Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 11
Question: abstemious
Answer: (adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking), characterized by abstinence and self-discipline
Synonyms: temperate, sober, moderate
Antonyms: indulgent, immoderate, intemperate
Question: censurable
Answer: (adj.) deserving of blame or correction
Synonyms: blameworthy, discreditable, reprehensible
Antonyms: commendable, laudable, meritorious
Question: contingent
Answer: (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: conditional, dependent, a detachment
Antonyms: commendable, laudable, meritorious
Question: corroborate
Answer: (v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify
Antonyms: refute, contradict, undermine, discredit
Question: denizen
Answer: (n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place
Synonyms: dweller, habitue
Antonyms: alien, outsider, foreigner
Question: discursive
Answer: (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
Question: disseminate
Answer: (v.) to scatter or spread widely
Synonyms: disperse, publicize, broadcast, circulate
Antonyms: bring together, concentrate, muster, conceal, hide
Question: dowdy
Answer: (adj.) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste
Synonyms: frumpy, tacky, frowsy, drab
Antonyms: chic, elegant, fashionable
Question: florid
Answer: (adj.) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy
Synonyms: flushed, ruddy, flowery, frilly, flamboyant
Antonyms: pale, ashen, pallid, sallow, austere
Question: foist
Answer: (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