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37 Cards in this Set
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pecuniary
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pertaining to money
"a pecuniary advantage" |
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pedagogue
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teacher
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pedagogy (n)
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teaching, art of education
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pedant (n)
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scholar who overemphasizes book learning or technicalities
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peerless
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having no equal; incomparable, unrivaled
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pejorative
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negative in connotation, expressing contempt/disapproval, disparaging
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pell-mell
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in confusion, disorderly
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penance
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voluntary self-punishment for doing something wrong
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pendant (adj)
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hanging down from something
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pendulous
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hanging, suspended
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penitent
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repentant
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penumbra
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partial shadow (in an eclipse)
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peon (n)
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landless agricultural worker; bond servant
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percussion
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striking one object against another sharply
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perdition (n)
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a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and impenitent person passes after death
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peregrination
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journey
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perforate
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pierce, put a hole through
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peripheral
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marginal, outer
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pernicious
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very destructive (esp. in gradual, subtle way)
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peroration
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conclusion of an oration (ended to inspire enthusiasm)
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perpetrate
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commit an offense
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perquisite
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any gain above stiuplated salary
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perspicuity
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clearly expressed, easily understood
LUCID |
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perspicuous
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plainly expressed
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pert (2)
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(1) rude
(2) very forward, saucy, attractive (woman) |
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pertinacious
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stubborn, persistent
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pertinent
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suitable, to the point
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peruse
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read with care
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perverse
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(1) stubbornly behaving in an unacceptable/inappropriate way
- Kate's perverse decision not to cooperate (2) Contrary to the accepted or expected standard or practice in two general elections the outcome was quite perverse |
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perversion
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corruption; turning from right to wrong
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pestilential
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harmful, destructive to crops/livestock (causing plague)
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pestle (n)
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tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard bowl
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petrify (2)
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(1) to really scare (someone; they can't even move!)
(2) to turn to stone |
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petty
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trivial, unimportant, very small
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pharisaical
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pertaining to the Pharisees, who paid scrupulous attention to tradition; self-righteous, hypocritical
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phenomena
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observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation
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philanderer
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faithless lover
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