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Sunday, February 12, 2012

Vocabulary Quiz - 98

1. Pathological
[A]Firm Grasp Or Footing
[B]Pertaining To Disease
[C]Unreal Reflection; Optical Illusion
[D]Prosper; Flourish



2. Pedagogy
[A]Foolish; Inane
[B]Sorcery; Magic
[C]Teaching; Art Of Education
[D]Talk At Length



3. Pediment
[A]Cancel
[B]Something Preceding In Time Which May Be Used As An Authority Or Guide For Future Decision
[C]Blame; Criticize
[D]Triangular Part Above Columns In Greek Buildings



4. Penchant
[A]Illegal
[B]Traditional; Conservative In Belief
[C]Strong Inclination; Liking
[D]Driving Away; Unattractive



5. Peregrination
[A]Flood; Rush
[B]Journey
[C]Plan Of A Trip
[D]Contemptible



6. Perforate
[A]Overcome
[B]Entangle; Stick In Swampy Ground
[C]Pierce; Put A Hole Through
[D]Generous; Showing Bounty



7. Perpetrate
[A]Scatter; Drive Away; Cause To Vanish
[B]Commit An Offense
[C]Self-Restraint; Sexual Chastity
[D]Theme



8. Perspicuity
[A]Familiar Friends
[B]Laying Stress On Niceties Of Conduct, Form; Precise
[C]Clearness Of Expression; Freedom From Ambiguity
[D]Arrest(A Criminal); Dread; Perceive



9. Perturb
[A]Trip; Short Journey
[B]Thrift; Economy
[C]Lacking
[D]Disturb Greatly



10. Petty
[A]Devilish
[B]Checking Perpendicularly; Vertical
[C]Trivial; Unimportant; Very Small
[D]Rascality



11. Philanthropist
[A]Several; Differing
[B]Lover Of Mankind; Doer Of Good
[C]Pride; Arrogance
[D]Pertaining To A Province; Limited



12. Piety
[A]Tube In Which Patterns Made By The Reflection In Mirrors Of Colored Pieces Of Glass, Etc. Produce Interesting Symmetrical Effects
[B]Religious Devotion; Godliness
[C]Gigantic
[D]Theoretical; Not Concrete; Nonrepresentational



13. Piquant
[A]Plants Of A Region Or Era
[B]Pleasantly Tart-Tasting; Stimulating
[C]Make Void
[D]Pompous; Using Inflated Language



14. Placate
[A]Scantly; Inadequate
[B]Felt In One'S Inner Organs
[C]Stately; Stout
[D]Pacify; Conciliate



15. Plebeian
[A]Drifting Wreckage
[B]Arrest(A Criminal); Dread; Perceive
[C]Impressive; Majestic
[D]Common; Pertaining To The Common People



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