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Word List 34 Flashcards

1
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Palpable (adj)

A

tangible; easily perceptible

After knee surgery, David noticed a palpable bump or swelling below his knee

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Palpable (v)

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throb; flutter

As she became excited, her heart began to palpitate more and more erratically

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Paltry (adj)

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insignificant; petty; trifling
This is a paltry sum to pay for such a high-class piece of jewellery
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Panacea (n)

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cure-all; remedy for all diseases

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Panache (n)

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flair; flamboyance

Many performers imitated Noel Coward, but few had his panache and sense of style

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Pandemonium (n)

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wild tumult

When the ships collided in the harbour, pandemonium broke out among the passengers

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Pander (n)

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cater to the low desires of others

The reviewer accused the makers of Lethal Weapon for pandering to the masses’ taste for violence

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Panegyric (n)

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formal praise

Blushing all the praise heaped upon him by the speakers, the modest hero said “I don’t deserve such panegyrics.”

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Parable (n)

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short; simple story teaching a moral

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Paradigm (m)

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model; example; pattern

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Paradox (n)

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something apparently contradictory in nature

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Paragon (n)

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model of perfection

Her fellow students disliked Lavinia because Miss Minchin always pointed her out as a paragon of virtue

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Paraphernalia (n)

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equipment; odds and ends

Her desk was cluttered with paper, pen an ink, dictionary and other paraphernalia of the writing craft

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Pariah (n)

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social outcast

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Parochial (adj)

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narrow in outlook; provincial

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Paroxysm (n)

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fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage

When he heard of his son’s misdeeds, he was seized by a paroxysm of rage

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Parry (v)

A

ward off a blow; deflect

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Parsimony (n)

A

stinginess; excessive frugality

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Partisan (adj)

A

one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party

The Democrats and Republicans spend their time on partisan struggles

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Passe (adj)

A

old-fashioned

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Pastiche (n)

A

imitation of another’s style in musical composition or in writing

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Pastoral (adj)

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rural; related to the country

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Pathos (n)

A

tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
The quiet tone of pathos that ran through the novel never degenerated into the maudlin or the overly sentimental

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Patrician (adj)

A

noble; aristocratic

We greatly admired her well-bred patrician elegance

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Paucity (n)

A

scarcity

They closed the restaurant because the paucity of customers made in uneconomical to operate

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Pauper (n)

A

very poor person

She was by no means a pauper

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Peccadillo (n)

A

slight offence
Whenever Huck swiped a cookie from the jar, Miss Watson reacted as if he were guilty of armed robbery, not of some mere peccadillo

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Pecuniary (adj)

A

pertaining to money

Folk-dance teachers work because they love dancing, not because they expect any pecuniary reward

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Pedagogue (n)

A

teacher

He could never be a stuffy pedagogue, his classes were always lively and filled with humour

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Pedagogy (n)

A

teaching; art of education

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Pedant (n)

A

scholar who emphasises book learning or technicalities

So i generally laugh at the grammar pedants who have fits about every intrusive comma or use of slang

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Pedantic (adj)

A

showing off learning; bookish

Leavening her decisions with humorous, down-to-earth anecdotes, Judge Judy was not at all the pedantic legal scholar

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Pejorative (adj)

A

negative in connotation; having a belittling effect

Instead of criticising Clinton’s policies, the Republicans made pejorative remarks about his character

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Penitent (adj)

A

repentant

When he realised the enormity of his crime, he became remorseful and penitent

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Pensive (adj)

A

dreamily thoughtful; thoughtful with a hint of sadness; contemplative
The pensive lover gazed at the portrait of his beloved and sighed deeply

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