Lesson 38   -   edHelper.com

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Word List palpable panacea paradox paranoia parasite parochial parody parry partial partisan passable passive patronize paucity pauper pedestrian peevish penchant peninsula pensive perennial perfunctory permeate perpetrate perpetuate

Synonyms

Select the word that most nearly is a synonym of the given words.

______	1.	old; long-lasting
		a. paranoia b. perennial c. partisan d. patronize

______	2.	tactile; tangible
		a. peninsula b. passable c. pedestrian d. palpable

______	3.	negotiable; navigable
		a. permeate b. parody c. palpable d. passable

______	4.	nostrum; elixir
		a. partial b. passive c. panacea d. pensive

______	5.	satellite; sectary
		a. perennial b. partial c. panacea d. partisan

______	6.	beggar; down-and-out
		a. paranoia b. pauper c. pedestrian d. paradox

______	7.	waspy; querulous
		a. peevish b. pensive c. permeate d. patronize

______	8.	jaundiced; prejudiced
		a. partial b. passive c. penchant d. perennial

______	9.	mechanical; automatic
		a. panacea b. perpetuate c. perfunctory d. patronize

______	10.	saturate; charge
		a. paucity b. patronize c. paradox d. permeate

______	11.	sponge; sponger
		a. parasite b. pedestrian c. perennial d. peninsula

______	12.	asleep; inert
		a. pensive b. parody c. passive d. paranoia

______	13.	caricature; travesty
		a. parody b. parry c. parasite d. perfunctory

______	14.	immortalize; eternalize
		a. parody b. partial c. pauper d. perpetuate

______	15.	pull; commit
		a. panacea b. perpetrate c. perennial d. parody

______	16.	shirk; sidestep
		a. paucity b. panacea c. parry d. penchant

______	17.	meditative; thoughtful
		a. perennial b. parasite c. permeate d. pensive

______	18.	monotone; humdrum
		a. pauper b. penchant c. pensive d. pedestrian

______	19.	parish-pump; insular
		a. perennial b. parody c. parochial d. perfunctory

______	20.	tendency; predilection
		a. peninsula b. peevish c. partial d. penchant

______	21.	insufficiency; scarcity
		a. paradox b. parry c. passable d. paucity