Day1.b Flashcards
1
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poignant
A
painfully emotional, extremely moving, sharp or astute
2
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plebeian
A
common, vulgar, low class
3
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platitude
A
a dull or trite remark, a cliche
4
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plaintive
A
expressing sadness or sorrow
5
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placate
A
to pacify, to appease, to soothe
6
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pivotal
A
crucial
7
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pious
A
reverent, devout, outwardly, reverent or devout, hypocritical
8
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philistine
A
a smugly ignorant person with no appreciation of intellectual or artistic matters
9
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petulant
A
rude, cranky, ill-tempered
10
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perquisite
A
a privilege that goes along with a job, a “perk”
11
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perjury
A
lying under oath
12
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peripatetic
A
wandering, traveling continually
13
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perfunctory
A
unenthusiastic, careless
14
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perfidy
A
treachery
15
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peremptory
A
final, categorical, dictatorial
