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22 Cards in this Set
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an inhabitant, resident; one who frequesnts a place
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denizen
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likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain events or condititons
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contingent
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to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring in by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion
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foist
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to confirm, make more certain
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corroborate
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moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self discipline
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abstemious
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to scatter widely
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disseminate
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highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, overdecorated, showy
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florid
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deserving of blame or correction
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censurable
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passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic
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discursive
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poorloy dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste
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dowdy
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to emphasize, place stress on
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accentuate
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deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit
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specious
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having sympathetic insight or understanding capable of keen appreciation
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perceptive
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capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recongnized
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palpable
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to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; harden or make unfeeling
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sear
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to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; full, satisfied
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satiate
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awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless clumsy
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gauche
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to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly
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inculcated
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an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred
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heresy
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extremely harmful; deadly, fatal
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pernicious
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to shrink back in fear, lose heart in a difficult or dangerous situation
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quail
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leaping, dumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous; a projection or bulge, a land from that projects upward or outward
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salient
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