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20 Cards in this Set
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abstemious
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moderate; sparing
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censurable
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deserving of blame or correction
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contingent
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likely but not certain to happen,possible.
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corroborate
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to confirm
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denizen
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an inhabitant, resident
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discursive
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passing aimlessly from one place to another
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disseminate
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to scatter or spread widely
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dowdy
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poorly dressed, shabby
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florid
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highly colored, reddish
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foist
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to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine
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gauche
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awkward,lacking in social graces, tactless
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heresay
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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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to impress on the mind by repition, teach persistently and earnestly.
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palpable
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capable of being touched or felt
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perceptive
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having sympathetic insight or understanding
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pernicious
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extremely harmful; deadly, fatal
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salient
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leaping, jumping or springing forth, prominent
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sear
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to make or become dry, withered
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satite
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to satisfy completely
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specious
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deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit
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