Word list 06 Flashcards

1
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Paltry

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Unimportant; insignificant; trivial.

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2
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Parochial

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  1. Narrow-minded

2. Related to a church parish.

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3
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Pathogenic

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Capable of causing disease.

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4
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Peccadillo

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Small crime.

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5
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Peruse

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To lie under oath.

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6
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Pithy

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Short and to the point; full of meaning.

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7
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Platitude

A

A Cliché

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8
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Polemical

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Deliberately controversial.

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9
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Prattle

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Foolish or meaningless talk; babble

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10
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Précis

A

Summary

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11
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Prestidigitation

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Magic tricks

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12
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Proliferation

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Rapid growth in numbers.

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13
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Propriety

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Proper behavior.

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14
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Posterity

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Future generations

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15
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Pulverize

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To crush

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16
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Purse

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To bring together (ex.: to purse ones lips)

17
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Rabid

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  1. Furious or mad; irrationally extreme

2. Infected by rabies.