Lesson 39   -   edHelper.com
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Word List
persist
perspective
perspicacious
pertinent
perturb
peruse
pervade
perverse
pessimism
petty
philanthropy
piety
pilgrimage
pinnacle
pithy
pivotal
placid
plaintive
plateau
plausible
plethora
poignant
polarize
poll
pompous
 
 


Matching

Match each definition with a word.

      peruse 1. to read or examine attentively and in detail.
___________________________ 2. a period or state of little or no growth or decline; upland; table
___________________________ 3. altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement, usually manifested by donations of money, property, or work to needy persons, by endowment of institutions of learning and hospitals, and by generosity to other socially useful purposes.
___________________________ 4. to cause similar vibrations of (light waves or the like) to move in one plane or direction.
___________________________ 5. a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Cf."aerial perspective, linear perspective."; lookout
___________________________ 6. of, pertaining to, or serving as a pivot; overriding; overruling
___________________________ 7. of little or no importance or consequence; casual
___________________________ 8. to spread or be present everywhere in; permeate; percolate; saturate; impenetrate
___________________________ 9. deeply touching; arousing strong emotion, esp. sadness or sympathy; piercing; penetrating; spicy; zesty; snappy
___________________________ 10. the tendency to see, anticipate, or emphasize only bad or undesirable outcomes, results, conditions, problems, etc.
___________________________ 11. to cause great confusion in; derange; bother; disquiet
___________________________ 12. worshipful devotion to and veneration of God or family; piousness; fealty; fidelity
___________________________ 13. of, concerning, or connected to a subject; relevant; ad
___________________________ 14. keenly perceptive or understanding; discerning; savvy; cagey; heady
___________________________ 15. stubbornly directed toward wickedness or evil; corrupt or sinful; vicious; villainous
___________________________ 16. too great an amount; overabundance; overflow; overplus; surplus
___________________________ 17. showing or inclined to show an exaggerated air of dignity or importance; puffy; proud 1; stuffy
___________________________ 18. seeming to be truthful or reasonable; credible; believable; colorable
___________________________ 19. to last or endure tenaciously; persevere; carry; hang on
___________________________ 20. the highest or culminating point, as of success, power, fame, etc; capsheaf; climax; peak
___________________________ 21. pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed; stilly; untroubled
___________________________ 22. a usu. long trip undertaken for religious purposes, such as to visit a holy place.
___________________________ 23. exactly and concisely appropriate; effective; forceful; marrowy; epigrammatic
___________________________ 24. expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful; sorrowful; dolesome
___________________________ 25. the number of ballots cast in an election; turnout; conk; noodle; belfry