AT Word List 6 #8 Flashcards

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Omniscient

A

knowing everyhing

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Oratory

A

effective public speaking

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Ornithologist

A

one who studies birds

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outwit

A

to outsmart

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Palisade

A

line of cliffs

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Panache

A

style; flair

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Pare

A

to remove or deduce by cutting

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Parry

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to ward off; to deflect

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Patter

A

meaningless speech

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Pejorative

A

insulting

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Penury

A

Poverty

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Perfidy

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disloyalty; untrustworthy

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Perpetuate

A

to make last

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Pestilence

A

disease

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Pinion

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wing, to hold someone down

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Placard

A

poster

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Plaudit

A

praise

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Plunder

A

to rob

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Pontificate

A

to speak in a “know it all” way

20
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Potable

A

drinkable

21
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Precarious

A

dangerous

22
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Prevaricate

A

to lie