vocab 5

meticulous

showing extreme care about small things
mire

wet swampy ground
multifarious

many parts
mundane

pertaining to world
nefarious

extrememly wicked/vicious
obsequious

obedient
odious

hatred, hateful
opaque

not transparent
ostentatious

impress others
palpable

obvious, easily seen
paragon

model or pattern of excellence
pariah

outcast
parochial

pertaining to a parish
paucity

smallness of quantity
pedantic

concerned in ones learning
pejorative

derogatory effect
philistine

lacking cultural values
pique

affect with sharp irritation
pithy

forceful & meaningful in expression
poignant

keenly distressing to the feelings
polemical

controversal arguement
precocious

advanced or mature in developement
proclivity

natural or habitual inclination
progeny

descendent or offspring
prolific

producing offspring
prosaic

unimiginative
protean

assuming different forms of characters
protract

extend the length
pugnacity

inclined to fight readily
pulchritude

physical beauty

Author

ttg11

ID

153847

Card Set

vocab 5

Description

vocab 5

Updated

2012-05-14T23:16:34Z