451 - 600 Flashcards by Alejandro Manuel Mallea Magne | Brainscape

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paw

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n the foot of an animal that had claws

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pebble

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n a small stone

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peril

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n great danger of being harmed or killed

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perilous

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adj dangerous, risky, hazardous

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perish

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v die, be destroyed untimely, spoil,

deteriorate

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peruse

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v to examine by reading, to scrutinize

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pew

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n one of long seats in a church

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pickpocket

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n someone who steals things from

people’s pockets

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pierce

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v to make a hole, to perforate

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pinch

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v to squeeze between the thumb and

forefingers

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plaudits

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n expression of approval

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plead

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v to ask for something you want very

much emotionally

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pleat

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v to make a lot of flat narrow folds in a

piece of cloth

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pledge

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n firm promise / agreement made

publicly or officially

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plough

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n tool for breaking up, turning over,

cutting soil

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plump

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adj chubby, fat

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point out

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v to indicate

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pond

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n a small body of water

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ponder

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n to consider carefully

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pose

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v raise a question, as for a portrait /

picture

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potable

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adj not poisonous

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potent

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adj powerful, having authority or influence

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pour

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v to rain heavily without stopping

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precedent

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adj going before time, antecedent, that

precedes

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precipitate

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precipitate v cause to happen quickly or abruptly, to

accelerate

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presumption

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n pomposity, pretension

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prevalent

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adj widely accepted, widespread

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prick

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n punch, puncture, perforate

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profess

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v to lay claim to, pretend to, affirm,

declare openly

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promote

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v raise to a higher position