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abstemious: (adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline
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censurable: (adj.) deserving blame or correction
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contingent: (adj.) likely but not certain to happen, possible (n.) a representative group forming part of a larger body
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corroborate: (v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify
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denizen: (n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place
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discursive: (adj.) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic
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disseminate: (v.) to scatter or spread widely
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dowdy: (adj.) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste
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florid: (adj.) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy
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foist: (v.) to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonestly, or coercion
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gauche: (adj.) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy
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heresy: (n.) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred
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inculcate: (v.)to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly
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palpable: (adj.) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized
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perceptive: (adj.) having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation
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pernicious: (adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal
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salient: (adj.) leaping, jumping, or springing forth; standing out (n.) a projection or bulge
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satiate: (v.) to satisfy completely; to fill to excess (adj.) full, satisfied
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sear: (v.) to make or become dry and withered; to parch, desiccate, singe
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specious: (adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit