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30 Cards in this Set
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obdurate
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hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
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durable is hard
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obsequious
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overly submissive and eager to please
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the obsequious new associate made sure to compliment her supervisor's tie and agree with him on every issue
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obstinate
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stubborn, unyielding
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obviate
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to prevent; to make unnecessary
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the river was shallow enough to wade across at many points, which obviated the need for a bridge
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occlude
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to stop up; to prevent the passge of
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onerous
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troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
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the assignment was so extensive and difficult to manage that it proved onerous to the team in charge of it
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opaque
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impossible to see through; preventin the passage of light
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oppobrium
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public disgrace
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ostentation
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excessive showiness
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paradox
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a contradiction or dilemma
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paragon
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model of excellence or perfection
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His is a paragon of what a model should be: beautiful, plastic, and hardworking.
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pedant
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someone who shows off learning
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perfidious
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willing to betray one's trust
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the actress's perfidious companion revealed all of her intimate secrest to the gossip columnist
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perfunctory
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done in a routine way; indifferent
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the machinelike bank teller processed the trasaction and gave the waiting cusomer a perfunctory smile. *if you funky your not routine, but if your perfuctory you are!
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permeate
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to penetrate
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philanthropy
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charity; a disire or effort to promote goodness
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placate
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to soothe or pacify
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plastic
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able to be molded, altered, or bent
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plethora
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excess
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pregmatic
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practical as opposed to idealistic
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precipitate
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to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
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prevaricate
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to lie or deviate from the truth
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*you vary from the truth - the guilty defendent prevaricated and claimed he was innocent
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pristine
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fresh and clean; uncorrupted
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prodigal
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lavish,wasteful
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proliferate
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to increase in number quickly
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propitiate
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to conciliate; to appease
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the management propitiated the irate union by agreeing to raise wages for its members *when I pee, I feel appeased
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propriety
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correct behavior; obedience to rules and customes
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the aristocracy maintianed a high level of propriety, adhering to even the most minor social rules
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prudence
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wisdom, caution, or restraint
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pungent
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sharp and irritating to the senses
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quiescent
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motionless
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