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Barron's Word List 4 Flashcards

1
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jibe

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to be in agreement

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jocose

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fond of joking; jocular

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juggernaut

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huge force destroying everything in its path

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junta

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group of people united in political intrigue

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juxtapose

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place side by side

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kudos

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fame; glory; honor

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labile

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likely to change

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laconic

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using few words

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lambaste

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to trash verbally or physically

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lasivious

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lustful

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lassitude

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lethargy; sluggishnes

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latent

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dormant; not apparent

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laud

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praise

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lethargic

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inactive

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levee

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an embankment that prevents a river from overflowing

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levity

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light manner or attitude

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liberal

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tolerant; broad-minded

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libertine

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one without moral restraint

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libido

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sexual desire

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lilliputian

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extremely small

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limn

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to draw, describe

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limpid

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clear; transparent

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linguistic

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pertaining to language

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litany

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lengthy recitation; repetitive chant

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literati

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scholarly of learned persons

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litigation

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legal proceedings

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log

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record of a voyage or daily activities

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loquacious

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talkative

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lucid

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bright; clear; intelligble

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lucre

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money or profits

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luminous

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bright; brilliant; glowing

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lustrous

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shining

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machiavellian

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craft; double-dealing

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machinations

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plots or schemes

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maelstrom

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whirlpool; turmoil

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magnaminity

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generosity; nobility

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malign

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to speak evil of

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malinger

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to feign illness to escape duty

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malleable

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capable of being shaped by pounding; impresisonate

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maverick

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dissenter

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megalomania

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delusions of power or importance

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menagerie

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a variety of animals kept together

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mendacious

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dishonest

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mendicant

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beggar

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meretricious

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gaudy; specious; attractive but useless

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mesmerize

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to hypnotize

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metamorphosis

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change; transformation

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metereological

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concerned with weather

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meticulous

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very careful; picky; fastidious

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mettle

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courage; endurance

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mettlesome

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full of courage and fortitude

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microcosm

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a small system having analogies to a larger system

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militate

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to work against

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minatory

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threatening; menacing

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minuscule

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very small

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minutia

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petty details

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misanthrope

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one who hates humanity; one who dislikes others

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miscellany

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mixture of writings on various subjects

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miscreant

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villan; criminal

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misogynist

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one who hates women

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mitigate

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alleviate; to become less sever

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mnemonic

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related to memory; assisting memory

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modicum

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limited quantity

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mollify

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to soothe

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monolithic

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solid and uniform; constituting a single unified whole

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morose

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ill-humored; sullen

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motley

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many colored; made up of many parts

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multifarious

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diverse

69
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mundane

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worldy as opposed to spiritual; concerned with the ordinary

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necromancy

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black magic

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negate

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to cancel out; nullify

72
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neologism

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new word or expression

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neophyte

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novice; beginner

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nexus

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a means of connection; a center

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nonplussed

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bewildered

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nostalgia

A

sentimental longing for a past time

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nostrum

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medicine or remedy for a past time

78
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nugatory

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useless; invalid

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obdurate

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stubborn

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obsequious

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overly submissive

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obsequy

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funeral ceremony

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obviate

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remove a need or difficulty; prevent

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occlude

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to shut; block

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occult

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relating to practices connected with supernatural phenomena

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odyssey

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a long, adventurous voyage; a quest

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olfcatory

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concerning the sense of smell

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oligarchy

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form of government in which power belongs to only a few leaders

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onerous

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burdensome

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onomatopeia

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formation or use of words that imitate sounds of the actions they refer to

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opprobium

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public disgrace; contempt

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ornithologist

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scientist who studies birds

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oscillate

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to move back and forth

93
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ostentiatious

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showy; pretentious

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overweening

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showing excessive confidence or pride; arrogant

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paean

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song of joy or triump

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paleonthology

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study of past geological era through fossil remains

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pallid

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lacking color liveliness

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panegyric

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elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise

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paragon

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model of perfection or excellence

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partisan

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one sided; committed to a party, group or cause

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pathological

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departing from normal condition

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patois

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jargon; a regional dialect

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paucity

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scarcity

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pedantic

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showing off learning

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pellucid

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transparent; easily understood

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penchant

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inclination

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penury

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extreme poverty

108
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peregrination

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wandering from place to place

109
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peremptory

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imperative; leaving no choice

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perennial

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present throughout the years; persistent

111
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perfidious

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faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy

112
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perfunctory

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superficial; carried out with little effort

113
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perigee

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point in an orbit that is closest to Earth

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permeable

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penetrable

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perturb

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to disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious

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pervasive

A

spread through every aprt

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petulant

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rude; peevish

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phlegmatic

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unemotional; calm in teperament

119
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phoenix

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anything that is restored after suffering great destruction

120
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physiognomy

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facial features

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piety

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devoutness; quality of being religious

122
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piquant

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pleasantly pungent; attractive

123
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pique

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fleeting feeling or hurt pride

124
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placate

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soothe; pacify

125
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placid

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calm

126
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plaintive

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melancholy; mournful

127
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plasticity

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pliability; condition of being able to be shaped or formed

128
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platitude

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stale; overused expression

129
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platonic

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spiritual; theoretical

130
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plethora

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excess; overabundance

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plumb

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to examine deeply; determine the depth

132
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plummet

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to fall; plunge

133
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plutocracy

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society ruled by the wealthy

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