AVID VOCAB WEEK 10 Flashcards by lesly Perez | Brainscape

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Patrician

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Aristocrat

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Patricide

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Murder of one’s father

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Patronize

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To condescend to ; disparage; to buy from

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Paucity

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Scarcity, lack

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Pauper

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Very poor person

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Peculation

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Theft of money or goods

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Pavilion

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Tent or light building used for shelter

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Peccadillo

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Minor sin or offense

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Pedant

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Uninspired, boring academic

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Pedagogue

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Teacher

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Pedestrian

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commonplace

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Pediment

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Triangular gable on a roof or facade

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Peer

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Contemporary, equal, match

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Pejorative

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Having bad connotations, disparaging

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Pellucid

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Transparent; translucent; easily understood

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Penance

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Voluntary suffering to repent for a wrong

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Penchant

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Inclination

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Penitent

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Expressing sorrow for sins

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Penultimate

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Next to last

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Penumbra

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Partial shadow