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abstemious |
adj. moderate, sparing(as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self disipline |
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censurable |
adj. deserving of blame or correction |
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contingent |
adj. likely but not certain to happen, possible; depedent on uncertain events or conditions; happening by chance; n. a represenative group forming part of a larger body |
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corroborate |
v. to confirm, make sure 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, dishonesty, 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 recoginzed |
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perceptive |
adj. having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation |
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pernicious |
adj. extremly harmful; deadly, fatal |
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salient |
adj. leaping, 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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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 char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling; to parch, dessicate, singe |
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specious |
adj. deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit |
