| A | B |
|---|
| denizen | an inhabitant, resident |
| contingent | possible; dependent on uncertain events or conditions; conditional |
| foist | to pass off as worthy or genuine; |
| corroborate | to confirm, verify |
| abstemious | moderate, sparing(as in eating and drinking); temperate |
| disseminate | to scatter widely |
| florid | highly colored; flowery, frilly, ornate |
| censurable | deserving of blame or correction, reprehensible |
| discursive | passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, digressive, rambling |
| dowdy | poorly dressed, shabby, lacking smartness, frumpy, drab |
| accentuate | to emphasize, place stress on, to accent |
| specious | deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit |
| perceptive | capable of keen appreciation, insightful, discerning, observant |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt; tangible |
| sear | to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; |
| satiate | to satisfy completely; to fill to excess |
| gauche | awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy |
| inculcate | to impress on the mind by repetition, to instill, implant |
| heresy | an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred |
| pernicious | extremely harmful; deadly, fatal |
| quail | to shrink back in fear, recoil, cower |
| salient | prominent, standing out, conspicuous, |
