list 4 Flashcards by Tarika Sethia | Brainscape

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paragon

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model of perfection

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partisan

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biased

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pathological

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relating to a disease

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paucity

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scarcity

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pedantic

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bookish, relating to studies

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penchant

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affinity, inclination

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penury

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severe poverty

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perennial

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permanent

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perfidious

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treacherous, disloyal

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perfunctory

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superficial; lacking interest, care

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permeable

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penetrable

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pervasive

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spread throughout

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phlegmatic

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calm

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piety

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devoutness

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placate

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soothing, pacify

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plasticity

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ability to be moulded

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platitude

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commonplace statement, trite, hackneyed

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plethora

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excess

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plummet

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fall sharply

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porous

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having a lot of pores like a sieve

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pragmatic

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practical

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preamble

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introductory statement

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precarious

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dangerous, risky, uncertain

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precursor

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forerunner

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precipitate

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haste, sudden, rash , premature

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presumptuous

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arrogant; taking liberties

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prevaricate

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lie

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pristine

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primitive, unspolied

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probity

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uprightness; incorruptibility

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prodigal

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reckless with money

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profound

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deep

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picayune

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less value

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bucolic

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pleasure of country side

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germane

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relevant, apt, pertinent

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abstruse, arcane, esoteric

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difficult to understand

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revulsion

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sense of disgust and loathing

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torrid

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hot and dry

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torpid

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lethargic

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transigent

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a person who is willing to compromise

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intransigent

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opposite of transigent

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implicate

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suspected