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Gre barrons HF3

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opprobrium public disgrace
oscillate back and forth
ostentatious showoff
paragon model of excellence or perfection
partisan prejudiced ; one-sided; committed to a party or group
pathological departing from normal condition
paucity scarcity
pendatic showing off learning
penchant inclination towards doing something
penury extreme poverty
perennial persistent ; really long
perfidious disloyal ; untrustworthy
perfunctory carried out without real interest ; superficial
permeable penetrable
pervasive spreading widely throughout every part
phlegmatic sluggish ; calm in temperment
piety devoutness
placate to lessen ones anger ; to pasify
plasticity condition of being able to be shaped
platitude stale ; overused expression
plethora excess
plummet to fall
pragmatic practical
precarious uncertain
precipitate sudden ; rash ;hasty
precursor forerunner ; predeccessor
presumptuous rude
prevaricate speak in an evasive way
pristine uncorrupted
probity honesty
problematic posing a problem
prodigal wasteful
proliferate to increase in number rapidly
propensity inclination or natural tendancy to behave in a certain way
propitiate to win over ; appease
propriety correct conduct
proscribe to condemn ; forbid
pungent strong or sharp smell
qualified limited ; restricted
quibble to argue over insignificant details
quiescent inert ; inactive
rarefied refined
recalcitrant resisting authority or control
recant to retract a statement or opinion
recondite little known ; abstruse ; profound
refractory stubborn ; unmanageable
refute to contradict ; to disprove
relegate to confine to an inferior position
reproach to find fault with ; to blame
reprobate morally unprincipled person
repudiate reject ; deny the truth or validity of
rescind to cancel
resolution determination
reticent silent ; reserved
reverent expressing deep respect ; worshipful
sage wise
salubrious healthful
sanction to approve
satiate to satisfy
saturate to soak thoroughly
secrete to produce or release
shard a piece of broken glass
skeptic one who doubts a lot
solicitous attentive ; eager ; showing interest
soporific sleep producing
specious misleading
spectrum band of colours ; a wide range
sporadic irregular
stigma mark of disgrace
stint period of time spent doing nothing
stipulate to specify an essential condition
stopid having or showing little emotion
straited marked with thin narrow grooves
strut walk with an arrogant gait
subpeona notice ordering someone to appear in court
substantaite to support with proof or evidence
supersede to replace
supposition assuming to true or real
tacit silently understood ; implied
tangential peripheral ; digressing
tenous weak ; insubstantial
tirade long violent speech
torpor lethargy ; sluggishness
tortuous highly complex
tractable obedient ; yielding
transgression act of trespassing or violating a law or rule
truculence aggressiveness ; ferocity
vacillate indecisive
venerate to respect
veracious truthful ; accurate
verbose wordy
viable practicable
viscous thick ; soupy
vituperative bitter and abusive
volatile tending to vary frequently ; easily explodable
warranted justified
wary cautious
welter to wallow or roll ; toss about ; be in turmoil
whimsical unpredicatable
zealot devoted to a cause
Created by: maneesh
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