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