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What does the term 'resplendent' refer to?
What does the term 'resplendent' refer to?
Which word describes someone who is impatient and resistant?
Which word describes someone who is impatient and resistant?
What action does 'revoke' imply?
What action does 'revoke' imply?
What does it mean to 'revere' someone?
What does it mean to 'revere' someone?
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Which of the following best defines 'revel'?
Which of the following best defines 'revel'?
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What does the term 'rescind' mean?
What does the term 'rescind' mean?
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Which word describes someone who is determined and firm in their decisions?
Which word describes someone who is determined and firm in their decisions?
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What is meant by the term 'requisition'?
What is meant by the term 'requisition'?
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What does the word 'repulse' mean in the context of social interactions?
What does the word 'repulse' mean in the context of social interactions?
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Which term best describes a large supply or reserve of something?
Which term best describes a large supply or reserve of something?
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Which term refers to an outcast?
Which term refers to an outcast?
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What does the term 'pejorative' imply about a statement?
What does the term 'pejorative' imply about a statement?
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Which of the following words describes something that is clear or easily understood?
Which of the following words describes something that is clear or easily understood?
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What does 'paramount' mean in the context of importance?
What does 'paramount' mean in the context of importance?
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Which term best describes a tendency or preference?
Which term best describes a tendency or preference?
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What does 'pathology' refer to in a medical context?
What does 'pathology' refer to in a medical context?
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Which of the following words indicates stinginess?
Which of the following words indicates stinginess?
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What is indicated by the word 'paragon'?
What is indicated by the word 'paragon'?
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Which term can describe an action done with little interest or enthusiasm?
Which term can describe an action done with little interest or enthusiasm?
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What characteristic does 'paucity' describe?
What characteristic does 'paucity' describe?
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What does the term 'remedial' imply about a course or class?
What does the term 'remedial' imply about a course or class?
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What does 'renown' signify?
What does 'renown' signify?
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What does 'reprehenisible' suggest about an action?
What does 'reprehenisible' suggest about an action?
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In what scenario might a 'reprieve' be granted?
In what scenario might a 'reprieve' be granted?
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If someone is described as 'remiss', what does that suggest about their behavior?
If someone is described as 'remiss', what does that suggest about their behavior?
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What is the meaning of 'repudiate' in the context of making a claim?
What is the meaning of 'repudiate' in the context of making a claim?
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What does it mean to 'relegate' someone to an inferior place?
What does it mean to 'relegate' someone to an inferior place?
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If a house has been 'renovated', what has happened to it?
If a house has been 'renovated', what has happened to it?
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What does the term 'proclivity' most closely mean?
What does the term 'proclivity' most closely mean?
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Which word describes something that is plentiful or abundant?
Which word describes something that is plentiful or abundant?
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Which of the following best describes someone who is 'pugnacious'?
Which of the following best describes someone who is 'pugnacious'?
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What does 'propriety' refer to?
What does 'propriety' refer to?
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What is the meaning of 'quaint'?
What is the meaning of 'quaint'?
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Which word means to 'multiply or spread out'?
Which word means to 'multiply or spread out'?
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Which term represents an extraordinary ability?
Which term represents an extraordinary ability?
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What does 'pervasive' mean?
What does 'pervasive' mean?
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What does 'putrid' refer to?
What does 'putrid' refer to?
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Which word best describes someone who is 'pertinacious'?
Which word best describes someone who is 'pertinacious'?
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What does 'quixotic' mean?
What does 'quixotic' mean?
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What does 'petulance' refer to?
What does 'petulance' refer to?
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What does 'raucous' describe?
What does 'raucous' describe?
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Which word means to 'scold or protest'?
Which word means to 'scold or protest'?
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Which is a synonym for 'phlegmatic'?
Which is a synonym for 'phlegmatic'?
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In what context might 'pillage' be used?
In what context might 'pillage' be used?
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What does 'prurient' describe?
What does 'prurient' describe?
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What quality does 'punctilious' describe?
What quality does 'punctilious' describe?
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Which word means 'to ease the anger of'?
Which word means 'to ease the anger of'?
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What is the meaning of 'rash' in the context provided?
What is the meaning of 'rash' in the context provided?
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What does 'prescient' imply about a person's abilities?
What does 'prescient' imply about a person's abilities?
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What does 'pinnacle' refer to?
What does 'pinnacle' refer to?
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What does 'preclude' mean?
What does 'preclude' mean?
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What is a 'platitude'?
What is a 'platitude'?
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Which term describes an 'abundance' or 'excess' of something?
Which term describes an 'abundance' or 'excess' of something?
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What does 'probity' refer to?
What does 'probity' refer to?
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What is meant by 'potable'?
What is meant by 'potable'?
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What does the term 'pithy' mean?
What does the term 'pithy' mean?
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Study Notes
Vocabulary Definitions
- Paradox: An apparently contradictory statement that may be true.
- Paragon: A perfect example or model of something.
- Paramount: Of greatest importance.
- Pariah: An outcast.
- Parody: A satirical imitation of something.
- Parsimony: Frugality; stinginess.
- Partisan: A strong supporter of a particular person or group.
- Patent: Readily seen or understood; clear.
- Pathology: A deviation from the normal; a disease.
- Pathos: An emotion of sympathy.
- Paucity: Small quantity; scarcity.
- Pejorative: Derogatory or uncomplimentary.
- Pellucid: Easily understood; clear.
- Penchant: A strong tendency or liking for something.
- Penitent: Remorseful; feeling regret for actions.
- Pensiveness: A feeling of thoughtful sadness
- Penultimate: Next to last.
- Penurious: Miserly; stingy.
- Perfidy: Betrayal of trust; treachery; deceit
- Perfidious: Disloyal; treacherous; deceitful
- Perfunctory: Done in a routine way; without enthusiasm.
- Permeate: To spread throughout; saturate.
- Pernicious: Extremely harmful or destructive.
- Perplex: To confuse; puzzle.
- Perspicacity: Shrewdness; perceptiveness.
- Pert: Flippant; bold; saucy.
- Pertinacious: Stubbornly persistent; tenacious.
- Perusal: Careful examination or review.
- Pervasive: Spreading widely; widespread.
- Plenitude: Abundance; plenty.
- Plethora: An abundance; excess.
- Pliable: Flexible; easily bent.
- Poignant: Emotionally moving; touching.
- Polemic: A strong argument, often controversial.
- Portent: An omen; a sign of things to come.
- Potable: Suitable for drinking.
- Potentate: A ruler or powerful person.
- Pragmatic: Practical; dealing with things sensibly and realistically.
- Precipice: A very steep cliff, a dangerous situation
- Preclude: To prevent something from happening.
- Precocious: Showing unusually early development or maturity.
- Predilection: A preference or liking for something.
- Preponderance: Superiority in importance or quantity.
- Presage: A sign or omen.
- Prescient: Knowing or appearing to know something before it happens.
- Prescribe: To recommend or order as treatment
- Presumptuous: Overly forward or bold; arrogant
- Pretense: A false show or pretense.
- Primeval: Primitive; ancient; belonging to the earliest ages.
- Privation: A lack of basic necessities.
- Probity: Integrity; honesty; uprightness.
- Proclivity: A tendency or inclination toward something.
- Procure: To obtain or acquire something.
- Profane: Irreverent; disrespectful.
- Profligate: Extravagant; wasteful.
- Profuse: Abundant.
- Promulgate: To proclaim or make known.
- Propagate: To reproduce or spread.
- Propensity: A natural inclination or tendency.
- Propitious: Favorable; auspicious.
- Propriety: Proper behavior or manners.
- Prosaic: Ordinary; dull; lacking in imagination
- Proscribe: To forbid; prohibit; outlaw
- Protean: Capable of changing form or character.
- Prurient: Having or showing lustful desires
- Puerile: Childish; immature; lacking in seriousness
- Pugnacious: Quarrelsome or combative
- Pulchritude: Beauty.
- Punctilious: Paying close attention to detail.
- Pungent: Having a strong, sharp taste or smell
- Punitive: Intended to punish
- Putrid: Rotten; foul smelling.
- Quagmire: A difficult or complex situation.
- Quaint: Charmingly old-fashioned or unusual.
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