verb 11 English Flashcards

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1
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moderate, sparing

A

abstemious

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2
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deserving of blame

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censurable

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3
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likely but not certain happen

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contingent

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4
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to confirm

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corroborate

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5
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an inhabitant , resident

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denizen

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6
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passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another

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discursive

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7
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to scatter or spread widely

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disseminate

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8
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poorly dressed ,shabby

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dowdy

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9
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highly colored

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florid

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10
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awkward, lacking in social graces

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gauche

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11
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to bring about by stealth

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foist

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12
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an opinion different from accepted belief

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heresy

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13
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teach persistently and earnestly

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inculcate

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14
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capable of being touched or felt

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palpable

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having sympathetic insight or understanding

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perceptive

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16
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deadly, fatal

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pernicious

17
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leaping,lumping, or spring forth

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salient

18
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to satisfy completely

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satiate

19
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to make or become dry and withered

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sear

20
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apparently good or valid but lacking real merit

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specious