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moderate, sparing(as in eating/drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline.
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deserving of blame or correction
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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.
SYN: adj-conditional, dependent; n-a detachment
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to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify
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an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place
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passing aimlessly form one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic
Syn-digressive, diffuse, wandering, episodic
Ant-short and to the point, succinct |
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to scatter or spread widely
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poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste
Syn-frumpy, tacky, frowsy, drab
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highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy
Syn-flushed, ruddy, flowery, frilly, flamboyant
Ant-pale, ashen pallid, sallow, austere, stark |
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to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion
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awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy
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an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred
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to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly
Syn-instill, implant, infuse, ingrain, imbue
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capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized
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having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation
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| extremely harmful; deadly, fatal |
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Adj-leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous; N-a projection or bulge, a land form tat projects upward or outward
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Ant- adj- inconspicuous, recessive |
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V-to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; Adj- full, satisfied
Syn:v-gratify, cloy, surfeit, gorge
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| 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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deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit
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Ant- valid, sound, solid, genuine |
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