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Vocabulary Set E5
pellucid-percolate
| Question | Answer | |
|---|---|---|
| penance | n. Punishment to which one voluntarily submits or subjects himself as an expression of penitence. | When found guilty of defamation, it is common to ask people to perform a penance. |
| penurious | adj. Excessively sparing in the use of money. | It is not a surprise of human nature that a penurious man is often indignant at the stinginess of another. |
| perambulate | v. To walk about. | The tourists were a common feature of the city, regularly perambulating the ruins and historic districts. |
| percolate | v. To filter. | You can tell by the look on his face that another of his great ideas is percolating in his mind. |
| pellucid | adj. Translucent. | Her pellucid style of writing makes it a pleasure to read her work and ensures her ideas are never overburdened by prose. |