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Vocabulary #11

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denizen   an inhabitant, resident, one who frequents a place  
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contingent   adj.: likley but not certain to happen, possible noun:a representative group forming part of a larger body  
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foist   to impose by fraud, to pass of as worthy or genuine  
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corroborate   to confirm, make more certain  
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abstemious   moderate, saring (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline  
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disseminate   to scatter widely  
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florid   highly colored, reddish; excessivrly ornate, showy  
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cencurable   deserving of blame or correction  
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discursive   passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic  
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dowdy   poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste  
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accentuate   to emphasize, place stress on  
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specious   deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit  
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perceptive   having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation  
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palpable   capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized  
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sear   to make or becoem dry & withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden to make unfeeling  
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satiate   to satisfy completely; to fill to excess  
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gauche   awkward, lacking in social graces  
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inculcate   to impress on the mind by reputation, teach persistently and earnestly  
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heresy   an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred  
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pernicious   extreamly harmful; deadly, fatal  
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quail   to shrink back in fear, lose heart in a difficult or dangerous situation  
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salient   leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous  
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