Lesson 1-7 Vocab

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Palpable

Back 1

tangible, perceptible, easily noticeable

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Paradoxical

Back 2

something that appears false or contradictory but is acutally correct

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Paragon

Back 3

a model of excellence or perfection

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Parch

Back 4

to become dry from heat, to shrivel from heat

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Peevish

Back 5

fretful, obstinate

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Perdition

Back 6

eternal damnation, utter ruin

Front 7

Pernicious

Back 7

very destructive or harmful, deadly

Front 8

Peruse

Back 8

to read or to examine

Front 9

Pithy

Back 9

concise and meaningful

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Plausible

Back 10

seemingly acceptable, believable, or possible

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Melancholy

Back 11

depression of spirits

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Mettle

Back 12

courage or spirit

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Mirth

Back 13

gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter

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Musty

Back 14

smelling of damp or decay, malodorous

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Mutinous

Back 15

rebellious, unruly

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Oblivion

Back 16

state of being forgotten

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Obscure

Back 17

difficult to see, vague

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Obsequious

Back 18

overly attentive, like a sycophant, servile

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Ominous

Back 19

threatening

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Ostentatious

Back 20

showy, pretentious

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Impetuous

Back 21

violent, hasty, rash, impulsive

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Incorporeal

Back 22

having no material or tangible form

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Infallible

Back 23

incapable of error

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Influence

Back 24

authority, prestige

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Insolence

Back 25

insulting or contemptuous behavior

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Interred

Back 26

buried

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Jaded

Back 27

weary from overuse, surfeited

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Lament

Back 28

to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner

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Lecher

Back 29

one who indulges excessively in sexual activity or in lasciviousness

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Malicious

Back 30

motivated by hate or deliberate intent to harm

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Gracious

Back 31

marked by kindness, courtesy, and tact

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Gratis

Back 32

free

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Grievous

Back 33

characterized by severe suffering or sorrow, serious or grave

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Harbingers

Back 34

things that precede and forecast

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Heralded

Back 35

announced or publicized

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Hideous

Back 36

very ugly, offensive, shocking

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Homage

Back 37

a reverential regard; respect shown by external action

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Hues

Back 38

colors

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Husband

Back 39

to manage prudently and in a conservative manner

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Hypocrite

Back 40

one who is insincere or deceitful