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/'ɒbdjʊrɪt/;/'ɑbdərɪt/ a. Syn. stubborn; inflexible hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion He was obdurate in his refusal to listen to our complaints. |
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obfuscate |
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/'ɒbfʌskeɪt/ v. Syn. confuse; muddle confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex Was the president's spokesman trying to clarify the Whitewater mystery, or was he trying to obfuscate the issue so the voters would never figure out what went on?. |
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oblique |
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/ə'bli:k/ a. Syn. inclined having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined Casting a quick, oblique glance at the reviewing stand, the sergeant ordered the company to march. |
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obsequious |
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/əb'si:kwɪəs/ a. slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery Helen liked to be served by people who behaved as if they respected themselves; nothing irritated her more than an excessively obsequious waiter or a fawning salesclerk. |
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obstreperous |
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/əb'strɛpərəs/ a. noisily aggressive; making great noise or outcry What do you do when an obstreperous horde of drunken policemen goes carousing through your hotel, crashing into potted plants and singing vulgar songs?. |
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obtuse |
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/əb'tju:s/;/əb'tu:s/ a. Syn. stupid lacking in insight or discernment; stupid What can you do with somebody who's so obtuse that he can't even tell that you're insulting him?. |
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odious |
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/'oʊdɪəs/ a. Syn. hateful; vile hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure Cinderella's ugly stepsisters had the odious habit of popping their zits in public. |
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officious |
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/ə'fɪʃəs/ a. marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others Judy wanted to look over the new computer models on her own, but the officious salesman kept on butting in with "helpful" advice until she was ready to walk out of the store. |
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ostensible |
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/ɒ'stɛnsɪb(ə)l/ a. Syn. apparent put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown Although the ostensible purpose of this expedition is to discover new lands, we are really interested in finding new markets for our products. |
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palliate |
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/'pælɪeɪt/ v. lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses Not content merely to palliate the patient's sores and cankers, the researcher sought a means of wiping out the disease. |
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pallid |
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/'pælɪd/ a. Syn. pale; wan abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness Because his job required that he work at night and sleep during the day, he had an exceptionally pallid complexion. |
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panacea |
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/pænə'sɪə/ n. remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all The rich youth cynically declared that the panacea for all speeding tickets was a big enough bribe. |
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paragon |
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/'pærəgən/;/'pærəgɒn/ n. Syn. model model of excellence or perfection; peerless example Mr. Brumby's paragon is shocked at the other's inaptitude for examination. |
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pariah |
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/'pærɪə/ n. Syn. untouchable social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home Shortly Tom came upon the juvenile pariah of the village, Huckleberry Finn, son of the town drunkard. |
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parsimony |
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/'pɑrsɪmənɪ/;/-moʊnɪ/ n. extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily Because her father wouldn't let her buy a new iPhone, Annie accused him of parsimony. |
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pathos |
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/'peɪθɒs/ n. Syn. pity tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings The quiet tone of pathos that ran through the novel never degenerated into the maudlin or the overly sentimental. |
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paucity |
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/'pɔ:sɪtɪ/ n. Syn. scarcity scarcity; smallness of number; fewness They closed the restaurant because the paucity of customers made it uneconomical to operate. |
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pejorative |
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/pɪ'dʒɒrətɪv/ a. tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling Instead of criticizing Clinton's policies, the Republicans made pejorative remarks about his character. |
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pellucid |
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/pɪ'lju:sɪd/ a. Syn. transparent; limpid transparent; limpid; easy to understand After reading these stodgy philosophers, I find Bertrand Russell's pellucid style very enjoyable. |
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perfidious |
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/pə'fɪdɪəs/ a. Syn. treacherous; disloyal tending to betray; disloyal; faithless When Caesar realized that Brutus had betrayed him, he reproached his perfidious friend. |