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Vocab 9a
Vocabulary words for Lesson 9 part a
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10th Grade
04/05/2007

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Pensive
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(adj) Reflective; contemplative.
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Percussion
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(n) The striking of one object against another.
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Peripheral
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(adj) Marginal; outer.
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Perjury
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(n) The practice of lying.
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Permeable
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(adj) Porous; allowing to pass through.
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Pernicious
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(adj) Dangerous; harmful.
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Perpetual
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(adj) Enduring for all time.
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Pertinent
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(adj) Related to the matter at hand.
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Pervade
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(v) To occupy the whole of.
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Petulant
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(adj) 1.Forward; immodest; 2.impatient or irritable.
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Philanthropy
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(n) Charity; unselfishness.
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Phlegmatic
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(adj) W/o emotion or interest
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Pinnacle
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(n) 1. A small turret that rises above the roof of a building; 2.the highest point.
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Pious
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religious; devout; dedicated.
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Piquant
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(adj) Agreeably pungent or stimulating to the taste; exciting interest or curiosity.
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Pittance
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(n) Small allowance.
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