Vocab 7 Flashcards

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pernicious

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having a harmful effect on

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pertinacious

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holding firmly to a course, determined

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phlegmatic

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self-controlled, calm and stoic

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pithy

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concise and expressive

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plaudit

A

expression of praise

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postulate

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to assume as true

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7
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potentate

A

monarch or ruler

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preclude

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prevent from taking place

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predilection

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perference or liking for something

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probity

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honesty, integrity

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proclivity

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the tendency toward

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profilgate

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reckessly extravagant

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13
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promulgate

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promote widely

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proscribe

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forbid by law

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15
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protean

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able to change easily

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prurient

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overly sexual

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puerile

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childishly silly

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pugnacious

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quick to fight

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punctilious

A

paying attention to detail

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recalcitrant

A

uncooperative attitude

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quandary

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state of perplexity, a dilemma

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quixotic

A

idealistic

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reprobate

A

unprincipled person

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ribald

A

improper, lewd

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rife

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filled with, widespread