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Undergraduate 1
04/02/2013

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Meticulous
Definition
showing great attention to detail, attentive and concise.
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Mire
Definition
An area of wet, soggy, muddy ground.
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Multifarious
Definition
Having great variety; diverse
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Mundane
Definition
Relating to or typical of this world. Boring.
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Nefarious
Definition
Utterly immoral or wicked.
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Obsequious
Definition
full of or exhibiting servile compliance.
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Odious
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Hateful; inspiring hatred; disgusting.
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Opaque
Definition
Impenetrable by light; neither transparent or translucent.
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Ostentatious
Definition
Rich and showy.
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Palpable
Definition
Capable of being handled touched our felt; perceived; obvious.
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Paragon
Definition
Example of excellence. the thing that is exemplary.
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Pariah
Definition
A social outcast, untouchable.
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Parochial
Definition
Narrow minded.
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Paucity
Definition
A lack of something.
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Pedantic
Definition
Characterized by narrow, often ostentatious, concern for book learning and formal rules.
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Pejorative
Definition
Expressing disapproval.
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Philistine
Definition
A smug ignorant middle class person, regard as being indifferent or antagonistic to artistic or cultural values.
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Pique
Definition
Wounded pride.
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Pity
Definition
Sympathy and sorry aroused by the misfortune or suffering of another.
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Poignant
Definition
Causing a sharp sense of sadness, pity, or regret.
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Polemical
Definition
A controversial argument, especially one refuting or attacking a specific opinion doctrine.

A person engaged in or inclined to controversy, or argument.
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Precocious
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Mentally advanced for age; mentally mature.
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Proclivity
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A natural propensity or inclination; a predisposition.
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Progeny
Definition
Offspring of organism.
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Prolific
Definition
Highly productive; producing large quantities.
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Prosaic
Definition
Consisting or characteristic of prose; matter of fact; straight forward.
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Protean
Definition
Able to change form
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Protract
Definition
To make something last longer.

Extend a body part.
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Pugnacity
Definition
Combative in nature; belligerent
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Pulchritude
Definition
Physical beauty.
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