261-280 Flashcards by Cj Vazquez | Brainscape

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Ossify

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Change into bone

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Ostracism

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Exclusion by consensus

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Palliate

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Relieve or moderate intensity of

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Paltry

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Small

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Paradox

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Seemingly contradictory statement that is nonetheless less true

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Parochial

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Restricted point of view

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Parody

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Work that imitate for comic effect or ridicule

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Patent

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Obvious

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Patrician

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Person of noble birth

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Pedestrian

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Plain

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Peevish

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Perversely stubborn

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Pejorative

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Having a negative connotation

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Pernicious

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Deadly

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Pertinacious

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Unyielding

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Peruse

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Examine

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Pervade

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Spread throughout

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Philistine

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Smug and ignorant toward art and culture

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Picayune

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Little value or importance

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Pique

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Provoke arouse anger

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Opulent

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Luxurious