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31 Cards in this Set
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neophyte
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a recent convert, a beginner; novice
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noxious
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harmful; injurious
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obdurate
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unyielding, hardhearted
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obtuse
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lacking sharpness of intellect, not clear or precise in thought or expression
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obviate
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to anticipate and make unnecessary
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saw the obvious and de-viated from it because it was unnecessary
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occlude
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to obstruct or block
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in-clude something that is unhelpful
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odious
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evoking intense aversion or dislike
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hidious
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onerous
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troubling; burdensome
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not "honorable" job
without the "h" is one, burdensome job |
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ostentatious
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characterized by or given to pretentiousness
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to stretch = tent<br />
they rhyme an ostrich is pretentious |
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paean
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a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
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looks like poem
double a in paean means positive or praiseworthy |
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pedantic
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the parading of leraning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules
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ped + antics of formality (actually quite humorous)
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perennial
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recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
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perfidy
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intentional breach of faith; treachery
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per + fid
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phlegmatic
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clam, sluggish; unemotional
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sittig like a blob of phlem on the mat, not doing 'matic, too lazy
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perfunctory
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cursory; done without care or interest
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treat as a
per (negative) function |
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pine
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to yearn earnestly
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pith/pithy
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central part
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placate
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to appease; to calm by making conscessions
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pla
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platitude
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a superficial remark, especially one offered as meaningful
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pla (plain or smooth)<br />
attitude<br /> absence of any meaningful attitude plain attitude handed to him on a platter |
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plethora
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an overabundance, a surplus
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ple
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polemical
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controversial; argumentative
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precipitate
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to cause or to happen before anticipated or required; acting with excessive haste or impulse
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precipitate is forced condensation
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predilection
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a disposition in favor of something; preference
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pre - lect (choose)
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preen
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to dress up, to groom oneself elaborately
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rhymes with queen
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prescience
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foreknowledge of events
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christian science wierdos
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pristine
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pure, uncorrupted; clean
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prissy
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probity
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adherence to highest principles, uprightness
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prob = to prove, to test
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proclivity
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a natural predisposition or inclination
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pro + cleave onto the natural tendency
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profligate
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excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant
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PRO = much, for, a lot |
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prodigious
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abundant in size, force, or extent
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profuse
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given or coming forth abundantly, extravagent
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