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Abstemious
moderate, sparing (as in eating or drinking)
temperate
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Censurable
deserving of blame or correction
blameworthy
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Contingent
likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain events or conditions; happening by chance
a representive group forming part of a larger body
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Corrobate
to confirm, make more certain, verify
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Denizen
an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place
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Discursive
passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, nomadic
wandering
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Disseminate
to scatter or spread widely
disperse, publicize, broadcast, circulate
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Dowdy
poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste
tacky
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Florid
highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy
flushed, ruddy, flowery, frilly, flamboyant
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Foist
to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion
pass off
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Gauche
awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy
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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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Inculcate
to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly
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Palpable
capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized
tangible, plain, obvious, manifest
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Perceptive
having sypathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation
insightful, discerning, observant
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Pernicious
extremely harmful; deadly, fatal
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Salient
leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous
a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward
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Satiate
to satisfy completely; to fill to excess
full, satisfied
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sear
to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling; to parch, dessicate, singe
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Speciou
deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit
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