P Vocabulary Flashcards by Melanie Boudreau | Brainscape

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palliate

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to reduce the severity of

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pallid

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lacking color

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panacea

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a remedy for all ills or difficulties

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paragon

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model of excellence or perfection

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pariah

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an outcast

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parsimony

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frugality, stinginess

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pathos

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an emotion of sympathy

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paucity

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small in quantity

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pejorative

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derogatory, uncomplimentary

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pellucid

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easily intelligible, clear

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penurious

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miserly, stingy

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perfidious

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disloyal, unfaithful

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perfunctory

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showing little interest or enthusiasm

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pernicious

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extremely harmful or destructive

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perspicacity

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shrewdness, perceptiveness

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pertinacious

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stubbornly persistent

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petulance

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rudeness, irritability

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pithy

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concisely meaningful

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platitude

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an uninspired remark, cliche

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plethora

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an abundance, excess

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polemic

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an aggressive argument against a specific opinion

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portent

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an omen

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precocious

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advanced, developing ahead of time

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prescient

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to have foreknowledge of events

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primeval

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original, ancient

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probity

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virtue, integrity

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proclivity

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a strong inclination toward something

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promulgate

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to proclaim, make known

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propensity

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an inclination, a preference

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propitious

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favorable

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prosaic

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plain, lacking liveliness

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proscribe

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to condemn, outlaw

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protean

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able to change shape, displaying great variety

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prurient

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eliciting or possessing an extraordinary interest in sex

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puerile

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juvenile, immature

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pugnacious

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quarrelsome, combative

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pulchritude

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physical beauty

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punctilious

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eager to follow rules or conventions