Word List 35 Flashcards by Zakaria Siddiquee | Brainscape

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Pedagogy

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Teaching; Art of teaching

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Pecuniary

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Pertaining to money

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Pedantic

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Showing off learning; Bookish

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Pedestrian

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Ordinary; Unimaginative

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Peerless

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Incomparable; Having no equal

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Pejorative

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Having a belittling effect

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Pellucid

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Transparent; Limpid

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Penchant

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Strong inclination; Liking

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Penitent

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Repentant

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Pensive

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Dreamily thoughtful

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Penury

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Severe poverty

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Perceptive

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Aware; Insightful

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Percussion

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Striking one object against another sharply

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Perdition

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Damnation; Complete ruin

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Peregrination

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Journey

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Peremptory

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Demanding and leaving no choice

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Perennial

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Something that is continuing or recurrent

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Perfidious

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Treacherous; Disloyal

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Perforate

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Pierce; Put a hole through

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Perfunctory

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Superficial; Not thorough

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Perimeter

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Outer boundary

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Peripheral

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Marginal; Outer

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Perjury

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False testimony while under oath

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Permeable

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Porous; Penetrable

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Permeate

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Pass through

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Pernicious

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Very destructive

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Perpetrate

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Commit an offense

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Perpetual

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Everlasting

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Perpetuate

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Make something everlasting; Prevent from extinction

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Perquisite

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Any gain above stipulated salary

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Persevere

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Endure; Strive; Persist

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Persona

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Facade; Public personality

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Personable

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Attractive

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Perspicacious

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Astute; Having insight

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Pert

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Forward; Impertinent

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Pertinacious

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Stubborn; Persistent

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Pertinent

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Relevant; To the point

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Perturb

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Disturb greatly

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Peruse

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Read with care

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Pervasive

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Spread through every part; Pervading

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Perverse

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Wicked and perverted; Stubbornly wrongheaded

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Pessimism

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Belief that life is basically evil

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Petrify

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Turn to stone

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Petty

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Trivial; Unimportant

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Petulant

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Touchy; Peevish

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Phenomena

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Observable facts

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Philanderer

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Faithless lover; Flirt