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20 Cards in this Set
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abstemious
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(adj) moderate, sparing, not over-indulging
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censurable
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(adj) desrving blame or correction
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contingent
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(adj) possible, not certain to happen (n) a large body of people
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corroborate
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(v) to confirm, make certain, verify
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denizen
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(n) a resident
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discursive
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(adj) 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
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florid
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(adj) highly colored, showy
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foist
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(v) impose by fraud, dishonest
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gauche
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(adj) awkward, tactless, clumsy
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heresy
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(n) opinion different from accepted belief
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inculcate
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(v) to impress by repetition, teach persistently
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palpable
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(adj) touched or felt, easily seen, heard, or recongnized
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perceptive
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(adj) insight or understanding capable of keen apprecation
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pernicious
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(adj) ectremely harmful, deadly, fatal
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salient
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(adj) noticeable; leaping
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satiate
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(v) to satisfy competely, fill to excess
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sear
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(v) to make dry, scorch
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specious
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(adj) deceptive
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