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501-600 Flashcards

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pervasive

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spreading throughout; everywhere

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pertinent

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relevant

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pessimistic

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stressing the negative or unfavorable

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petrify

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to stun with terror

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petulant

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unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; peevish

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pilgrimage

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a long journey or search with a purpose

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pioneer

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one who ventures into unknown or unclaimed territory

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piquant

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pleasantly pungent in taste ; spicy

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pithiness

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precisely meaningful; forceful and brief

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placate

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appease

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placid

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undisturbed. calm or quiet

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plaintive

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expressing sorrow; mournful or melancholy

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planetarium

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a theater that projects images of astronomical phenomena onto the inner surface of a hemispherical dome

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platitude

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a trite, minor statement thats expressed as if it were significant

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plausible

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seemingly valid, likely, or acceptable; credible

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plethora

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a superabundance; an excess

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pliability

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receptive to change; adaptable

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pluralism

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society with numerous ethnic, religious, or cultural groups coexist within one nation

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polar

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occupying opposite extremes

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polemic

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a controversial argument

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pompous

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excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; pretentious; arrogant

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populist

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a supporter of the rights and power of the people

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portend

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to serve as an omen. to foreshadow

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posthumously

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continuing after one’s death

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pragmatism

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a practical way of solving problems

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precept

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direction given as a rule

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precipitate

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to make something happen

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preclude

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to make impossible. prevent

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precocity

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unusually early development or maturity, especially in mental aptitude

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predation

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the act preying on someone or something;

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predestine

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to decide in advance:

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predilection

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a preference

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prescient

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having knowledge of things or events before they happen; having foresight

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prestigious

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having a high reputation. honored.

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presumptuous

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going beyond what is right or proper: excessively forward

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prim

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precise or proper. excessively decorous

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primacy

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the state of being first or foremost

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pristine

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remaining in a pure state

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procure

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to bring about; effect

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prodigy

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a person with exceptional talents or powers

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proficient

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having an advanced degree of competence

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profligate

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recklessly wasteful

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profound

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deep. coming from the depths

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profusion

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lavish or unrestrained expense

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prophetic

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foretelling events as if by divine inspiration

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propitiate

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appease

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proscribe

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prohibit

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protean

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readily taking on varied shapes, forms, or meanings

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prototype

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an original type that serves as a model

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provisional

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temporary

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pulverize

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to crush, or grind to a powder or dust

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punctilious

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strictly attentive to minute details

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punctual

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arriving exactly at the time

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pundit

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a source of opinion; a critic

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quagmire

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a difficult or precarious situation

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quibble

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to find fault or criticize

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quiescent

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being quiet, still, or at rest; inactive

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quietude

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tranquility

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quirkiness

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whimsicality; freakishness

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quixotic

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caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of un reachable goals; idealistic without regard to practicality

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raconteur

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one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit

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rampant

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extending unchecked; unrestrained

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rancidity

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repugnant: nasty

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ratified

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to approve and give formal sanction; logical

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ravenous

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extremely hungry ; voracious

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rebuke

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to criticize or reprove sharply; reprimand

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recalcitrant

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marked by stubborn resistance to and defiance of authority or guidance

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recant

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to make a formal retraction or disavowal of

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recluse

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a person who withdraws from the world to live in seclusion

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rectitude

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moral uprightness ; righteousness

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recursive

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the quality or condition of being correct in judgement

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redress

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to set right

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refractory

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obstinately resistant to authority or control; unruly

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relinquish

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to retire from; give up or abandon

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remnants

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something left over; a remainder

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remunerate

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to compensate for

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Renaissance

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a rebirth

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renegade

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one who rejects a religion, cause, or allegiance for another

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renege

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to fail to carry out a promise

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repertory

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a place,such as a storehouse, where a stock of things is kept

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replicate

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to duplicate; copy

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reprehensible

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blameworthy

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reprobate

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a morally unprincipled person

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repudiate

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to reject emphatically as unfounded, untrue, or unjust

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resilient

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marked by the ability to recover readily, as from misfortune

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resolute

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firm or determined

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respite

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a usually short interval of rest

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resplendent

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splendid or dazzling in appearance

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reticence

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the state or quality of being reluctant

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retort

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to reply

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reverberate

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to resound in or as if in a succession of echoes

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revile

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to assail with abusive language

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revitalize

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to impart new life

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ribald

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characterized by or indulging in vulgar, lewd humor

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rigidity

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stiffness

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risqué

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suggestive of or bordering on indelicacy or impropriety

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rough

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almost exact or correct; approximate

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rudimentary

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of or relating to basis facts or principles ; elementary

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ruffian

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a bully

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rational

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consistent with or based on reason; logical

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