as of knowledge

Gauche

lacking social grace; awkward; tactless

Heresy

Religious belief opposed to the orthodox, any opinion opposed to official or established views

Palpable

That can be touched, felt; easily perceived by the senses, obvious, plain

Salient

Pointing outward, jutting; conspicuous, prominent

Satiate

To provide with more than enough, so as to weary or disgust, glut