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moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline
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abstemious
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deserving of blame and correction
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censurable
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likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain events or conditions; happening by chance; a representative group forming part of a larger group
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contingent
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to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify
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corroborate
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an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place
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denizen
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passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic
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discursive
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to scatter or spread widely
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disseminate
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porrly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness or freshness
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dowdy
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highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy
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florid
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to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty or coercion
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foist
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awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy
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gausche
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an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is general held sacred
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heresy
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to impress on the mind by repition, teach persistenly and earnestly
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inculcate
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capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized
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palpable
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having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keep appreciation
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perceptive
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extremely harmful; deadly, fatal
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pernicious
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leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuos; a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward and outward
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salient
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to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling; to parch, dessicate, singe
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sear
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to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; full and satisfied
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satiate
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deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit
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specious
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