| A | B |
|---|
| denizen | an inhabitant, resident , one who frequents a place |
| contingent | likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain events |
| foist | to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring in by stealth |
| corroborate | to confirm, make more certain |
| abstemious | moderate, sparing |
| disseminate | to scatter widely |
| florid | highly colored, reddish, showy |
| censurable | deserving of blame or correction |
| discursive | passing aimlessly from one place or subject |
| dowdy | poorly dressed, shabby |
| accentuate | to emphasize, place stress |
| specious | deceptive, apparently good |
| perceptive | having sympathetic insight |
| palpable | cpable of eing touched or felt |
| sear | to make or become dry and witered; to char or scorch the surface |
| satiate | to satisfy completely; to fill to excess |
| gauche | awkward, lacking in social graces |
| inculcate | to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently |
| heresy | an opinion different from accepted belief |
| pernicious | extremely harmful |
