Word List 34 Flashcards by Joseline lu | Brainscape

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Pacify

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Soothe; make calm or quiet

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Paean

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Song of praise or joy

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Painstaking

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Showing hard work; taking great care

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Palatable

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Agreeable

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Pall

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Grow tiresome

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Palliate

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Lessen the violence of; alleviate

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Pallid

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Pale; wan

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Palpable

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Tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable

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Palpitate

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Throb; flutter

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Paltry

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Insignificant; petty; trifling

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Pan

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Criticize harshly

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Panacea

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Cure-all; remedy for all diseases

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Panache

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Flair; flamboyance

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Pandemonium

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Wild tumult

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Pander

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Cater to the low desires of others

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Panegyric

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Formal praise

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Paradigm

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Model; example; pattern

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Paragon

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Model of perfection

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Paranoia

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Psychosis marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution

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Pariah

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Social outcast

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Parity

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Equality in status or amount

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Parody

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Humorous imitation

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Parry

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Ward off a blow; deflect

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Parsimony

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Stinginess; excessive frugality

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Partisan

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One-sided; prejudiced

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Pastoral

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Rural; simple and peaceful

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Pathos

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Tender sorrow; pity

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Patrician

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Noble; aristocratic

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Paucity

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Scarcity

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Pauper

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Very poor person

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Peccadillo

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Slight offense