Word List 34 Flashcards by Zakaria Siddiquee

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Paean

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Song of praise or joy

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Pacify

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Soothe; Make calm or quiet; Subdue

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Painstaking

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Showing hard work; Taking great care

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Palatable

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Agreeable; Pleasing to the taste

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Panache

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Flair; Flamboyance

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Palliate

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Alleviate; Lessen the violence of something

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Pall

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Grow tiresome

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Pallid

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Pale; Wan

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Palpable

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Tangible; Easily perceptible; Unmistakable

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Palpitate

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Throb; Flutter

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Paltry

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Insignificant; Petty; Trifling

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Pandemonium

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Wild tumult

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Pan

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Criticize harshly

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Panacea

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Cure all; Remedy for all diseases

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Pandemic

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Widespread; Affecting majority of people

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Pander

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Cater to the low desires of others

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Panegyric

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Formal praise

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Panoramic

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Unobstructed & comprehensive view

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Paragon

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Model of perfection

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Pact

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Agreement; Treaty

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Pantomime

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Acting without dialogue

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Parable

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Short & simple story teaching a moral

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Peccadillo

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Slight offense

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Pauper

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Very poor person

Paucity

Scarcity

Patronize

Support; Act superior

Patrician

Noble; Aristocratic

Paradigm

Model; Example; Pattern

Paradox

Something contradictory in nature

Parallelism

State of being parallel

Palette

Flat surface on which painter mixes pigments

Parameter

Boundary

Paramount

Foremost importance

Paranoia

Psychosis marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution

Paraphernalia

Equipment; Odds and ends

Paraphrase

Restate a passage in one's own word while retaining the thought of author

Parasite

Sycophant; Toady

Parched

Extremely dry

Pariah

Social outcast

Parity

Equality in status or amount

Parochial

Narrow in outlook

Parody

Spoof; Travesty; Humorous imitation

Paroxysm

Surge of emotion

Parry

Ward off a blow

Parsimony

Excessive frugality

Partial

Incomplete; having liking for something

Partiality

Inclination; Bias

Partisan

Prejudiced; One sided

Partition

Divide into parts

Passive

Not active; Acted upon

Passport

Legal document identifying the bearer as a citizen of a country

Pastiche

Piece of writing or music made up of borrowed bits and pieces

Pastoral

Rural; Simple and peaceful

Patent

Obvious; Open for the public to read

Pathetic

Pity; Causing sadness

Pathological

Related to the study of disease

Pathos

Pity; Tender sorrow

Patina

Green crust on old bronze works

Patriarch

Father & ruler of a family