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Beyond Hit Parade 5

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peroration n. the concluding part of a speech; grandiloquent speech
personable adj. pleasing in appearance; attractive
petrous adj. like a rock; hard; stony
philistine n. a crass (unrefined) individual guided by material rather than by intellectual or artistic values.
picaresque adj. involving clever rogues or adventurers as in a type of fiction
pillory v. to punish; to hold up to public scorn
plangent adj. pounding; thundering; resounding
poignant adj. touching; emotional; affecting; pertinent; distressing
precarious adj. risky; dangerous; uncertain
precis n. concise summary of essential points
preempt v. to replace; to supersede; to appropriate
profligate adj. spendthrift; prodigal; widely extravagant
prolix adj. long-winded; verbose
propinquity n. nearness in time or place; affinity of nature
propitiate v. to appease; to conciliate
proscribe v. to ostracize; to banish; to outlaw
puerile adj. childish; immature
pugnacious adj. contentious; quarrelsome; contumacious; belligerent
querulous adj. habitually complaining; whining
raffish adj. tawdry; flashy; vulgar; base; meretricious
ramify v. to be divided; to branch out
rapacious adj. voracious; greedy; plundering
recidivism n. relapse into antisocial or criminal behavior
reconnaissance n. preliminary survey to gain informantion, espeicailly of an enemy
reconnoiter v. to engage in reconnaissance
recreat n./adj. coward; cowardly; craven
recumbent adj. leaning; resting; prone
redolent adj. fragrant; suggestive or evocative
repine v. fret; complain
redpudiate v. to disavow; to reject
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