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24 Cards in this Set
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denizen
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resident, one who frequents a place
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contingent
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(adj)likely but not certain to happen, dependent on uncertain events or conditions
(n) a representative group forming part of a larger body |
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foist
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to impose by fraud; pass off as worthy or genuine
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corroborate
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to confirm, make more certain
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abstemious
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moderate, sparing (eating, drinking)
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disseminate
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to scatter widely
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floried
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excessively ornate, overdecorated, showy
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censurable
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deserving blame or correction
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discursive
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passing aimlessly from one subject to another; rambling
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dowdy
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poorly dressed
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accentuate
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to emphasize
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specious
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deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit
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perceptive
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having sympathetic insight or understanding
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palpable
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capable of being touched or felt
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sear
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to make or become dry and withered
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satiate
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(v) to satisfy completely, fill to excess
(adj) full,satisfied |
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gauche
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awkward, lacking in social graces
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inculcate
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to impress on mind by repetition
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heresy
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opinion different from accepted belief, denial of a sacred idea
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pernicious
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extremely harmfuly, deadly, fatal
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quail
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to shrink back in fear
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salient
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(adj) promninent, standing out
(n) a projection or bulge, land form that projects upwards or outward |
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magniloquent
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expressed in lofty or high-flown language (often in the sense of being pompous or over-elaborate)
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predilection
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a liking, preference
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