NSF national vocabulary W18 Flashcards by Awesome Cool | Brainscape

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penitence

A

regret for wrongdoing

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pennant

A

a long tapering flag

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pent

A

closely confined

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peremptory

A

positive or aggressive in tone or manner

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perfidious

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tending to betray, deceitful

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perforate

A

having a hole cut through by piercing or punching

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personage

A

another word for a person

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perspicacity

A

keenness of mental perception or understanding

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pert

A

jaunty and stylish in manner or speech

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peruse

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to read, or examine in detail

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philatelist

A

a collector of postage stamps

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philologist

A

the study of literary texts

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pinch-hit

A

to substitute for somebody in a emergency

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pinioned

A

bound fast having the arms restrained

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pique

A

a tightly woven fabric with raised cords

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pirouette

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a rapid spin of the body

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piscatory

A

pertaining to fisherman or fishing

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pithiness

A

terseness and economy in writing and speaking

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pithy

A

concise and full of meaning

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placid

A

pleasantly calm and peaceful

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plaintively

A

mournful, sorrow

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plait

A

a braid of hair or straw

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plankton

A

a organism that floats in salt or freshwater

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platoon

A

a military unit consisting of 2 or more squads

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player

A

a participant in some game or contest

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pleat

A

a fold of definite

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plenary

A

full in all respects

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plumage

A

the light fuselage of a bird

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pneumatic

A

pertaining to air

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pod

A

a case, a container of fuel on a airplane, a seed vessel for peas