editing definitions test4

Obsequious

showing too great a willingness to serve or obey; fawning
Onerous

burdensome
Opulence

extremely wealthy; luxurious
Orifice

an opening
Oxymoron

a figure of speech in which opposite/contradictory ideas/terms are combined
Pandemic

prevalent over a whole area, country; universal; general
Parameter

perimeter boundary; limit/outer boundary
Parlay

to exploit successfully
Paucity

scarcity; dearth
Penultimate

next to the last
Perfidy

the deliberate breaking of faith; betrayal of trust; treachery
Perfunctory

done without care or interest or merely as a form of routine; superficial
Plethora

overabundance; excess
Prurient

having or expressing lustful ideas or desires
Rite

ceremonial, formal act or procedure in accordance with prescribed rule
Recalcitrant

refusing to obey authority; stubbornly defiant

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editing definitions test4

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editing definitions test4

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2013-02-11T03:05:56Z

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