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20 Cards in this Set
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abstemious
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(adj.) moderate, sparing
s. temperate a. immoderate |
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cansurable
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(adj.) deservinf of balme
s. blameworthy a. laudable |
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contingent
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(adj.) likely but not certain to happen, possible (n.) a reprsentative group forming part of a larger body
s. dependent a. certain |
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corroborate
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(v.) to confirm, make more certain
a. refute |
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denizen
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(n.) an inhabitant, resident
s. dweller a. alien |
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discursive
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(adj.) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, nomadic
s. wandering a. short to the point |
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disseminate
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(v.) to scatter or spread widely
s. disperse a. bring together |
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dowdy
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(adj.)poorly dressed, shabby
s. tacky a. chic |
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florid
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(adj.) highlly colored
s. flushed a. pale |
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foist
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(v.) to impose by fraud
s. pass off |
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gauche
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(adj.) akward, tactless
s. uncouth a. adroit |
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heresy
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(n.) an opinion different from accepted belief
s. unorthodox belief a. orthodoxy |
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inculcate
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(V.) to impress on the mind by repetition
s. instill, implant a. efface |
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palpable
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(adj.) capable of being touched of felt, easily seen
s. plain, obvious a. insubstantial |
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perceptive
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(adj.) having sympathetic insight or understsanding, capable of keen appreciation
s. insightful a. dense |
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pernicious
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(adj.) extremely harmful; desadly, fatal
s. injurious a. harmless |
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salient
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(adj.) leaping, jumping
(n.) a projection or bulge s. striking a. recessive |
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satiate
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(v.) to satisfy completely
(adj.) full s. gratify a. starve |
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sear
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(v.) to make or become dry and whithered
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specious
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(adj.) dceptive, apparently good or valid but laking real merit
s. deceptively plausible a. valid, sound |
