261-280 Flashcards
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Ossify
A
To become rigid, inflexible
2
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Ostracism
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Banishment or exclusion by consensus
3
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Palliate
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To relive or moderate the intensity of
4
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Paltry
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Small, trivial, meager, insignificant
5
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Paradox
A
A seemingly contradictory statement that is true
6
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Parochial
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Holding a narrow view, prejudiced or biased
7
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Parody
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A work that imitates for comic effect
8
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Patent
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Obvious
9
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Patrician
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Person of noble birth
10
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Pedestrian
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Plain, boring
11
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Peevish
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Stubborn, moody
12
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Pejorative
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Negative connotation
13
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Pernicious
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Deadly, noxious, highly destructive
14
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Pertinacious
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Unyielding, stubbornly holding to a belief
15
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Peruse
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To examine with great detail, read through something very carefully
