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pariah
noun an outcast
He knew that he would become a pariah if
he informed to the authorities. |
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patrician
noun an aristocrat
Since he was a patrician, he couldn't marry
the girl he loved because she was from a lower class. |
| 3 |
paucity
noun scarcity, lack
Because of a paucity of imagination, he was
not able to see beyond his immediate self-interest.
syn: insufficiency ant: abundance |
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pedagogue
noun a schoolteacher
Literally, the word pedagogue means a teacher
of children |
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penchant
noun a strong liking for
He had a penchant for small dogs with sharp,
little barks.
syn: fondness, inclination, taste ant: dislike, abhorrence |
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pensive
adj. dreamily thoughtful
A pensive mood came over the girl as she
watched the sad movie.
syn: reflective, meditative ant: silly, frivolous |
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penury
noun extreme poverty
Although born into penury, he became one
of the country's richest men.
syn: destitution ant: wealth, opulence |
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personification
noun a perfect example; or a figure of speech
in which a thing, quality, or idea is represented
as a person
The old woman was the very personification
of all things evil and cruel. |
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quaff
verb to drink in large quantities; to gulp
The old sea captain quaffed two pitchers
of ale and then ordered more. |
| 10 |
qualm
noun a feeling of uneasiness
The boy had no qualms about cheating on the
test.
syn: misgiving ant: ease, content, security |
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query
noun a question
verb
to ask, inquire
When I could not answer his query, he became
very hostile. |
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queue
noun a line of people waiting their turn
During the war there were often long queues
in front of the butcher shops because meat was in
short supply. |
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rabid
adj. intense; violent or raging; affected
with rabies
Cortezzo was a rabid nationalist who would
stop at nothing to further his cause.
syn: fanatical |
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rambunctious
adj. unruly; uncontrollable exuberance
The rambunctious twins kept the house in
an uproar from morning until night.
syn: wild, disorderly, boisterous ant: calm, pacific, tranquil |
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rancid
adj. having a bad taste or smell; spoiled
The rancid meat gave a few people food poisoning.
syn: stale, repulsive ant: fresh |
