Unit 11 Vocabulary
English 11 CP
I. Definitions – match the correct word to the definitions below.
abstemious
accentuate
censurable
contingent
discursive
disseminate
dowdy
florid
heresy
inculcate
palpable
perceptive
salient
satiate
sear
specious
1. (adj.) deserving of blame or correction
2. (adj.) passing aimlessly from one place or subjective to another,
rambling, roving, nomadic
3. (adj.) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy
4. (v.) to scatter widely
5. (adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized
by abstinence and self-discipline
6. (v.) to confirm, make more certain
7. (v.) to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring
in by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion
8. (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
9. (n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place
10.(v.) to emphasize, place stress on
11.(adj.) poorly dressed, shabby, lacking smartness and good taste
12.(adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit
13. (adj.) having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of
keen appreciation
14. (adj.) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or
recognized
15. (v.) to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; (adj.) full, satisfied
16. (adj.) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy
17. (v.) to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and
earnestly
18. (n.) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an
idea that is generally held sacred
19. (adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal
20. (v.) to shrink back in fear, lose heart in a difficult or dangerous
situation
21. (adj.) leaping jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing
out, conspicuous;
(n.) a projection or bulge, a land formthat projects upward or
outward
22.(v.) to make to become dry and withered; to char or scorch the
surface of; to harden or make unfeeling
corroborate
foist
pernicious
denizen
gauche
quail
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II. Completing the Sentences – Use the word bank above to complete the following.
1. If I had the time, I could point out many flaws in the ________________ arguments you find so impressive.
2. It is hard to believe that people coming from such a refined social milieu could be so _______________________ and boorish in their behavior.
3. After the long summer vacation, I was _____________________ with loafing, and eager to return to school.
4. Her _______________ remarks gave us a new and much more realistic insight into the problem.
5. We can’t ignore the negative elements in life, but it’s a good idea always to try to ______________________ the positive.
6. My participation in that skiing junket to Aspen next month is unfortunately _________________________ upon getting the necessary time off
from the office.
7. A (n) ____________________ characteristic of every great athlete is the ability to perform at maximum efficiency when under extreme pressure.
8. The stubborn refusal to give me a chance to compete for the scholarship on the same basis as everyone else is a (n) _______________ injustice to
the whole idea of fair play.
9. Her good health in old age is due in large part to the _______________ habits of her younger years.
10. If you wish to seal in the juices and bring out the flavor of your pot roast, ___________________ it briefly in a hot pan before you put it in the
oven.
11. The old fellow did indeed look like a typical ___________________ of the racetrack, as described in Damon Runyon’s famous stories.
12. Among all those pale and sallow people, her highly __________________ complexion stood out like a beacon.
13. Unless you can produce witnesses to _________________ your claim that you stopped at the red light, the mere assertion will have little or no
effect on the jury.
14. I don’t like to criticize your behavior, but I feel obliged to tell you that your discourtesy to that confused tourist was highly _______________.
15. When I can see the awesome body armor of the redoubtable knights of old, I can easily understand why some of their opponents
________________ in fear before them.
16. The purpose of this program is to _______________ throughout the community information about job-training opportunities for young people.
17. By wearing those bright, light-colored, and tightly fitting clothes, you simply ________________ the fact that you are many pounds overweight.
18. Though this may not be the smartest-looking blouse I own, I thought to myself, it certainly doesn’t make me look __________________.
19. His talk on world affairs was so disorganized and _______________ that it left us more confused than ever.
20. No honest mechanic will try to ________________ inferior replacement parts on his customers.
21. Is there any need for me to describe at length the _______________ effects of bad companions on impressionable young people?
22. When I referred to her favorite singer as an “untalented, overpaid, and conceited lout,” she looked at me in shock, as though I had been guilty.
23. Psychologists tell us that the years of early childhood are the best time to ______________ basic concepts of right and wrong.
24. Since we wished our group to have some say in the town council’s final decision, we sent a small____________of our most articulate and
convincing speakers to the hearings.
III. Synonyms – select the word that is the same as the clues.
1. clumsy, tactless, uncouth, maladroit
2. injurious, deleterious, baleful, noxious
3. deceptively plausible, sophistic, casuistic
4. digressive, diffuse, rambling, episodic
5. an unorthodox belief
6. to instill, implant, infuse, ingrain, imbue
7. to pass off, palm off, fob off
8. to parch, desiccate; to singe, brown
9. to gratify; to cloy, surfeit, gorge
10.conspicuouos, prominent; protrusive
11.conditional, dependent; a detachment
12.tangible; plain, obvious, manifest
13.a resident, inhabitant; an habitué
14.to spread far and wide, broadcast
15.insightful, discerning, observant
16.to shrink, recoil, cower, flinch
17.to accent, stress, emphasize
18.flushed, ruddy; flowery, frilly, ornate
19.sparing, moderate, temperate
20.blameworthy, discreditable, reprehensible
21.to bolster, substantiate, verify
22.frumpy, tacky, frowsy, drab
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IV. Antonyms – select the word that is the opposite of the clues.
1. to starve, deprive entirely of
2. independent of, unconnected with; certain
3. to stand firm
4. commendable, laudable, meritorious
5. to bring together, concentrate, muster; to conceal, hide
6. intangible, insubstantial, incorporeal
7. valid, sound, solid, genuine
8. dense, thick, obtuse, dim-witted
9. adroit, tactful, diplomatic, politic
10.an alien, outsider, stranger, foreigner
11.indulgent, immoderate, intemperate
12.to refute, contradict, undermine, discredit
13.short and to the point, succinct
14.pale, ashen, pallid, sallow; austere, stark
15.to efface, extirpate, root out
16.harmless, innocuous, salutary, salubrious
17.inconspicuous; recessive,
18.orthodoxy
19.chic, stylish, smart, fashionable
20.to downplay, de-emphasize, soft-pedal
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