word smart list 64 Flashcards
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petulant
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adj. rude; cranky; ill-tempered
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pervade
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v. to spread throughout
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philanthropy
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n. love of mankind, especially by doing good deeds
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philistine
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n. a smugly ignorant person with no appreciation of intellectual or artistic matters
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pious
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adj. reverent or devout; outwardly and sometimes falsely reverent or devout; hypocritical
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pivotal
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adj. crucial
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placate
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v. to pacify; to appease; to sooth
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plaintive
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adj. expressing sadness or sorrow
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platitude
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n. a dull or trite remark; a clich
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plebeian
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adj. common; vulgar; low-class
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plethora
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n. an excess
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poignant
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adj. painfully emotional; extremely moving; sharp or astute