vocab unit 15 Flashcards by Emily Pijanowski | Brainscape

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pedestrian

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a person or thing that is ordinary or dull

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pejorative

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having a negative effect; insulting

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perdition

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damnation; ruin; hell

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perfunctory

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done without care; in a routine fashion

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perspicacity

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keenness of judgement

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peruse

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to read carefully; scrutinize

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quagmire

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a swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation

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quandary

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a puzzling situation; a dilema

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quasi

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resembling; seeming; half

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querulous

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complaining; grumbling

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quiddity

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an essential quality

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raiment

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clothing; garments

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rakish

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carefree; dashing; jaunty

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ratiocinate

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to reason, to think

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rationalize

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to make an excuse for

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