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20 Cards in this Set
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Abstemious (adj)
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moderate, sparing
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Censurable (adj)
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Deserving of blame or correction
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Contingent (adj)
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Likely but not certain to happen, conditional, dependent
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Corroborate (v)
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Confirm, make more certain
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Denizen (n.)
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An inhabitant, resident
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Discursive (adj)
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Wandering, rambling, passing aimlessly from one place to another
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Disseminate (v)
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Disperse, broadcast, spread wildy, scatter
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Dowdy
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Frumpy, tacky, poorly dressed
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Florid
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Highly colored, reddish, flowery, flamboyant
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Foist
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pass off, palm off
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Gauche
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awkward, tactless, clumsy
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Heresy
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an opinion different from accepted belief
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Inculcate
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instill, implant, ingrain
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Palpable
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tangible, plain, obvious
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Perceptive
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injurious, deadly, fatal
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Salient
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Striking, notable, leaping, springing forth
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Satiate
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To satisfy completely
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Sear
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Singe, char, scorge
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persceptive
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insightful, observant
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specious
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deceptively plausible, lacking real merit
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