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Lesson 4 Flashcards

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Paradoxical

A

Something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct

It is paradoxical that a man from the South, Lyndon Johnson, led the fight for the passage of a civil rights bill.

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Palpable

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Tangible, perceptible, easily noticeable

I do not see how I overlooked such a palpable miscalculation.

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Paragon

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A model of excellence or perfection

The minister was a paragon of virtue in all his affairs.

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Parch

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To become dry from heat, to shrivel from heat

The fruit was parched from staying in the sun so long.

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Peevish

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Fretful, obstinate

With a peevish gesture, Jane slammed the book shut.

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Perdition

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Eternal damnation, utter ruin

The church warns against pursuing hedonistic and worldly things and risking eternal perdition.

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Pernicious

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Very destructive or harmful, deadly

SYN: baneful, deleterious, detrimental, noxious
Shooting heroin is a pernicious habit.

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Peruse

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To read or examine

My lawyer has not had time to peruse the contract.

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Pithy

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Concise and meaningful

SYN: compendious, laconic, succinct, summary, terse
Due to great demands on his time, the president needs memos that he must read to be pithy.

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Plausible

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Seemingly acceptable, believable, or possible

We need someone to develop a plausible solution to this problem.

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