Pcp - Ocab 4

Front 1

clear and easily understood

Back 1

lucid

Front 2

capable of being shaped

Back 2

malleable

Front 3

to calm or make less severe

Back 3

mollify

Front 4

lacking sophistication or experience

Back 4

naive

Front 5

to prevent, to make unnecessary

Back 5

obviate

Front 6

to stop up, to prevent the passage of

Back 6

occlude

Front 7

impossible to see through, preventing the passage of light

Back 7

opaque

Front 8

a contradiction or dilemma

Back 8

paradox

Front 9

model of excellence or perfection

Back 9

paragon

Front 10

use of an inffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one

Back 10

euphemism

Front 11

tending to talk a lot

Back 11

garrulous

Front 12

quick to act whithout thinking

Back 12

impetuous

Front 13

to make worse

Back 13

exacerbate

Front 14

intensely emotional, feverish

Back 14

fervid

Front 15

convicing and well reasoned

Back 15

cogent

Front 16

effectiveness

Back 16

efficacy

Front 17

to copy, to try to equal or excel

Back 17

emulate

Front 18

to penetrate

Back 18

permeate

Front 19

charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness

Back 19

philanthropy

Front 20

excess

Back 20

plethora

Front 21

practical as opposed to idealistic

Back 21

pragmatic

Front 22

fresh and clean; uncorrupted

Back 22

pristine

Front 23

lavish, wasteful

Back 23

prodigal

Front 24

to increase in number quickly

Back 24

proliferate

Front 25

wisdom, caution, or restraint

Back 25

prudence

Front 26

sharp and irritating to the senses

Back 26

pungent

Front 27

motionless

Back 27

quiescent

Front 28

doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted several ways

Back 28

ambiguous

Front 29

to grovel

Back 29

fawn

Front 30

using few words

Back 30

laconic