Gre Words P And Q

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paragon

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noun; model of perfection. "her fellow students disliked Lavinia because Miss Minchin always pointed her out as a paragon of virtue"

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paucity

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scarcity; They closed the restaurant because the paucity of customers made it uneconomical to operate"

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pedantic

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adjective; showing off learning; bookish. "Yes, Lois, it was considered shallow and pedanctic"

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penury

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noun; severe poverty; stinginess. "When his pension fund failed, George feared he would end his days in Penury"

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Perfidious

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adjective: treacherous; disloyal. "When Caesar realized that Brutus had betrayed him, he reproached his perfidious friend"

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Perfunctory

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adjective; superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care or enthusiasm. "The auditor's perfunctory inspection of the books overlooked many errors"

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phlegmatic

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adjective; calm; not easily disturbed.

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placate

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verb; pacify; conciliate. "The store manager tried to placate the angry customer, offering to refund his money"

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platitude

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noun; trite remark or commonplace statement. "In giving advice to his sol, old John expressed himself only in platitudes; every word out of his mouth was a truism"

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precarious

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adjective; uncertain or risky. "It put her in a precarious position"

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prevaricate

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verb; to lie. "some people believe that to prevaricate in a good cause is justifiable and regard the statement "white lie"

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probity

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noun; uprightness; incorruptibility. "everyone took his probity for granted; his defalcations therefore shocked us all"

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prodigal

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adjective; wasteful; reckless with money.

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propitiate

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appease. verb. "The natives offered sacrifices to propitiate the Gods"

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proscribe

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verb; ostracize; banish or outlaw

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propriety

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noun; fitness; corect conduct. "Miss Manners counsels her readers so that they may behave with propriety in any social situation"

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quiescent

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adjective; at rest or dormant; temporarily inactive.