Word List 08 Deck 2 Page 8 Flashcards
1
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Omniscient
A
Knowing everything
2
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Oratory
A
Effective public speaking
3
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Ornithologist
A
One who studies birds
4
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Outwit
A
To outsmart
5
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Palisade
A
Line of cliffs
6
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Panache
A
Style
7
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Pare
A
To remove or reduce by cutting
8
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Parry
A
To ward off( a punch)
9
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Patter
A
Meaningless speech
10
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Pejorative
A
Insulting
11
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Penury
A
Poverty
12
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Perfidy
A
Disloyalty
13
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Perpetuate
A
To make last
14
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Pestilence
A
Disease
15
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Pinion
A
wing; to hold someone down
16
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Placard
A
Poster
17
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Plaudit
A
Praise
18
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Plunder
A
To rob
19
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Pontificate
A
To speak in a “know it all” way
20
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Potable
A
Drinkable
21
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Precarious
A
Dangerous
22
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Precocious
A
Matured earlier than normal
23
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Prevaricate
A
To lie
