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53 Cards in this Set

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obstreperous
noisy/boisterous
obtuse
mentally dull
obviate
avoid, make unnecessary
odious
hateful
officious
domineering; intrusive
olfactory
concerned w/sense of smell
omnipotent
all-powerful
omniscient
all-knowing
onerous
burdensome, hard to undertake
onus
burden
opaque
does not let light through
opulent
wealthy, rich, magnificent
ossify
turn to bone, become fixed/rigid
overwrought
worked up, emotional state
palisade
fence made of posts
palliative
a remedy that improves but does not cure
palpable
easily felt
panacea
remedy for all ills
paradigm
example, model, way of looking at things
paragon
perfect example
pariah
outcast from society
parity
equality
parochial
narrow-minded, concerned w/only local matters
parry
ward off, avoid
parsimonious
economical, frugal
parsimony
stinginess
pathos
sadness/pity
patronize
condescend
paucity
shortage
peccadillo
minor weakness; trivial offense
pedant
insists on strict adherance to the rules or narrow learning
pejorative
derogatory
pellucid
transparently clear
penury
poverty
percipient
perceptive, insightful
perdition
damnation
peremptory
in a commanding manner
perfidy
treachery
perfunctory
superficial, cursory
peripatetic
nomadic
perjury
lying under oath
pernicious
destructive, harmfull
perpetuity
eternity
personable
attractive
perspicacious
insightful, sharp, wise
perspicacity
insight
peruse
read carefully
petulant
sulky, peevish
philanthropy
charity, love of mankind
philistine
uncultured person
phlegmatic
calm, imperturbable
placate
pacify, soothe, calm
placid
calm, peaceful