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Vocabulary List 21 Flashcards

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Opulence

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N.

Wealth

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Oratorio

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N.

Dramatic poem set to music

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Ordinance

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N.

Decree

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Orifice

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N.

Mouthlike opening; small opening

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Ornate

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Adj.

Excessively decorated; highly decorated

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Ornithologist

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N.

Scientific student of birds

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Oscillate

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V.

Vibrate pendulum-like; waver

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Ossify

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V.

Change or harden into bone

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Ostensible

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Adj.

Apparent; professed; pretended

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Ostentatious

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Adj.

Showy; pretentious

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Ostracise

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V.

Exclude from public favor; ban

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Overt

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Adj.

Open to view

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Pacifist

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N.

One opposed to force; antimilitarist

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Paean

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N.

Song of praise or joy

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Palatable

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Adj.

Agreeable; pleasing to the taste

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Palatial

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Adj.

Magnificent

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Palaver

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N.

Discussion; misleading speech; chatter

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Palette

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N.

Board on which painter mixes pigments

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Pallet

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N.

Small, poor bed

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Palliate

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V.

Ease pain; make less guilty or offensive

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Pallid

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Adj.

Pale; wan

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Palpable

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Adj.

Tangible; easily perceptible

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Palpitate

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V.

Throb; flutter

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Paltry

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Adj.

Insignificant; petty

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Panacea

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N.

Cure-all; remedy for all diseases

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Pandemonium

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N.

Wild tumult

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Pander

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V.

Cater to the low desires of others

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Panegyric

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N.

Formal praise

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Panorama

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N.

Comprehensive view; unobstructed view in all directions

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Pantomime

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N.

Acting without dialogue

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Papyrus

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N.

Ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant

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Parable

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N.

Short, simple story teaching a moral

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Paradox

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N.

Statement that looks false but is actually correct; a contradictory statement

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Paragon

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N.

Model of perfection

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Parallelism

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N.

State of being parallel; similarity

36
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Paranoia

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N.

Chronic form of insanity marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution

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Paraphernalia

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N.

Equipment; odds and ends

38
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Paraphrase

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V.

Restate a passage in one’s own words while retaining thought of author

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Parasite

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N.

Animal or plant living on another; toady; sycophant

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Paregoric

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N.

Medicine that eases pain

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Pariah

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N.

Social outcast

42
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Parlance

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N.

Language; idiom

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Parley

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N.

Conference

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Parody

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N.

Humorous imitation; travesty

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Paroxysm

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N.

Fit or attack or pain, laughter, rage

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Parricide

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N.

Person who murders his own father; murder of a father

47
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Parry

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V.

Ward off a blow

48
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Parsimonious

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Adj.

Stingy; excessively frugal

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Partiality

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N.

Inclination; bias

50
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Parvenu

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N.

Upstart; newly rich person

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Passive

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Adj.

Not active; acted upon

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Pastoral

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Adj.

Rural

53
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Patent

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Adj.

Open for the public to read; obvious

54
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Pathetic

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Adj.

Causing sadness, compassion, pity; touching

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Pathos

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N.

Tender sorrow; pity; quality in an art or literature that produces these feelings

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Patriarch

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N.

Father and ruler of a family or tribe

57
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Patricide

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N.

Person who murders his father; murder of a father

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Patrimony

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N.

Inheritance from father

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Paucity

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N.

Scarcity

60
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Peccadillo

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N.

Slight offense

61
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Peculate

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V.

Steal; embezzle

62
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Pecuniary

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Adj.

Pertaining to money

63
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Pedagogue

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N.

Teacher; dull and formal teacher

64
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Pedantic

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Adj.

Showing off leaning; bookish

65
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Pediatrician

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N.

Expert in children’s diseases

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Pelf

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N.

Stolen property; money or wealth (in a contemptuous sense)

67
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Pull-mell

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Adv.

In confusion; disorderly

68
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Pellucid

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Adj.

Transparent; limpid; easy to understand

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Penance

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N.

Self-imposed punishment for sin

70
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Penchant

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N.

Strong inclination; liking

71
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Pendant

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Adj.

Hanging down from something

72
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Pendent

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Adj.

Suspended; jutting; pending

73
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Penitent

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Adj.

Repentant

74
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Pensive

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Adj.

Dreamily thoughtful; thoughtful with a hint of sadness

75
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Penumbra

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N.

Partial shadow (in an eclipse)

76
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Penurious

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Adj.

Stingy; parsimonious

77
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Penury

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N.

Extreme poverty

78
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Percussion

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Adj.

Striking one object against another sharply

79
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Perdition

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N.

Damnation; complete ruin

80
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Peremptory

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Adj.

Demanding and leaving no choice

81
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Perennial

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N.

Lasting

82
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Perfidious

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Adj.

Basel false

83
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Perfidy

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N.

Violation of a trust

84
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Perforce

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Adv.

Of necessity

85
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Perfunctory

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Adj.

Superficial; listless; not thorough

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