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an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place
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denizen
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likely but not certain to happen, possible, dependent on uncertain events or conditions; happening by cha
a representative group formin part of a large body |
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 or drinking); characterized by abstinence and self disciplin.
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abstemious
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to scatter widely
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disseminate
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highly colored, reddish, excessivly orante, 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 fromone place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomdaic
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discursive
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poorly drossed, shabby; lacing 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 o being touched or felt; easily seen, heard or recognized
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pulpable
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to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surfac of; to harden or make unfeeling
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sear
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to satify completely; to fill to excess
full, satified |
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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inculcate
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an opinion different from accepted belief; th denial of an diea that is generally held sacred
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heresy
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extremly 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, jumping or springing frth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous
a projection or bulge, a land that projects upward or outward |
salient
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