Word List 35 Flashcards by Zakaria Siddiquee

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Pedagogy

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Teaching; Art of teaching

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Pecuniary

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Pertaining to money

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Pedantic

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Showing off learning; Bookish

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Pedestrian

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Ordinary; Unimaginative

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Peerless

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Incomparable; Having no equal

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Pejorative

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Having a belittling effect

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Pellucid

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Transparent; Limpid

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Penchant

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Strong inclination; Liking

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Penitent

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Repentant

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Pensive

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Dreamily thoughtful

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Penury

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Severe poverty

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Perceptive

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Aware; Insightful

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Percussion

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Striking one object against another sharply

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Perdition

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Damnation; Complete ruin

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Peregrination

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Journey

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Peremptory

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Demanding and leaving no choice

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Perennial

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Something that is continuing or recurrent

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Perfidious

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Treacherous; Disloyal

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Perforate

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Pierce; Put a hole through

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Perfunctory

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Superficial; Not thorough

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Perimeter

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Outer boundary

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Peripheral

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Marginal; Outer

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Perjury

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False testimony while under oath

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Permeable

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Porous; Penetrable

Permeate

Pass through

Pernicious

Very destructive

Perpetrate

Commit an offense

Perpetual

Everlasting

Perpetuate

Make something everlasting; Prevent from extinction

Perquisite

Any gain above stipulated salary

Persevere

Endure; Strive; Persist

Persona

Facade; Public personality

Personable

Attractive

Perspicacious

Astute; Having insight

Pert

Forward; Impertinent

Pertinacious

Stubborn; Persistent

Pertinent

Relevant; To the point

Perturb

Disturb greatly

Peruse

Read with care

Pervasive

Spread through every part; Pervading

Perverse

Wicked and perverted; Stubbornly wrongheaded

Pessimism

Belief that life is basically evil

Petrify

Turn to stone

Petty

Trivial; Unimportant

Petulant

Touchy; Peevish

Phenomena

Observable facts

Philanderer

Faithless lover; Flirt