| A | B |
|---|
| denizen | an inhabitant, resident |
| contingent | likely but not certain to happen;a representative group forming part of a larger group |
| foist | to impose by fraud |
| corroborate | to confirm |
| abstemious | moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking) |
| disseminate | to scatter widely |
| florid | highly colored, reddish; overdecorated |
| censurable | deserving of blame or correction |
| discursive | rambling, roving, nomadic |
| dowdy | poorly dressed, shabby |
| accentuate | to emphasize |
| specious | deceptive |
| perceptive | having systematic insight or understanding |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt |
| sear | to char or scorch the surface of |
| satiate | to satisfy completely |
| gauche | awkward, lacking in social graces |
| inculcate | to impress on the mind by repitition |
| heresy | an opinion different from accepted belief |
| pernicious | extremely harmful |
| quail | to shrink back in fear |
| salient | prominent, conspicuous |
