P Flashcards by Sarah Lootah | Brainscape

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Parody

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Humorous imitation, spoof, travesty, takeoff

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Pariah

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Social outcast

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Parsimony

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Stinginess, extreme frugality

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Paucity

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Scarcity

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Penury

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Sever poverty, stinginess

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Perfunctory

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Superficial, not thorough, lacking interest

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Pernicious

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Very destructive

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Pitfall

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Hidden danger, concealed trap

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Pithy

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Concise, meaningful, and meaty

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Polemical

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Aggressive in verbal attack, disputatious

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Prattle

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Babble

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Precarious

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Uncertain, risky

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Profligate

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Dissipated, wasteful

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