Gre300 5 Flashcards
(39 cards)
Penury
N. Severe poverty
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[pen·u·ry || ‘penjərɪ /-jʊr-]
poverty, indigence; stinginess, miserliness
Penchant
N. Strong inclination تمايل, liking Dave has a penchant for taking risks. Submit penchant - English Dictionary Submit Submitnoun [pen·chant || 'pɒ̃ːŋʃɒ̃ːŋ] liking, affinity; attraction
Perennial
N. Something long-lasting These plants are hardy (strong) perennials and will bloom for many years. Submitadjective [per·en·ni·al || pə'renɪəl] lasting throughout the whole year; continuing for many years; perpetual, everlasting noun [per·en·ni·al || pə'renɪəl] something that continues for many years
Perfidious
Adj. treacherous, disloyal
Pervasive
Adj. spread throughout
Despite airing them for several hours, she could not rid her clothes of the pervasive odor بوof mothballs نفتالينthat clung چسبيدهcling to them.
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[per’va·sive || pər’veɪsɪv /pə-]
penetrating, infiltrating; spreading, extending; permeating, suffusing
Phlegmatic
Calm, not easily disturbed
The nurse was a cheerful but phlegmatic person, unexcited in the face of sudden emergencies.
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[phleg·mat·ic || fleg’mætɪk]
slow, sluggish; passive, indifferent, apathetic
Piety
Pietyn. Devoutness دينداري, reverence for god.
Living her life in prayer and good works, mother teresa exemplified the true spirit of piety. Pious, adj
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[pi·e·ty || ‘paɪətɪ]
devoutness, orthodoxy; religiousness, piousness
Plasticity
N. Ability to be molded
When clay dries out, it loses its plasticity and becomes less malleable.
Platitude
N. Trite remark, commonplace سطحي و كليشه اي statement
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[plat·i·tude || ‘plætɪtuːd /-tjuːd]
superficiality, state of being commonplace, banality; trite saying, cliche, dull remark
Porous
Adj. full of pores سوراخ خلل, like a sieve الك
Dancers like to wear porous clothing because it allows the ready passage of water and air.
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full of pores, poriferous, having tiny holes
Precarious
Adj. uncertain, risky
Saying the stock was currently overpriced and would be a precarious investment, the broker advised her client against purchasing it.
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[pre·car·i·ous || prɪ’kerɪəs /-‘keər-]
dangerous, risky; unsteady, unstable; uncertain, unsure; lacking a foundation, lacking a solid base
Precipitate
Adj. rash, premature, hasty, sudden, lacking delibration
Though I was angry enough to resign on the spot, I had enough sense to keep myself from quitting a job in such a precipitate fashion.
Precursor
N. Forerunner
Though gray and burns share many traits خصيصه with the romantic poets who followed them, most critics considr them precursors of the romantic movement, not true romantics.
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[pre·cur·sor || ‚prɪ’kɜrsə(r) /-‘kɜːs-]
precedent, antecedent; predecessor (in a job or position); herald or harbinger; announcer, crier
Presumptuous
Adj. arrogant گستاخ, taking liberties آزادي
It seems presumptuous for one so relatively new to the field to challenge the conclusions of its leading experts. Presumption n
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[pre’sump·tu·ous || prɪ’zʌmptʃʊəs]
arrogant, haughty, conceited; forward, bold, immodest
Probity
N. Uprightness, incorruptibility
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[prob·i·ty || ‘prəʊbətɪ]
honesty, integrity, truthfulness; fairness, uprightness, decency
Problematic
Adj. doubtful, unsettled, questionable
Given the way building costs have exceeded estimates for the job, whether the arena will ever be completed is problematic.
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[prob·lem·at·ic || ‚prɑblə’mætɪk(l) /‚prɒ-]
troublesome, presenting a problem, presenting a difficulty
Profound
Adj. deep, not superficial, complete Freud's remarkable insight into human behavior caused his fellow scientists to honor him as a profound thinker. Submitadjective [pro·found || prə'faʊnd] of great depth, fathomless; deep, not superficial; intense, extreme; serious, sober noun [pro·found || prə'faʊnd] deep sea, ocean
Prohibitive
Adj. Tending to prevent the purchase or use of something, inclined to prevent or forbid
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[pro’hib·i·tive || prəʊ’hɪbətɪv /prə’hɪbɪ-]
forbidding, disallowing, enjoining; preventing, hindering, preclusive
Prologue
N. Introduction (to a poem or play)
Prominent
Adj, conspicuous, notable, برجسته
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[‘prom·i·nent || ‘prɑmɪnənt /’prɒm-]
important, distinguished, eminent; conspicuous, noticeable; protruding, projecting; famous, renowned
Propagate
V. Multiply, spread
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[prop·a·gate || ‘prɑpəgeɪt /’prɒ-]
procreate, generate, reproduce; scatter, disseminate; multiply, proliferate, increase; spread, extend
Propensity
N. Natural inclination
Convinced of his own talent, sol has an unfortunate propersity to belittle the talent of others.
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[pro·pen·si·ty || prə’pensətɪ]
inclination, tendency, disposition, aptitude; special trait, distinct trait
Propitiate
V. Appease
The natives offered sacrifices to propiciate the gods.
Protocol
N. Diplomatic etiquette
We must run this state dinner according to protocol if we are to avoid offending any of our guests.
