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abstemious
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(adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline
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censurable
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(adj.) deserving of blame or correction
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contingent
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(adj.)likey 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
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corroborate
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(v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify
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denizen
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(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place
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descursive
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(adj.) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic
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disseminate
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(v.) to scatter or spread widely
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dowdy
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(adj.) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste
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florid
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(adj.) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy
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foist
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(v.) to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; tp bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion
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gauche
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(adj.) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy
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heresy
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(n.) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred
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inculcate
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(v.) to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly
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palpable
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(adj.) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized
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perceptive
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(adj.) having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation
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pernicious
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(adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal
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salient
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(adj.) leaping, jumping, or srpinging forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous; (n.) a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward
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satiate
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(v.) to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; (adj.) full, satisfied
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sear
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(v.) to make or become drry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harder or make unfeeling; to parch, dessicate, singe
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specious
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(adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit
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