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Abstemious moderate,sparing;characterized by abstinence and self discipline.
censurable deserving of blame or correction
contingent likely but not certain to happen,possible;dependent on certain events or conditions;happening by chance;a representative group forming part of a larger body.
corroborate to confirm, make more certain,bolster,substantiate, verify.
denizen an inhabitant,resident; one who frequents a place.
discursive passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another,rambling,roving,nomadic.
disseminate to scatter or spread widely
dowdy poorly dressed,shabby; lacking smartness and good taste.
florid highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy
foist to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth,dishonesty, or coercion
gauche awkward,lacking in social graces, tactless and clumsy
heresy opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea thats generally sacred.
inculcate to impress on the mind by repitition teach persistently and earnestly.
palpable capable of being touched or felt easily,seen,heard or recognized
perceptive having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable or keen appreciation
pernicious extremely harmful;deadly,fatal
salient leaping,jumping,or springing fourth; prominent,standing out, a projection or bulge, a lnd the projects upward or outward
satiate to satisfy completly; to fill to excess;
sear to make or become dry and withered; to char or scortch surface of; to harden or make unfeeling; to parch or singe.
specious deceptive,apparently good or valid but lacking real merit.
Created by: blosom152003
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