Set: GRE Word VII

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Term Definition
natation swimming
natty neatly or smartly dressed
nicety precision, minute distinction
nubile marriageable
nugatory futile, worthless
obloquy slander, disgrace
obsequy funeral ceremony
oratio dramatic poem set to music
overweening presumptuous, arrogant
paean song of praise or joy
palimpsest parchment used a second time after the original writing has been erased
pall grow tiresome
paragon model of perfection
parlance language, idiom
parquet floor made of wooden strips inlaid in a mosaic pattern
patois local or provincial dialect
peccadillo small offense
palliate make pain less severe
parity similarity
pellucid transparent, limpid, easy to understand

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Creator gtg827x
Created August 15, 2008
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  1. overweening → presumptuous, arrogant - 3 misses
  2. obloquy → slander, disgrace - 2 misses
  3. parlance → language, idiom - 1 miss
  4. pall → grow tiresome - 1 miss
  5. nugatory → futile, worthless - 1 miss
  6. nicety → precision, minute distinction - 1 miss
  7. palimpsest → parchment used a second time after the original writing has been erased - 1 miss