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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

Synonyms

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

______	1.	dome; head
		a. poll b. pertinent c. plateau d. piety

______	2.	marrowy; compact
		a. placid b. pervade c. pithy d. perverse

______	3.	vicious; depraved
		a. pivotal b. perverse c. placid d. pilgrimage

______	4.	dolorous; woeful
		a. plaintive b. pessimism c. pompous d. pilgrimage

______	5.	surplus; superfluity
		a. plethora b. philanthropy c. piety d. pinnacle

______	6.	astute; astucious
		a. pompous b. philanthropy c. poll d. perspicacious

______	7.	ad; relevant
		a. pinnacle b. pertinent c. pessimism d. plausible

______	8.	percolate; charge
		a. pervade b. perturb c. poignant d. pertinent

______	9.	unimportant; little
		a. poignant b. petty c. pessimism d. peruse

______	10.	creditable; credible
		a. perverse b. perspicacious c. persist d. plausible

______	11.	puffy; magisterial
		a. poll b. poignant c. plaintive d. pompous

______	12.	bother; flurry
		a. pinnacle b. plausible c. perturb d. philanthropy

______	13.	racy; piquant
		a. pinnacle b. piety c. perturb d. poignant

______	14.	overriding; cardinal
		a. philanthropy b. peruse c. perverse d. pivotal

______	15.	upland; table
		a. pithy b. plateau c. pilgrimage d. perverse

______	16.	halcyon; still
		a. pompous b. placid c. polarize d. pervade

______	17.	vista; prospect
		a. persist b. pinnacle c. pilgrimage d. perspective

______	18.	zenith; summit
		a. perverse b. pessimism c. pinnacle d. plethora

______	19.	fidelity; ardor
		a. pompous b. piety c. plaintive d. peruse

______	20.	hang on; persevere
		a. persist b. pompous c. pervade d. pinnacle