Vocab 5 Flashcards
1
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Prevaricate
A
to lie or deviate from the truth
2
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Pristine
A
fresh and clean
3
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Prodigal
A
lavish; wasteful
4
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Proliferate
A
to increase in number quickly
5
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Propitiate
A
to appease; doing something to win favor of
6
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Propriety
A
correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs
7
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Prudence
A
wisdom, caution, or restraint
8
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Pungent
A
sharp and irritating to the senses
9
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Quiescent
A
motionless
10
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Rarefy
A
to make thinner / sparser
11
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Repudiate
A
to reject the validity of
12
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Reticent
A
silent; reserved
13
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Satiate
A
to satisfy fully or overinduldge
14
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Soporific
A
to induce or cause sleep
15
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Specious
A
deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible
