| A | B |
|---|
| denizen | one who frequents a place; and inhabitant or resident |
| contigent | happening by chance |
| foist | to bring in by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion |
| corroborate | to confirm, make more certain |
| abstemious | moderate, sparing; characterized by abstinence |
| disseminate | to scatter widely |
| florid | excessively ornate, overdecorated, showy |
| censurable | deserving of blame or correction |
| discursive | passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic |
| dowdy | lacking smartness and good taste |
| accentuate | to emphasize, place stress on |
| specious | deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit |
| perceptive | having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized |
| sear | to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of |
| satiate | full, satisfied; to fill to excess |
| gauche | awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy |
| inculcate | to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistency and earnestly |
| heresy | an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of a belief that is generally sacred |
| pernicious | extremely harmful; deadly, fatal |
| quail | to shrink back in fear, lose heart in a difficult or dangerous situation |
| salient | leaping, jumping or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous |
