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panacea
cure-all; remedy for everything
paucity
shortage; scarceness
contradict
to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically. 2. to speak contrary to the assertions o
a penny of your thought
This idiom is used as a way of asking someone what they are thinking about.
perjury
lying under oath
plagiarize
using another words as your own
troublesome
causing trouble, annoyance, or difficulty; vexatious
irritate
to excite to impatience or anger; annoy.
peruse
to read carefully
falsify
to make false or incorrect, esp. so as to deceive
phlegmatic
slow to respond; not easily excited
coward
a person who lacks courage in facing danger, difficulty, opposition, pain, etc.; a timid or easily intimidated person.
sophomore
a student in the second year of high school or college
parole
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed. b. such release or its duration.
plausible
seemingly true; apparently believable
faculty
an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action: a faculty for making friends easily. 2. one of the powers of the mind, as memory, reason, or speech: Though very sick, he is in full possession of all his faculties. 3. an inherent capability of the body: the faculties of sight and hearing. 4. exceptional ability or aptitude: a president with a faculty for management. 5. Education. a. the entire teaching and administrative force of a university, college, or school.
pariah
outcast; person who is shunned by other
parsimonious
stingy; cheap
shun
to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid
detest
o feel abhorrence of; hate; dislike intensely
scrutiny
a searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry
sloppy
muddy, slushy, or very wet: The field was a sloppy mess after the rain. 2. splashed or soiled with liquid. 3. careless; loose
penitent
sorry of wrongdoing and willing to make amend
paradox
statement that seems to contradict itself
pensive
thoughtful; thinking seriously

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