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301-400 Flashcards

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Meticulous

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Extremely careful; fastidious; painstaking
The fine details that went into decorating the cake called for a meticulous hand

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Militate

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To operate against; work against
The managers were militating against each other to get the opening position

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Mirth

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Frivolity; gaiety; laughter
The mirth that illuminated from Brooke’s smile left a lasting impression

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Misanthrope

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A person who dislikes others
Maya was such a misanthrope it ultimately made being her friend too hard to manage

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Missive

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A written note or letter
Her husband prepared a missive for every anniversary

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Mitigate

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To soften; to lessen
After a change in attitude, my mother mitigated the grounding parameters for my sibling

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Mollify

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To calm or make less severe
Her attempts of mollifying Nathan’s fear of never playing basketball again were not successful

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Molt

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To shed hair, skin, or an outer layer periodically
The clump of hair from my hair brush looked like I molted every couple weeks

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Monastic

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Extremely plain or secluded, as in a monastery
During a hard time, Chris would return to a monastic lifestyle and recharge

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Monotony

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No variation; tediously the same
My schedule was monotonous and unchanging it seemed like

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Mores

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Fixed customs or manners; moral attitudes
I never really realized how many mores passed down from my parents to me until I got older

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Multifarious

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Diverse
The multifarious food choices at WTF Burger could be overwhelming

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Myopic

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Lacking foresight; having a narrow view or short-range perspective
My dad had a myopic point of view over political issues like climate change and social issues

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Nadir

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Lowest point
The nadir of her life was losing the opportunity to star in a Marvel movie

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Naïve

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Lacking sophistication or experience
the naïve EMT put the nasal cannula to 8 lpm

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Nascent

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Starting to develop; coming into existence
The company he was pulling together was still in a nascent stage

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Neologism

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New word or expression
Only a couple years out of college and there were so many new neologisms circulating I couldn’t keep up

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Neophyte

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Novice; beginner
I was a neophyte at photography and my mom expected I could take on the extra load

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Nettle

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To irritate
Tj had this natural ability to nettle me most days I saw him

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Noisome

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Stinking; putrid
The noisome smell was coming from the deli sandwich left in the car

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Nominal

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Existing in name only; negligible
The nominal group project partner never contributed to the thought process

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Nuance

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A subtle expression of meaning or quality
The many nuances in the song made it one of my favorites

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Numismatics

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Coin collecting
I never knew his numismatics was this extensive

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Obdurate

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Hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
my father was obdurate about climate change and thinks it’s made up data

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Oblique

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Indirect or evasive; misleading or devious
Rossie has been acting oblique around me and my family

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Obsequious

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Overly submissive and eager to please
as a new hire I definitely leaned into an obsequious role without thinking

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Obstinate

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Stubborn; unyielding
Rossie can be pretty obstinate on issues that she has caused and is denying

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Obviate

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To prevent; to make unnecessary
getting the no tools required build set made tools obviated

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Occlude

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To stop up; to prevent the passage of
The amount of hair in the drain occluded the drain from working properly

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Officious

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Too helpful; meddlesome
She was shifting from an outside partner to an officious participant in my life

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Onerous

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Troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
The trouble of figuring out the price of two pairs of work pants seemed onerous and not beneficial for filing my taxes

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Opaque

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Impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light
The sunglasses looked to be almost opaque expect when on

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Opine

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To express an opinion
The assistant opined about her boss’s personal life and crossed a line

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Opprobrium

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Public disgrace
The criminal faced opprobrium when taken out of the courthouse

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Orotund

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Pompous; full or rich in sound
Jazz music feels a little orotund with all the wind instruments

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Ossify

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To change into bone; to become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional pattern
My muscle cramped in a way that it felt like it was ossifying and I would never move the same way again

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Ostensible

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Apparent
her ostensible reason for going to local business coffee shops was to support them but she really just got tired of the regular franchise ones

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Ostentation

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Excessive showiness
She walked in with such a ostentation vibe that everyone went silent

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Overwrought

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Agitated; overdone
My voice became overwrought after getting that response from my mother

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Palatial

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Relating to a palace; magnificent
We decided on a palatial inspired build to have a great place to entertain

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Palliate

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To make less serious; to ease
Her attempts to palliate the situation were not effective since the accident involved his sister

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Pallid

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Lacking color or liveliness
The pallid ice cream looked unappealing

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Panache

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Flamboyance or dash in style and action; verve
She has such an intricate panache to her character I knew I would never meet someone like her again

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Panegyric

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Elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise
I read Britt’s work and saw only panegyric sayings and it made me feel appreciated

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Panoply

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Impressive array
My goal is to have a panoply of marvel legos to put around my house

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Paradox

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A contradiction or dilemma
It’s a paradox that opioids are life threatening but so cheap to come by on the streets

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Paragon

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Model of excellence or perfection
I believe Olivia Pope is a paragon of a strong independent woman that can take complete control of a room

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Pare

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To trim off excess; to reduce
my dad decided to pare the palm trees out front to prepare for visitors

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Pariah

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Outcast
Jimmy really forced himself to be a pariah, he should have talked to his friends

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Parley

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Discussion, usually between enemies
The parley between the rival college basketball players was getting heated and needed to get broken up

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Party

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To ward off or deflect, especially by a quick witted answer
In front of her prosecutor she parried almost every important question and did not incriminate herself

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Pastiche

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A piece of literature or music imitating other works
The scary movie parodies are really bad pastiches

53
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Pathogenic

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Causing disease
The pathogenic factor related back to exposure from birds

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Peccadillo

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A minor sin or offence
Honestly Tj stealing my clothes was a peccadillo compared to the more heinous acts he has done

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Pedant

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Someone who shows off learning
Vicky was very much a pedant in the moment and embarrassed me later

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Pejorative

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Having bad connotation; disparaging
The constant pejorative comments from my coworker made me dislike working with them

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Penury

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An oppressive lack of resources (as money); severe poverty
Homeless people are very unhygienic people in a state of penury

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Peregrinate

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To wander from place to place; to travel, especially on foot
I wish I had the personality to peregrinate around the world in most continents

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Perfidious

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Willing to betray someone’s trust
I had a bad feeling about her I never knew she was the perfidious type

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Perfunctory

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Done in a routine way; indifferent
The scene in zootopia perfectly depicted the perfunctory routine of MDV workers as sloths

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Peripatetic

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Wandering from place to place, especially on foot
My peripatetic adventure over the summer took me to many countries and gave me the ability to experience different cultures

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Permeate

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To penetrate
The fentanyl permeated through the glove and made me feel lightheaded

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Perspicacious

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Shrewd, astute, or keen-witted
When the perspicacious thought entered my mind I responded instantly to the interviewer

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Pervade

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To be present throughout; to permeate
Honestly soup should have a good cube of bouillon and pervade through the different types

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Phalanx

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A compact or close-knit body of people, animals, or things
The phalanx of people in the mosh pit made the whole ground shake

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Philistine

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A person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values
The philistine couldn’t figure out the fake piece from the artist and proved her lack of knowledge

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Phlegmatic

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Calm and unemotional in temperament
I envied the phlegmatic type because I cry in most arguments

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Pithy

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Profound or substantial yet concise, succinct, and to the point
The pithy brochure really went over highlights of the city life

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Placate

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To soothe or pacify
I tried to placate my anxiety by going through some exercises

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Plebeian

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Crude or coarse; characteristic of commoners
although the general consensus of the plebeian supervisor job was wrong and they dealt with so much

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Plucky

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Courageous; spunky
The plucky puppy stood on all fours and growled at the dog 4x its size

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Polemic

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Controversy; argument; verbal attack
The public polemic disaster occurred between two actors leaving an award show

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Politic

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Shrewd and practical in managing or dealing with things; diplomatic
Unprepared for the event, she was able to work through it in a politic moment

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Polyglot

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A speaker of many languages
A polyglot probably has a much easier time traveling than typical tourists

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Posit

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To assume as real or conceded; to propose as an explanation
I thought I noticed a trend and needed to posit whether it was related to something else

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Posit

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To assume as real or conceded; to propose as an explanation
I thought I noticed a trend and began to posit whether it was related to another event

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Potentate

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A monarch or ruler with great power
The day he became a potentate was the day that his life would change forever

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Pragmatic

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Practical, as opposed to idealistic
I decided to take a pragmatic approach in order to talk to my sister about my feelings

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Prattle

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Meaningless, foolish talk
If someone lets me I will prattle until my jaw falls off telling random stories

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Precipitate

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Thrown violently or brought about abruptly; lacking deliberation
They really precipitated Haley and Nathan getting married, especially in high school

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Précis

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Short summary of facts
I kept my argument concise and used précis of my point

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Prescient

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Having foresight
I had a bad feeling before the weekend, I never knew I could be prescient

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Prevaricate

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To lie or deviate from the truth
Every time she prevaricated, it just made me respect her less

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Probity

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Complete honesty and integrity
Her once prestige reputation for probity was cut through, it was all because of a lie

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Proclivity

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A natural inclination or predisposition
She showed a proclivity for art when she was drawing decent sketches at the age of 3

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Prodigal

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Lavish; wasteful
The prodigal son was the opposite of how his parents raised him to be

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profligate

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Corrupt; degenerate
The profligate Gilbert goonies were gonna have to be served justice

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Proliferate

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To increase in number quickly
Rabbits are a very good at proliferating and multiplying

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Propitiate

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To conciliate; to appease
I described to propitiate my hunger with the tenders but I did not enjoy them

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Propriety

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The quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs
Tj was rebellious at home but with his friend’s family always acting with such propriety

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Prudence

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Wisdom, caution, or restraint
I need to exhibit more prudence by limiting my extracurricular activities while studying

92
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Puerile

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Childish, immature, or silly
His constant puerile antics were starting to make me feel like a mother instead of a girlfriend

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Pugilism

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Boxing
Pugilism as a sport doesn’t interest me much, I prefer ones with clear points and goals

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Pulchritude

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Beauty
The true raw pulchritude of the red rocks in Sedona was breathtaking

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Pungent

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Sharp and irritating to the senses
The pungent smell emanating from the rotting meat made me get sick

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Pusillanimous

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Cowardly; without courage
I was a bit pusillanimous when trying to ask the guy for his number

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Querulous

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Inclined to complain; irritable
The EMT was querulous, making nobody want to work with them for 12 whole hours

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