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59 Cards in this Set
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pellucid
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transparent
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penchant
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strong inclination
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peregrination
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wandering
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peremptory
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to supersede the acquisition of
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perigee
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closest or lowest point
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peripatetic
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traveling; nomadic
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peroration
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the concluding part of a speech
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personable
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attractive
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petrous
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like a rock
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petulant
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impatient
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picaresque
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involving adventures
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pillory
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to punish
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piquant
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agreeably pungent; stimulating
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plangent
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loud/booming;thundering
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plumb
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to measure depth; to examine
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poignant
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distressing
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precarious
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dangerous
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precept
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rule establishing standards of conduct
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precis
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consise summary
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profligate
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wildly extravagant
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prolix
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long-windid
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propinquity
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nearness in time or place
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propitiate
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to appease
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proscribe
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to ostracize
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provident
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looking to the future; frugal
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puerile
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childish
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puissance
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power; strength
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punctilious
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precise
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pundit
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one who gives opinions
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pusillanimous
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cowardly
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raffish
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flashy
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ramify
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to branch out
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rapacious
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greedy
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rebus
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riddle
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recidivism
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relapse into antisocial or criminal behavior
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recondite
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esoteric, mysterious
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reconnaissance
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survey to gain information, esp. of an enemy
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recreant
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coward
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recumbent
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resting; prone
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redolent
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fragrant; suggestive
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refractory
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unruly
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regale
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to entertain
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remonstrate
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to protest
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repine
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to feel discontent; to long for
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philistine
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crass individual guided by the material rather than the intellectual/artisitc
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phlegmatic
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impassive; stoical; lethargic; sluggish
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pique
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to annoy; irritate; offend
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placebo
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a remedy meant more for psychological relief (something that soothes)
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poseur
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insincere person; a poser
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prate
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to babble
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preempt
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to supersede; to replace
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pugnacious
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quarrelsome; contentious; belligerent
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pundit
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an expert in a field/subject
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querulous
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prone to complaining
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reconnoiter
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to engage in reconnaissance
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repudiate
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to disown; to reject as untrue
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resolute
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adamant
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rubric
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headings, titles, or categories
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rue
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to regret
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