Level F, Unit 11

abstemious

(adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline

*SYNONYMS:* temperate, sober, moderate
*ANTONYMS:* indulgent, immoderate, intemperate

censurable

(adj.) deserving of blame or correction

*SYNONYMS:*blameworthy, discreditable, reprehensible
*ANTONYMS:* commendable, laudable, meritorious

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

*SYNONYMS:* (adj.) conditional, dependent; (n.) a detachment
*ANTONYMS:* (adj.) independent of, unconnected with, certain

corroborate

(v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify

*ANTONYMS:* (adj.) refute, contradict, undermine, discredit

denizen

(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place

*SYNONYMS:* resident, dweller, habitue
*ANTONYMS:* alien, outsider, stranger, foreigner

discursive

(adj.) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic

*SYNONYMS:* digressive, diffuse, wandering, episodic
*ANTONYMS:* short and to the point, succinct

disseminate

(v.) to scatter or spread widely

*SYNONYMS:* disperse, publicize, broadcast, circulate
*ANTONYMS:* bring together, concentrate, muster, conceal, hide

dowdy

(adj.) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste

*SYNONYMS:* frumpy, tacky, frowsy, drab
*ANTONYMS:* chic, stylish, elegant, fashionable

florid

(adj.) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy

*SYNONYMS:* flushed, ruddy, flowery, frilly, flamboyant
*ANTONYMS:* pale, ashen, pallid, sallow, austere, stark

foist

(v.) to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion

*SYNONYMS:* pass off, palm off, fob off

gauche

(adj.) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy

*SYNONYMS:* inept, uncouth, maladroit
*ANTONYMS:* adroit, tactful, diplomatic, politic

heresy

(n.) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred

*SYNONYMS:* unorthodox, belief, heterodoxy
*ANTONYMS:* orthodoxy

inculcate

(v.) to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly

*SYNONYMS:* instill, implant, infuse, ingrain, imbue
*ANTONYMS:* efface, extirpate, root out

palpable

(adj.) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized

*SYNONYMS:* tangible, plain, obvious, manifest
*ANTONYMS:* intangible, insubstantial, incorporeal

perceptive

(adj.) having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation

*SYNONYMS:* insightful, discerning, observant
*ANTONYMS:* dense, thick, obtuse, dim-witted

pernicious

(adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal

*SYNONYMS:* injurious, deleterious, baleful, noxious
*ANTONYMS:* harmless, innocuous, salutary, salubrious

salient

(adj.) leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous; (n.) a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward

*SYNONYMS:* (adj.) striking, notable, protrusive, obvious
*ANTONYMS:* (adj.) inconspicuous, recessive

satiate

(v.) to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; (adj.) full, satisfied

*SYNONYMS:* (v.) gratify, cloy, surfeit, gorge
*ANTONYMS:* (v.) starve, deprive entirely of

sear

(v.) to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling; to patch, dessicate, singe

specious

(adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit

*SYNONYMS:* deceptively plausible, sophistic, casuistic
*ANTONYMS:* valid, sound, solid, genuine