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abstemious

(adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline

abstemious: synonyms

temperate, sober, moderate

abstemious: antonyms

indulgent, immoderate, intemperate

censurable

(adj.) deserving of blame or correction

censurable: synonyms

blameworthy, discreditable, reprehensible

censurable: antonyms

commendable, laudable, meritorious

contingent

(adj.) 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: synonyms

(adj.) conditional, dependent; (n.) a detachment

contingent: antonyms

(adj.) independent of, unconnected with, certain

corroborate

(v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify

corroborate: antonyms

(adj.) refute, contradict, undermine, discredit

denizen

(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place

denizen: synonyms

resident, dweller, habitue

denizen: antonyms

alien, outsider, stranger, foreigner

discursive

(adj.) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic

discursive: synonyms

digressive, diffuse, wandering, episodic

discursive: antonyms

short and to the point, succinct

disseminate

(v.) to scatter or spread widely

disseminate: synonyms

disperse, publicize, broadcast, circulate

disseminate: antonyms

bring together, concentrate, muster, conceal, hide

dowdy

(adj.) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste

dowdy: synonyms

frumpy, tacky, frowsy, drab

dowdy: antonyms

chic, stylish, elegant, fashionable

florid

(adj) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy

florid: synonyms

flushed, ruddy, flowery, frilly, flamboyant

florid: antonyms

pale, ashen, pallid, sallow, austere, stark

foist

(v.) to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion

foist: synonyms

pass off, palm off, fob off

gauche

(adj) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy

gauche: synonyms

inept, uncouth, maladroit

gauche: antonyms

adroit, tactful, diplomatic, politic

heresy

(n.) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred

heresy: synonyms

unorthodox belief, heterodoxy

heresy: antonyms

orthodoxy

inculcate

(v.) to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly

inculcate: synonyms

instill, implant, infuse, ingrain, imbue

inculcate: antonyms

efface, extirpate, root out

palpable

(adj) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized

palpable: synonyms

tangible, plain, obvious, manifest

palpable: antonyms

intangible, insubstantial, incorporeal

perceptive

(adj.) having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation

perceptive: synonyms

insightful, discerning, observant

perceptive: antonyms

dense, thick, obtuse, dim-witted

pernicious

(adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal

pernicious: synonyms

injurious, deleterious, baleful, noxious

pernicious: antonyms

harmless, innocuous, salutary, salubrious

salient

(adj.) leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out conspicuously; (n.) a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward.

salient: synonyms

(adj.) striking, notable, protrusive, obvious

salient: antonyms

(adj.) inconspicuous, recessive

satiate

(v.) to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; (adj.) full, satisfied

satiate: synonyms

(v.) gratify, cloy, surfeit, gorge

satiate: antonyms

(v.) starve, deprive entirely of

sear

(v.) to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling; to patch, dessicate, singe.

specious

(adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit

specious: synonyms

deceptively, plausible, sophistic, casuistic

specious: antonyms

valid, sound, solid, genuine