Vocab 7 Flashcards
(25 cards)
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pernicious
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having a harmful effect on
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pertinacious
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holding firmly to a course, determined
3
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phlegmatic
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self-controlled, calm and stoic
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pithy
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concise and expressive
5
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plaudit
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expression of praise
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postulate
A
to assume as true
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potentate
A
monarch or ruler
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preclude
A
prevent from taking place
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predilection
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perference or liking for something
10
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probity
A
honesty, integrity
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proclivity
A
the tendency toward
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profilgate
A
reckessly extravagant
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promulgate
A
promote widely
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proscribe
A
forbid by law
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protean
A
able to change easily
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prurient
A
overly sexual
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puerile
A
childishly silly
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pugnacious
A
quick to fight
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punctilious
A
paying attention to detail
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recalcitrant
A
uncooperative attitude
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quandary
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state of perplexity, a dilemma
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quixotic
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idealistic
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reprobate
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unprincipled person
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ribald
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improper, lewd
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rife
filled with, widespread
