Words That Start With P Flashcards

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pedantic

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of or like a pedant, excessively concerned with minor rules and displays of academic learning

THOMAS

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personage

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  • a person (an elevated description of a person to highlight their importance)
  • a person in a play, story, or other work
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precursor

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  1. a forerunner, predecessor, antecedent.

2. in biochemistry, the substance from which another is formed, esp. by metabolic reaction.

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philosophe

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An intellectual of the 18th century enlightenment. (FRENCH FOR ‘PHILOSOPHER’) Public intellectuals who applied reason to the study of many areas of learning, including philosophy, history, science, politics, economics, and social issues.

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portend

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be a sign or warning that (something, especially something momentous or calamitous) is likely to happen, presage, prophesy

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origin of “Pacific”

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paci = peace, the Pacific was named by Ferdinand Magellan for the calm weather his party encountered when entering the Pacific

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podcast origin

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iPod + broadcast. Pod stands for “portable on demand”

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