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20 Cards in this Set
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adj. moderate, sparing; characterized by abstinence and self-discipline
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abstemious
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adj. deserving of blame or correction
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censurable
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adj. likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain events or conditions; n. a representative group forming part of a lerger body
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contingent
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v. to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify
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corroborate
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n. an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place
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denizen
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adj. passing aimlessly from one plave or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic
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discursive
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v. to scatter or spread widely
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disseminate
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poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste
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dowdy
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adj. highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy
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florid
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v. to impose by fraud; tp pass off as worthy or genuine
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foist
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adj. awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy
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gauche
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n. an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred
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hersey
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v. to impress on the mind by repitition, teach persistently and earnestly
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inculcate
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adj. capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized
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palpable
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adj. having sympathetic insight or understading, capable of keen appreciation
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perceptive
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adj. extremely harmful; deadly, fatal
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pernicious
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adj. leapijng, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous; n. a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward
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salient
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v. to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; adj. full satisfied
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satiate
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v. to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling
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sear
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adj. deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit
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specious
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