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Question 1

Pillory

Answer 1

ridiculizar y abusar; picota.

Question 2

Pique

Answer 2

pique, sentimiento fugaz de orgullo herido.

Question 3

Pithy

Answer 3

profundo, sustancial; conciso, sucinto, al grano.

Question 4

Pittance

Answer 4

cantidad o salario exiguo.

Question 5

Placate

Answer 5

aplacar, calmar, apaciguar.

Question 6

Plaintiff

Answer 6

demandante, querellante.

Question 7

Plaintive

Answer 7

lastimero, dolorido.

Question 8

Plait

Answer 8

trenzar.

Question 9

Plangent

Answer 9

plañidero, sonido alto; sonido de lamento.

Question 10

Platitude

Answer 10

lugar común, expresión obsoleta y abusada.

Question 11

Plaudit

Answer 11

aplauso.

Question 12

Pliant

Answer 12

flexible, dócil.

Question 13

Pluck

Answer 13

arrancar, desplumar; mover las cuerdas de un instrumento musical.

Question 14

Plucky

Answer 14

valeroso.

Question 15

Plummet

Answer 15

caer en picado, hundirse.

Question 16

Ply

Answer 16

usar diligentemente; comprometerse; unirse.

Question 17

Poach

Answer 17

escalfar, cocinar en líquido hirviendo; robar caza o pescado; cazar furtivamente.

Question 18

Poignant

Answer 18

conmovedor.

Question 19

Ponderous

Answer 19

pesado, grande.

Question 20

Pore

Answer 20

estudiar de cerca o meditativamente.

Question 21

Portent

Answer 21

portento, presagio.

Question 22

Portly

Answer 22

robusta, corpulento; dignificado.

Question 23

Posit

Answer 23

colocar, proponer, postular.

Question 24

Prattle

Answer 24

parloteo, charla sin sentido.

Question 25

Precipitous

Answer 25

precipitado, apresurado, con poca precaución.

Question 26

Precis

Answer 26

resumen.

Question 27

Preclude

Answer 27

imposibilitar, excluir.

Question 28

Predicament

Answer 28

predicamento, apuro.

Question 29

Predicate

Answer 29

fundar o basarse en.