Unit 56 Flashcards
1
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penury
A
extreme poverty
2
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peregrination
A
a wandering from place to place
3
Q
peremptory
A
imperative; leaving no choice
4
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perennial
A
present throughout the years; persistent
5
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perfidious
A
faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy
6
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perfunctory
A
superficial; not thorough; performed really as a duty
7
Q
perigee
A
point in an orbit that is closest to the earth
8
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permeable
A
penetrable
9
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perturb
A
to disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; cause a body to deviate from its regular orbit
10
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pervasive
A
spread throughout every part
