Day1.c Flashcards
1
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patrician
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a person of noble birth
2
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patriarch
A
the male head of a family or tribe
3
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patent
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obvious
4
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partisan
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one who supports a particular person, cause, or idea
5
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parochial
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narrow or confined in point of view, provincial
6
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paltry
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insignificant, worthless
7
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palpable
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capable of being touched, obvious, tangible
8
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ostensible
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apparent (but misleading), professed
9
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onerous
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burdensome, oppressive
10
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officious
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annoyingly eager to help or advise
11
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obsequious
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fawning, subservient, sucking up to
12
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obfuscate
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to darken, to confuse, to make confusing
13
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obdurate
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stubborn and insensitive
14
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nominal
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in name only, insignificant
15
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nihilism
A
belief that there are no values or morals in the universe
