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20 Cards in this Set
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abstemious
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moderate, sparing, abstinence, self discipline
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censurable
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deserving of blame or conviction
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contingent
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likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on certain events or conditions
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corroborate
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to confirm, make certain, verify
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denizen
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inhabitant, resident
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discursive
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passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, wanderinig
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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; lacking smartness and good taste
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florid
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highly colored, reddish, flamboyant
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foist
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to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine
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gauche
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awkward, lacking in social graces, clumsy
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heresy
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opinion different from the accepted belief
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inculcate
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to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistantly and earnestly
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palpable
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capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized, tangible, obvious
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perceptive
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having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation, observant
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pernicious
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extremely harmful, deadly, fatal
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salient
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leaping, jumping, standing out; projection or bold
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satiate
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to satisfy competely; fill to excess; satisfied
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sear
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make or become dry and withered; char or scorch the surface of, singe
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specious
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deceptive, apparantly good or valid but lacking in real merit; deceptively plausible
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