Myopic-Precarious Flashcards

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myopic

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(adj.) - short-sighted

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myriad

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(adj.) - consisting of a very great number

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narrate

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(v.) - to tell a story

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nebulous

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(adj.) - indistinct, hazy

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nefarious

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(adj.) - horribly villainous

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neologism

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(n.) - the creation of new words, or a new word

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neonate

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(n.) - a newborn baby

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noisome

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(adj.) - foul, offensive, particularly to the sense of smell

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notoriety

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(n.) - infamy, known in bad regard

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novel

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(adj.) - strikingly new, unusual, or different

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noxious

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(adj.) - harmful, toxic

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obdurate

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(adj.) - unyielding to persuasion or moral influences

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obfuscate

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(v.) - to render incomprehensible

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obsequious

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(adj.) - excessively compliant or submissive

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odious

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(adj.) - meriting strong displeasure

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officious

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(adj.) - offering unwanted help or service

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olfactory

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(adj.) - relating to the sense of smell

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ominous

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(adj.) - foreboding or foreshadowing evil, portentous

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oration

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(n.) - a dignified and formal speech

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ostracize

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(v.) - to exclude from a community

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pacify

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(v.) - to sooth, ease

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paragon

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(n.) - model of perfection

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pariah

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(n.) - an outcast

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parody

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(n.) - a satirical imitation

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patent
(adj.) - clear, apparent
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pedagogue
(n.) - a schoolteacher
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pellucid
(adj.) - clear
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penchant
(n.) - a tendency, partiality, preference
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peregrinate
(v.) - to travel from place to place on foot
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perfunctory
(adj.) - showing little enthusiasm, done as duty
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permeate
(v.) - to spread out, to pervade
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persevere
(v.) - to persist, remain constant
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pertinacious
(adj.) - stubbornly persistent, holding to a belief or position
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peruse
(v.) - to examine carefully
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pervasive
(adj.) - to spread throughout
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petulance
(n.) - irritability, impoliteness
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physiognomy
(n.) - the art of judging human character from facial features
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pique
(v.) - to provoke or to cause indignation
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pithy
(adj.) - succinctly meaningful
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pittance
(n.)- - very small amount
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placate
(v.) - to soothe, appease
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placid
(adj.) - calm, tranquil
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plethora
(n.) - a great number, an abundance
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pliable
(adj.) - flexible, bendable
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poach
(v.) - to hunt or fish illegally
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poised
(adj.) - balanced, readied
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polygamy
(n.) - having more than one spouse at a time
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portentous
(adj.) - foreboding or foreshadowing evil, ominous
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portly
(adj.) - fat, chubby, round
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precarious
(adj.) - dangerously lacking in security or stability