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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
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Perfunctory

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(Adj) without enthusiasm or thoroughness; routine

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Penury

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(Noun) extreme poverty; destitution

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Pernicious

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(Adj) destructive

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Perspicacity

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(Noun) mental sharpness, keen insight

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Peruse

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(Verb) read carefully, study in detail

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Pervade

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(Verb) to spread to every part

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Petulance

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(Noun) grouchiness

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Phlegmatic

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(Adj) calm, unemotional

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Pious

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(Adj) exhibiting religious devotion

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Pithy

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(Adj) to the point, concise

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Placate

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(Verb) to appease, pacify, mollify

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Platitude

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(Noun) dull, trite statement

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Plausible

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(Adj) believable but not completely

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Pompous

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(Adj) filled with self importance, arrogance, obnoxiously

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Ponderous

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(Adj) slow and clumsy because of great weight

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Portent

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Noun, warning sign, Oman, indication

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Potent

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(Adj) powerful

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Precarious

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(Adj) risky, uncertain

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Preclude

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Verb, prevent, make impossible

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Precocious

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(Adj) mature at a young age

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Predecessor

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(Noun) an earlier occupant of a job, office or position

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Predilection

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(Noun) a preference for something

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Pretentious

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(Adj) showy making ridiculous claims

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Prevalent

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(Adj) widely accepted, common

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Primordial

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(Adj) formed long ago, primitive

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Prodigal

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(Adj) wasteful, especially with money

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Prodigious

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(Adj) very large

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Profound

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(Adj) penetrating beyond the superficial, filled with wisdom and insight

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Profuse

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(Adj) in large amounts or quantities

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Protract

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(Verb) extend in time or space

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