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abstemious
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(adj) moderate, sparing ( as in eating and drinking): characterized by abstinence and self-discipline
syn: temperate, sober, moderate |
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censurable
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(adj) deserving of blame or correction
syn: blameworthy, discreditable, reprehensible ant: commendable, laudable, meritorious |
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contingent
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(adj) likely but not certain to happen, possible, dependence on uncertain events or conditions: happening by chance
(n)a representative group forming part of a larger body syn: (adj) conditional, dependent (n) a detachment ant:(adj) independent of , unconnected with, certain |
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corroborate
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(v) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify
ant: (adj) refute, contradict, undermine, discredit |
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denizen
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(n) an inhabitant, resident: one who frequents a place
syn: resident, dweller, habitue ant: alien, outsider, stranger, foreigner |
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discursive
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(adj) passing aimlessly fromone place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic
syn: digressive,diffuse, wandering, episodic ant: short and to the point, succinct |
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disseminate
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(v) to scatter or spread widely
syn: disperse, publicize, broadcast, circulate ant: bring together, concentrate, muster, conceal, hide |
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dowdy
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(adj) poorly dressed, shabby: lacking smartness and good taste
syn: frumpym tacky frowsy, drab ant: chic, stylish, elegant, fashionable |
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florid
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(adj) highly colored, reddish, excessively ornate, showy
syn: flushed,ruddy flowery, frilly flamboyant ant: pale, ashen, pallid, sallow, austere, stark |
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foist
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(v) to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring abut by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion
syn: pass off, palm off, fob off |
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gauche
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(adj) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy
syn: inept, uncouth, maladroit ant: adroit, tactful, diplomatic, politic |
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heresy
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(n) an opinion different form accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred
syn: unorthodox belief, heterodoxy ant: orthodoxy |
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inculcate
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(v) to impress onthe mind by repetition, teach persistently ad earnestly
syn: instill, impalnt, infuse, ingrain, imbue ant: efface, extirpate, root out |
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palpable
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(adj) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heardm or recognized
syn: tangible, plain, obvious, menifest ant: intangible, insubstantial, incorporeal |
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perceptive
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(adj) having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keep appreciation
syn: insightful, discerning, observant ant: dense, thick, obtuse, dim-witted |
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pernicious
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(adj) extremely harmful, deadly, fatal
syn: injurious, deleterious, baleful, noxious ant: harmless, innocuous, salutary, salubrious |
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salient
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(adj) leaping, jumping, or springing forth: prominent, standing out, conspicuous (n) a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward
syn: adtriking, notable, protrusive, obvious ant: inconpicuous, recessive |
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satiate
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v) to satify completely, to fil to excess, (adj) full satisfied
syn: gratify, cloy, surfeit, gorge ant: starve, deprive entirely of |
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sear
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(v) to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling, to parch, dessicate, singe
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specious
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(adj) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit
syn:deceptively plausible, sophistic, casuistic ant: valid, sound, solid, genuine |
