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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 cetain, bolster, stubstantiate, 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

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

herey: synonyms- unorthodox belief, heterodoxy

herey: 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 conspicuous; (n.) a projection or buldge, 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

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Flashcard #1
Term: abstemious
Definition: (adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline

Flashcard #2
Term: abstemious: synonyms
Definition: temperate, sober, moderate

Flashcard #3
Term: abstemious: antonyms
Definition: indulgent, immoderate, intemperate

Flashcard #4
Term: censurable
Definition: (adj.) deserving of blame or correction

Flashcard #5
Term: censurable: synonyms
Definition: blameworthy, discreditable, reprehensible

Flashcard #6
Term: censurable: antonyms
Definition: commendable, laudable, meritorious

Flashcard #7
Term: contingent
Definition: (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

Flashcard #8
Term: contingent: synonyms
Definition: (adj.) conditional, dependent; (n.) a detachment

Flashcard #9
Term: contingent: antonyms
Definition: (adj.) independent of, unconnected with, certain

Flashcard #10
Term: corroborate
Definition: (v.) to confirm, make more cetain, bolster, stubstantiate, verify

Flashcard #11
Term: corroborate: antonyms
Definition: (adj.) refute, contradict, undermine, discredit

Flashcard #12
Term: denizen
Definition: (n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place

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Term: denizen: synonyms
Definition: resident, dweller, habitue

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Term: denizen: antonyms
Definition: alien, outsider, stranger, foreigner

Flashcard #15
Term: discursive
Definition: (adj.) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic

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Term: discursive: synonyms
Definition: digressive, diffuse, wandering, episodic

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Term: discursive: antonyms
Definition: short and to the point, succinct

Flashcard #18
Term: disseminate
Definition: (v.) to scatter or spread widely

Flashcard #19
Term: disseminate: synonyms
Definition: disperse, publicize, broadcast, circulate

Flashcard #20
Term: disseminate: antonyms
Definition: bring together, concentrate, muster, conceal, hide

Flashcard #21
Term: dowdy
Definition: (adj.) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste

Flashcard #22
Term: dowdy: synonyms
Definition: frumpy, tacky, frowsy, drab

Flashcard #23
Term: dowdy: antonyms
Definition: chic, stylish, elegant, fashionable

Flashcard #24
Term: florid
Definition: (adj) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy

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Term: florid: synonyms
Definition: flushed, ruddy, flowery, frilly, flamboyant

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Term: florid: antonyms
Definition: pale, ashen, pallid, sallow, austere, stark

Flashcard #27
Term: foist
Definition: (v.) to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion

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Term: foist: synonyms
Definition: pass off, palm off, fob off

Flashcard #29
Term: gauche
Definition: (adj) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy

Flashcard #30
Term: gauche: synonyms
Definition: inept, uncouth, maladroit

Flashcard #31
Term: gauche: antonyms
Definition: adroit, tactful, diplomatic, politic

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

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Term: heresy: synonyms
Definition: unorthodox belief, heterodoxy

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Term: heresy: antonyms
Definition: orthodoxy

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

Flashcard #36
Term: inculcate: synonyms
Definition: instill, implant, infuse, ingrain, imbue

Flashcard #37
Term: inculcate: antonyms
Definition: efface, extirpate, root out

Flashcard #38
Term: palpable
Definition: (adj) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized

Flashcard #39
Term: palpable: synonyms
Definition: tangible, plain, obvious, manifest

Flashcard #40
Term: palpable: antonyms
Definition: intangible, insubstantial, incorporeal

Flashcard #41
Term: perceptive
Definition: (adj.) having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation

Flashcard #42
Term: perceptive: synonyms
Definition: insightful, discerning, observant

Flashcard #43
Term: perceptive: antonyms
Definition: dense, thick, obtuse, dim-witted

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Term: pernicious
Definition: (adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal

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Term: pernicious: synonyms
Definition: injurious, deleterious, baleful, noxious

Flashcard #46
Term: pernicious: antonyms
Definition: harmless, innocuous, salutary, salubrious

Flashcard #47
Term: salient
Definition: (adj.) leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out conspicuous; (n.) a projection or buldge, a land form that projects upward or outward.

Flashcard #48
Term: salient: synonyms
Definition: (adj.) striking, notable, protrusive, obvious

Flashcard #49
Term: salient: antonyms
Definition: (adj.) inconspicuous, recessive

Flashcard #50
Term: satiate
Definition: (v.) to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; (adj.) full, satisfied

Flashcard #51
Term: satiate: synonyms
Definition: (v.) gratify, cloy, surfeit, gorge

Flashcard #52
Term: satiate: antonyms
Definition: (v.) starve, deprive entirely of

Flashcard #53
Term: sear
Definition: (v.) to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling; to patch, dessicate, singe.

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Term: specious
Definition: (adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit

Flashcard #55
Term: specious: synonyms
Definition: deceptively, plausible, sophistic, casuistic

Flashcard #56
Term: specious: antonyms
Definition: valid, sound, solid, genuine