651-700 Flashcards

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Opulence

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[Noun] Wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living

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Orientation

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[Noun] The act of determining one’s position

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Ornate

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[Adj] Marked by complexity and richness of detail

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Orotund

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[Adj] Overly formal and pompous in style

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Oscillate

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[Verb] Move or swing from side to side regularly

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Ossified

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[Adj] Set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior or beliefs

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Ostensible

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[Adj] Appearing as such but not necessarily so

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Ostentatious

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[Adj] Intended to attract notice and impress others

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Ostracize

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[Verb] Expel from a community or group

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Outgrowth

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[Noun] The gradual beginning or coming forth

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Outmoded

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[Adj] No longer in fashion

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Outset

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[Noun] The time at which something is supposed to begin

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Overhaul

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[Verb] Make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to

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Overt

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[Adj] Open and observable; not secret or hidden

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Overweening

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[Adj] Presumptuously arrogant

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Overwrought

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[Adj] Deeply agitated especially from emotion; distraught

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Panegyric

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[Adj] Formally expressing praise; expressing an encomium

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Paragon

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[Noun] A perfect embodiment of a concept

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Paucity

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[Noun] An insufficient quantity or number; dearth

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Pedant

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[Noun] A person who pays too much attention to formal rules

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Pedantry

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[Noun] An ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning

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Peer

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[Verb] Look searchingly

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Penchant

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[Noun] A strong liking or preference

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Penury

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[Noun] A state of extreme poverty or destitution

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Peremptory

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[Adj] Putting an end to all debate or action

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Perennial

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[Adj] Lasting an indefinitely long time

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Perfidious

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[Adj] Tending to betray

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Perfidy

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[Noun] An act of deliberate betrayal

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Perfunctory

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[Adj] Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; cursory

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Pernicious

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[Adj] Exceedingly harmful

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Perpetuate

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[Verb] Cause to continue or prevail