abstemious
(adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self discipline SYN: temperate, sober, moderate
censurable
(adj.) deserving of blame or correction SYN: blameworthy, discreditable, reprehensible
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 SYN: (adj.) conditional, dependent (n.) detachment
corroborate
(v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify
denizen
(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place SYN: resident, dweller, habitue'
discursive
(adj.) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic SYN: digressive, diffuse, wandering, episodic
disseminate
(v.) to scatter or spread widely SYN: disperse, publicize, broadcast, circulate
dowdy
(adj.) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste SYN: frumpy, tacky, frowsy, drab
florid
(adj.) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy SYN: flushed, ruddy, flowery, frilly, flamboyant
foist
(v.) to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion SYN: pass off, palm off, fob off
gauche
(adj.) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy SYN: inept, uncouth, maladroit
heresy
(n.) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred SYN: unorthodox, belief, heterodoxy
inculcate
(v.) to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly SYN: instill, implant, infuse, ingrain, imbue
palpable
(adj.) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized SYN: tangible, plain, obvious, manifest
perceptive
(adj.) having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation SYN: insightful, discerning, observant
pernicious
(adj.) extremely harmful; dreadly, fatal SYN: injurious, deleterious, baleful, noxious
salient
(adj.) leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous; (n.) a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward SYN: (adj.) strking, notable, protrusive, obvious
satiate
(v.) to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; (adj.) full, satisfied SYN: (v.) gratify, cloy, surfeit, gorge
sear
(v.) to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling; to parch, dessicate, singe
specious
(adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit SYN: deceptively, plausible, sophistic, casuistic