Set: GRE Vocab 35
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All 26 Terms
| | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
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pedagogue | teacher |
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pedant | scholar who overemphasised book learning or technicalities |
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pedantic | showing off learning; bookish |
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pell-mell | in confusion |
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pellucid | transparent; easy to understand |
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penchant | strong inclination |
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penumbra | partial shadow |
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penury | severe poverty; stinginess |
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peremptory | demanding and leaving no choice |
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perennial | long-lasting |
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perfidious | treacherous |
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perfunctory | not thorough |
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perigee | point of moon's orbit when it is nearest the earth |
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peripatetic | walking about |
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permeable | penetrable; porous |
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pernicious | very destructive |
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peroration | conclusion of a speech |
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perquisite | any gain above stipulated salary |
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perspicacious | insightful |
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perspicuity | freedom from ambiguity |
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perspicuous | plainly expressed |
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pertinacious | persistent |
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pervasive | spread througout |
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pestilential | causing plague; baneful |
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petulant | touchy; peevish |
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pharisaical | self-righteous; hypocritical |
Description
Abridged from Barron's
Most Missed Words
- pell-mell → in confusion - 8 misses
- perspicuous → plainly expressed - 8 misses
- pharisaical → self-righteous; hypocritical - 8 misses
- pernicious → very destructive - 6 misses
- perspicacious → insightful - 6 misses
- peripatetic → walking about - 5 misses
- pertinacious → persistent - 5 misses