Page 20 Flashcards

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Ordain

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hacer a alguien sacerdote o ministro; ordenar.

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Ornithologist

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científico que estudia aves.

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Orotund

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rimbombante, pomposo.

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Ossify

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osificarse; endurecer.

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Ouster

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expulsión, eyección.

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Overstate

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embellecer, exagerar.

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Overt

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a la vista, obvio.

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Overweening

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arrogante.

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Overwrought

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agitado, exagerado.

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Paean

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canción de alabanza, acción de gracias.

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Palaver

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palabrería.

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Pall

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cubierto que oscurece; ataúd; perder fuerza o interés.

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Palliate

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hacer menos serio, facilitar.

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Paltry

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miserable, mezquino.

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Panache

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estilo, lustre, extravagancia.

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Panoply

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panoplia, impresionante variedad.

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Paramount

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supremo, dominante, primario.

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Parch

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secarse o marchitarse.

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Pare

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cortar, mondar.

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Parley

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Parochial

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de alcance o perspectiva limitada, provincial.

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Parole

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libertad condicional.

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Parry

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alejar, desviar, rechazar.

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Parsimony

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parsimonia, tacañería.

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Pastiche
pastiche, obra literaria o musical que imita a otra | obras.
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Pathogenic
patógeno, causante de enfermedad.
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Pathos
lástima, compasión, patetismo.
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Patronize
condescender, menospreciar; comprar a.
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Paucity
escasez, carencia.