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61 Cards in this Set
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porcine |
related to pig |
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piscine |
relating to fish |
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peristeronic |
relating to pigeon |
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preempt |
prevent before hand |
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proselytize |
convert to a religion or belief |
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panegyric |
a discourse in praise |
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peculate |
embezzle or misappropriate |
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permeable |
through which substance can pass |
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pontificate |
speak like a priest |
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puissant |
powerful |
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precipitate |
hasten |
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plausible |
open to doubt but appearing to be truthful |
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polemic |
controversy |
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paean |
song of praise |
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platitude |
trite remark |
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peevish |
fretful, irritable |
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profligate |
immortal |
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prodigious |
large |
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probity |
honesty, abridgeness |
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presentiment |
premonition, foreboding |
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progeny |
children, offspring |
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propensity |
natural inclination |
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procrastinate |
postpone |
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promiscuous |
mix undiscriminately, immoral |
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punctilious |
stress on nicety of form or conduct |
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Politik |
prudent, expedient |
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portent |
forewarning, omens |
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precept |
practical rule guiding conduct |
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punitive |
punishing |
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puny |
tiny |
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palliate |
lessen the gravity |
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prostrate |
stretch fully on ground |
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parley |
conference |
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proponent |
one who supports an idea |
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perfidy |
violation of a trust |
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parlance |
language, terminology |
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pelf |
money, wealth |
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perfunctory |
not thorough or superficial |
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parry |
ward off a blow |
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panorama |
comprehensive view |
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placebo |
medicine given to soothe not to cure |
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pilfer |
steal in small quantity |
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pillion |
seat behind a driver |
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paranoid |
extremely worried about being harmed |
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partisan |
a person uncritically devoted to a party or group |
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peremptory |
obligatory, mandatory |
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pejorative |
disparaging |
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petulant |
impatient |
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penultimate |
the one before the last |
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precinct |
space enclose by wall |
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paroxysm |
certain outburst of pain or anger |
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perpetrate |
to commit crime |
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pedigree |
line of ancestor |
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presage |
presentiment or a sign of impending event |
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prognosis |
forecast of disease or trouble |
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proliferate |
grow or multiply |
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propitious |
favourable, good omen |
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postulate |
to demand, taken for granted |
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paradigm |
pattern |
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providence |
working of divine, thrift |
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propinquity |
state of being near |
