Vocab 5 Flashcards by Aditi Newadkar

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orthodox

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traditional

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ostracized

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to be excluded from a group

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overstated

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exaggerated

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overwrought

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agitated

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panache

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dash, verve

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pantheon

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a group of people most highly regarded for contributions to a certain field

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parable

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a simple story with a moral

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paradoxical

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to be contradictory but true

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patrician

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a person of refined manners and tastes

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penchant

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a strong liking

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peregrination

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journey from place to place, especially on foot

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peremptory

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putting an end to all debate or action

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periphery

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the outermost part

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perserverance

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steady persistence in a course of action

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personification

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an embodiment or exemplification

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pertinent

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logical relevance to the matter at hand

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perturbed

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disturbed greatly

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petulant

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irritable

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pioneer

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leader in a field

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placating

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pacifying, appeasing

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platitude

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a trite remark or statement

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polar

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characterized by opposite extremes

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populist

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supporting the rights of people

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portend

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serving as a warning of something

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pragmatic

practical

precipitous

extremely steep

preclude

to make impossible

prescience

foresight

presumptuous

excessively forward

pristine

remaining in a pure state

proscribed

denounced or condemned

provisional

temporary

punctiliousness

precise

punctual

being on time, prompt

quibble

to find faults for petty reasons

quixotic

idealistic without practicality

rambunctious

boisterous and disorderly

rampant

widespread, unrestrained

rancidity

repugnant, nasty

rebound

to recover

recalcitrant

marked by stubborn resistance to authority

recluse

a person who withdraws from society to live in solitude

reminiscient

remembering the past

renaissance

rebirth

repertory

a stock of things available

reprehensible

worthy of criticism

repudiate

to reject

reserved

shy or restrained

residual

extra

resolute

firm or determined

resplendent

shining brightly

retarding

slowing, delaying

reticence

silence, keeping to oneself

retort

to reply wittily

rigidity

stiffness

ruffian

a bully

ruthless

merciless

sagacity

wisdom

salutary

healthy

sanctuary

a sacred place