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Question 1

ostensible

Answer 1

apparent

Question 2

ostracism

Answer 2

exclusion from a group

Question 3

oust

Answer 3

to drive out; expel

Question 4

palliate

Answer 4

to reduce the severity of

Question 5

panacea

Answer 5

remedy for all ills

Question 6

paradigm

Answer 6

model

Question 7

paramount

Answer 7

most important

Question 8

partisan

Answer 8

devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause

Question 9

peculiar

Answer 9

strange

Question 10

pellucid

Answer 10

transparent; clear

Question 11

penchant

Answer 11

a strong liking

Question 12

penurious

Answer 12

excessively thrifty; ungenerous

Question 13

pernicious

Answer 13

harmful

Question 14

persecute

Answer 14

cause to suffer

Question 15

pert

Answer 15

saucy, bold

Question 16

pertinacious

Answer 16

stubbornly persistent

Question 17

petulant

Answer 17

easily irritated or annoyed

Question 18

philanthropic

Answer 18

charitable

Question 19

phlegmatic

Answer 19

calm; sluggish; unemotional

Question 20

pinnacle

Answer 20

the highest point

Question 21

pithy

Answer 21

precise and brief

Question 22

platitude

Answer 22

overused expression

Question 23

plausible

Answer 23

believable

Question 24

plethora

Answer 24

excess

Question 25

portent

Answer 25

an omen

Question 26

postulate

Answer 26

hypothesize; propose

Question 27

pragmatic

Answer 27

practical

Question 28

precedent

Answer 28

an example that may serve as a basis for later action

Question 29

presage

Answer 29

an omen

Question 30

prescribe

Answer 30

to lay down a rule