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