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Question 1

palpate

Answer 1

to feel

Question 2

pandemic

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widespread, universal

Question 3

panegyric

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speech that praises someone very much and does not say anything bad about them

Question 4

panoply

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collection of different things

Question 5

apartheid

Answer 5

any system that seperates people according to race

Question 6

disparage

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to belittle

Question 7

disparate

Answer 7

essentially different

Question 8

par

Answer 8

equality in value

Question 9

parity

Answer 9

equally (amount, status, character)

Question 10

parable

Answer 10

short simple story that explain an idea (moral or religious idea)

Question 11

paragon

Answer 11

model of excellence

Question 12

parody

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to imitate for comic purposes

Question 13

paucity

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the fact that there is too little of something

Question 14

pauper

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very poor person

Question 15

puerile

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childish, immature

Question 16

pusillanimous

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lacking courage

Question 17

impecunious

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having no money

Question 18

peculation

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act of illegally taking or using money that you are responsible of managing

Question 19

pecuniary

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relating to money

Question 20

pedagogue

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teacher

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pedant

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person excessively concerned with minor details and rules

Question 22

antipodes

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direct opposite of something

Question 23

penance

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an act that shows that you regret doing something (sometimes for religious reasons)

Question 24

penitent

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feeling or expressing remorse for doing something wrong

Question 25

peninsula

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landmass surrounded by water, almost an island

Question 26

penultimate

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second-to-last

Question 27

penumbra

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shaded area between pure shadow and pure light

Question 28

appendage

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limb, something that exists as a smaller part of something larger

Question 29

stipend

Answer 29

periodic payment (fixed pay)

Question 30

perfunctory

Answer 30

done quickly

Question 31

perspicacious

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having an understanding of something

Question 32

pertinacious

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very determined

Question 33

peripatetic

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nomadic

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periscope

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optical instrument for seeing objects in an obstructed field of vision

Question 35

impetuous

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characterized by sudden action

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petulant

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showing sudden irritation

Question 37

philatelist

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one who loves postage stamps

Question 38

philology

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study of literary texts to establish their authenticity and determine their meaning

Question 39

hydropphobia

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fear of water

Question 40

xenophobia

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fear of foreighners

Question 41

polyphony

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use of simultaneous melodic lines to produce harmonies in musical compositions

Question 42

complacent

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self-satisfied

Question 43

complaisant

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inclined to please

Question 44

implacable

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unable to be pleased

Question 45

placid

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pleasantly calm

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plenitude

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fullness

Question 47

plethora

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excess

Question 48

replete

Answer 48

abundantly supplied

Question 49

duplicity

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dishonest behavior especially by saying two different things to two people

Question 50

supplicate

Answer 50

to make humble