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