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Flashcards in Units 56-60 Deck (50)
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1
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penury

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n, extreme poverty

2
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peregrination

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n, a wandering from place to place

3
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peremptory

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adj, imperative; leaving no choice

4
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perennial

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adj, present throughout the years; persistent

5
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perfidious

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adj, faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy

6
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perfunctory

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adj, superficial; not thorough; performed really as a duty

7
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perigee

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n, point in an orbit that is closest to the Earth

8
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permeable

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adj, penetrable

9
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perturb, perturbation

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v, to disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; cause a body to deviate from its regular orbit
n, disturbance

10
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pervasive, pervasiveness, pervade

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adj, spread throughout every part
n
v

11
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petulant

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adj, rude; peevish

12
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phlegmatic

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adj, calm in temperament; sluggish

13
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phoenix

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n, mythical, immortal bird that lives for 500 years, burns itself to death, and rises from its ashes; anything that is restored after suffering great destruction

14
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physiognomy

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n, facial features

15
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piety

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n, devoutness

16
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piquant

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adj, appealingly stimulating; pleasantly pungent; attractive

17
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pique

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n, fleeting feeling of hurt pride

v, to provoke or arouse

18
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placate

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v, to lessen another’s anger; to pacify

19
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placid

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adj, calm

20
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plaintive

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adj, melancholy; mournful

21
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plasticity

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n, condition of being able to be shaped or formed; pliability

22
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platitude

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n, stale, overused expression

23
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platonic

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adj, spiritual; without sensual desire; theoretical

24
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plethora

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n, excess; overabundance

25
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plumb

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v, to determine the depth; to examine deeply

26
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plummet

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v, to fall; plunge

27
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plutocracy

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n, society ruled by the weathly

28
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porous

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adj, full of holes; permeable to liquids

29
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poseur

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n, person who affects an attitude or identity to impress others

30
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pragmatic, pragmatism, pragmatist

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adj, practical
n, a practical way of approaching situations or solving problems
n, someone who approaches situations in a practical way

31
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prate

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v, to talk idly; chatter

32
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prattle

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n, meaningless, foolish talk

33
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preamble

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n, preliminary statement

34
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precarious

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adj, uncertain

35
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precept

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n, principle; law

36
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precipitate

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v, to cause to happen; throw down from a height

37
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precipitate, precipitous, precipitation

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adj, rash; hasty; sudden
adj, hasty; quickly with little caution
n, water droplets or ice particles from atmospheric water vapor that falls to Earth

38
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percursor

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n, forerunner; predecessor

39
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preempt

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v, to supersede; appropriate for oneself

40
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prehensile

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adj, capable of grasping

41
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premonition

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n, forewarning; presentiment

42
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presage

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v, to foretell; indicate in advance

43
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presumptuous, presume, presumption

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adj, rude; improperly bold
v
n

44
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preternatural

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adj, beyond the normal course of nature; supernatural

45
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prevaricate

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v, to quibble; evade the truth

46
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primordial

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adj, original; existing from the beginning

47
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pristine

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adj, untouched; uncorrupted

48
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probity

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n, honesty; high-mindedness

49
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problematic

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adj, posing a problem; doubtful; unsettled

50
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prodigal

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adj, wasteful; extravagant; lavish