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14 Cards in this Set
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abstemious
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temperate, sober, moderate, abstinence and self discipline
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censurable
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deserving of blame or correction
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contingent
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likely but not certain to happen, possible, conditional, dependent, a detachment
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corroborate
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to confirm, make more certain
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denizen
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resident, dweller
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discursive
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digressive, wandering, rambling, nomadic
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disseminate
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to scatter or spread widely
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dowdy
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poorly dressed, shabby, tacky
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florid
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flushed, ruddy, flowery, showy, reddish, highly colored
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foist
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to impose by fraud, pass off, palm off, fake something
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gauche
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inept, awkward, clumsy, lacking in social graces
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heresy
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unorthodox belief, heterodoxy, opinion that is different from accepted belief
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inculcate
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instill, implant, impress by repitition
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palpable
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capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard or recognized
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