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22 Cards in this Set
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an inhabitant, resident
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denizen
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adj likely but not cetain to happen
n. a representative |
contingent
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to impose by fraud
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foist
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to confirm
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corroborate
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moderate, sparing
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abstemious
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to scatter widely
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disseminate
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highly colored, reddish
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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 from one place or subject to another, rambling
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discursive
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poorly dressed, shabby
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dowdy
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to emphasize, place stress
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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 of being touched or felt
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palpable
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to make or become dry and withered, to char or scortch
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sear
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to satisfy completely
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satiate
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awkward, lacking in social graces
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gauche
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to impress on the mind by repetition
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inculcate
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an opinion different from accepted belief
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heresy
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extremely harmful
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pernicious
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to shrink back in fear, lose heart in a difficult situation
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quail
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leaping, jumping springing forth
n. a projection or bulge |
salient
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