Part 5 Flashcards
1
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pejorative
A
having bad connotations; disparaging; belittlng
2
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penury
A
an oppressive lack of resources (as money); severe poverty
3
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peripatetic
A
wandering from place to place; esp on foot
4
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pervade
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to be present throughout; to permeate
5
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phalanx
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a compact or close-knit body of people, animals, or things
6
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philistine
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person guided by materialism
7
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plebeian
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crude or coarse; characteristics of commoners; conventional
8
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polemic
A
controversy; argument; verbal attack
9
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polyglot
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a speaker of many languages
10
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posit
A
to assume as real; propose as an explanation; suggest
11
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potentate
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a monarch or ruler with great power
12
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prattle
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meaningless; foolish talk; babble
13
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precis
A
short summary of facts
14
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prescient
A
having foresight; oracular
15
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pugilism
A
boxing
