| A | B |
|---|
| Abstemious | Adj. moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking) |
| censurable | adj. deserving of blame or correction |
| contingent | adj. likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent |
| corroborate | v. to confirm, make more certain |
| denizen | n. an inhabitant, resident |
| discursive | adj. passing aimlessly from one place or subject |
| disseminate | v. to scatter or spread |
| dowdy | adj. poorly dressed, shabby |
| florid | adj. highly colored, reddish |
| foist | v. to impose by fraud |
| gauche | adj. awkward, lacking in social graces |
| heresy | n. an opinion different from accepted belief |
| inculcate | v. to impress |
| palpable | adj. capable of being touched of felt |
| perceptive | adj. having sympathetic insight or understanding |
| pernicious | adj. extremely harmful |
| salient | adj. leaping, jumping, or springing forth |
| satiate | v. to satisfy completely, to fill to excess |
| sear | v. to make or become dry and withered |
| specious | adj. decptive, apparently good or valid |
