11 CP American Literature

Vocabulary Unit 11

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denizendiscursivedisseminatedowdyflorid

foistgaucheheresyinculcatepalpable

perceptiveperniciousquailsalientsatiate

searspecious

  1. Definitions

1. (adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal1. ______

2. (adj.) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless2. ______

3. (adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating or drinking); characterized by self-discipline 3. ______

4. (adj.) deserving blame or correction4. ______

5. (adj.) highly colored; reddish; excessively ornate, over decorated, showy5. ______

6. (adj.) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized6. ______

7. (adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit7. ______

8. (adj.) having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation8. ______

9. (adj.) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic9. ______

10. (adj.) likely but not certain to happen, possible; (n.) a group that is part of a larger body10. ______

11. (adj.) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness11. ______

12. (adj.) leaping or springing forth; prominent;12. ______

(n.) a projection, a landform that projects upward or outward

13. (v.) to shrink back in fear, lose heart in a difficult or dangerous situation13. ______

14. (v.) to emphasize, place stress on14. ______

15. (v.) to satisfy complete; fill to excess, (adj.) full, satisfied15. ______

16. (v.) to scatter widely16. ______

17. (v.) to become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to make unfeeling17. ______

18. (v.) to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly18. ______

19. (v.) to confirm, make more certain19. ______

20. (v.) to impose by fraud; to pass off as genuine; to bring in by stealth or coercion20. ______

21. (n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place21. ______

22. (n.) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of ideas that are held sacred22. ______

  1. Synonyms

1. digressive, diffuse, rambling, episodic1. ______

2. clumsy, tactless, uncouth, maladroit2. ______

3. deceptively plausible, sophistic, casuistic3. ______

4. injurious, deleterious, baleful, noxious4. ______

5. blameworthy, discreditable, reprehensible5. ______

6. an unorthodox belief; heterodoxy6. ______

7. frumpy, tacky, drab7. ______

8. a resident, inhabitant8. ______

9. to instill, implant, infuse, ingrain, imbue9. ______

10. sparing, moderate, temperate10. ______

11. to bolster, substantiate, verify11. ______

12. to pass off, palm off12. ______

13. tangible; plain, obvious, manifest13. ______

14. to spread everywhere, broadcast, blazon14. ______

15. flushed, ruddy; flowery, frilly, ornate15. ______

16. to parch, desiccate; to singe, brown16. ______

17. insightful, discerning, observant17. ______

18. to accent, stress, emphasize18. ______

19. conspicuous, prominent; protrusive19. ______

20. to shrink, recoil, cower, flinch20. ______

21. conditional, dependent; a detachment21. ______

22. to gratify; to cloy, surfeit, gorge22. ______

  1. Antonyms

1. to starve, deprive entirely of1. ______

2. to efface, extirpate, root out2. ______

3. to refute, contradict, undermine, discredit3. ______

4. to downplay, de-emphasize4. ______

5. orthodoxy5. ______

6. to stand firm6. ______

7. indulgent, immoderate, intemperate7. ______

8. dense, thick, obtuse, dim-witted8. ______

9. independent of, unconnected with; certain9. ______

10. valid, sound, solid, genuine10. ______

11. an alien, outsider, stranger, foreigner11. ______

12. commendable, laudable, meritorious12. ______

13. adroit, tactful, diplomatic, politic13. ______

14. chic, stylish, smart, fashionable14. ______

15. harmless, innocuous; salutary, salubrious15. ______

16. short and to the point, succinct16. ______

17. inconspicuous; recessive17. ______

18. pale, ashen, pallid, sallow; austere, stark18. ______

19. intangible, insubstantial, incorporeal19. ______

20. to bring together, concentrate, muster; to conceal, hide20. ______

  1. Sentence Completion
  1. My participation in that skiing trip to Aspen next month is unfortunately ______upon getting the necessary time off from work.
  2. By wearing those bright, tightly fitting clothes, you simply ______the fact that you are many pounds overweight.
  3. After the long summer vacation, I was ______with loafing and eager to return to school!
  4. No honest mechanic will try to ______inferior replacement parts on his customers.
  5. Though this may not be the smartest-looking shirt I own, it certainly does not make me look ______.
  6. The purpose of this program is to ______throughout the community information about job-training opportunities for young people.
  7. A (n) ______characteristic of every great athlete is the ability to perform at maximum efficiency when under extreme pressure.
  8. Is there any need for me to describe at length the ______effects of bad companions on impressionable young people?
  9. If I had the time, I could point out many flaws in the ______arguments you find so impressive.
  10. It is hard to believe that people coming from such a refined social milieu could be so ______in their behavior.
  11. 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.
  12. When I see the awesome body of armor of the redoubtable knights of old, I can easily understand why some of their opponents ______in fear before them.
  13. Among all those pale and sallow people, her highly ______complexions stood out like a beacon.
  14. Her ______remarks gave us a new and much more realistic insight into the problem.
  15. When I referred to her favorite singer as an “untalented, overpaid lout,” she looked at me in shock, as though I had been guilty of ______.
  16. The stubborn refusal to give me a chance to compete for the scholarship on the same basis as everyone else is a (n) ______injustice on the whole idea of fair play.
  17. I do not like to criticize your behavior, but I feel obligated to tell you that your discourtesy to that confused tourist was highly ______.
  18. The old fellow did indeed look like a typical ______of the racetrack, as described in Damon Runyon’s famous stories.
  19. Her good health in old age is due in large part to the ______habits of her younger years.
  20. Psychologists tell us that the years of early childhood are the best time to ______basic concepts of right and wrong.
  21. 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.
  22. His talk on world affairs was so disorganized and ______that it left us more confused than ever.
  23. 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.