Vocabulary 22 Review
Word
Opulent/adj.
Overt/adj.
Painstaking/adj.
Pariah/n.
Parsimonious/adj.
Partisan/adj.
Paucity/n.
Peerless/adj.
Perceptive/adj.
Perfidy/n.
Definition
Wealthy; affluent; abundant
Sentence
The opulent family was able
to give a large donation to the
charitable organization.
Not hidden; open; direct;
We must base our opinions on
public
people’s overt actions rather
than winks, nods, or tacit
understandings.
Very careful; Diligent; hardThe painstaking detective
working
work paid off when a parking
ticket led to the arrest of the
murder suspect.
An Outcast
Anyone who breaks the code
of honor at West Point is
treated like a Pariah by their
fellow cadets.
Too Thrifty; stingy; miserly
The parsimonious woman
refused to give a dime to
charity.
Showing strong support for a A national crisis demands that
party or cause; characteristic
our nation’s leaders ignore
of a guerrilla fighter
partisan politics and
opportunism.
Scarcity; smallness in
The paucity of rain in
number or amount; shortage
California led to a severe
drought, which hurt farmers
throughout the valley.
Having no equal; better than
Chris Chelios, considered a
the rest; incomparable
peerless defensemen, helped
the Blackhawks get to the
Stanley Cup finals.
Discerning; observant;
The Lecturer was perceptive
sensitive; astute
enough to adapt his speech to
the interests of his teenage
audience.
Treachery; betrayal of trust;
Although he was very
deceit
wealthy, he was hated for the
perfidy he used to earn his
riches by swindling investors.