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Opulent |
Adj.- Wealthy; Abundant. |
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Opulent |
The hungry man was speechless when he saw the _______ banquet table set before the king. |
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Overt |
Adj.- Not Hidden; Open. |
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Overt |
Without any _____ statement, the couple made it plain that they intended to get married despite the parents' disapproval. |
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Painstaking |
Adj.- Very careful; Diligent. |
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Painstaking |
Researchers are engaged in a ___________ effort to find a vaccine against the AIDS virus. |
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Pariah |
Noun- An outcast. |
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Pariah |
The Western mind finds it difficult to accept the idea of a ________ class. |
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Parsimonious |
Adj.- Too thrifty; Stingy. |
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Parsimonious |
No matter how ___________ Mr. Fleming was, it didn't mitigate the fear that he would die a poor man. |
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Partisan |
Adj.- Showing strong support for a party or cause; characteristics of a guerilla fighter. |
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Partisan |
Operating deep in enemy territory, the ________ group made its prescence felt through countless acts of sabotoge. |
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Paucity |
Noun- Scarcity; Smallness in number or amount. |
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Paucity |
The _______ rain in the Midwest will cause a serious food shortage in the months to come. |
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Peerless |
Adj.- Having no equal; Better than the rest. |
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Peerless |
Theresa's _________ was admired by all that saw her. |
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Perceptive |
Adj.- Discerning; Oberservant; Sensitive. |
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Perceptive |
Father was __________ to our needs and keyed his advice to our stengths and weaknesses. |
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Perfidy |
Noun- Treachery; Betrayal of trust. |
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Perfidy |
The double agent was obviously a man capable of acts of ________. |