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52 Cards in this Set
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pachyderm
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thick-skinned animal
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padre
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chaplain (in the armed forces)
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painstaking
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showing hard work; taking great care
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paen
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song of praise
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palatial
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magnificent
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paleontology
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study of prehistoric life or fossils
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palimpsest
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parchment or pieces of writing material used second time after original writing has been erased
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pall
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become boring
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pallid
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pale, wan
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palliate
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easepain
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palm
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conceal in the palm of the hand
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palpable
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tangible; easily perceptible
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palpitate
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throb; beat rapidly; flutter; tremble
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pan
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criticize harshly
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paltry
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insignificant; petty; trifling; contemptible
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panacea
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cure-all; remedy for all disease
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panache
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flamboyance; bunch of feathers
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pandemonium
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wild tumult; wild noisy disorder
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pander
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cater to (the low desires of others)
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panegyric
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formal praise
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pang
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sudden sharp feeling of pain
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panoramic
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denoting in unobstructed and comprehensive view
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pantomime
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acting without dialogue
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parable
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short simple story teaching a moral
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paradox
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something apparently contradictory in nature
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paragon
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model of excellence
Ex. Paragon of virtue |
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parameter
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independent variable
Ex. Parameter of the problem |
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paramour
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illicit lover
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paranoia
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psychosis marked by delusion of grandeur
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paraphernalia
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equiment; odds and ends used in particular activity
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parched
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extremely dry; thirsty
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pare
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cut away the outer covering or skin with knife
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pariah
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social outcast
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parish
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area in the care of single priest
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parlance
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language; manner of speaking; idiom
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parley
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conference between opponents; Speak
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paroxysm
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fit or attack of pain; laughter; rage; sudden outburst
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parquet
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floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosaic like matter
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partisan
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one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
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parvenu
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upstart; newly rich person
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pathos
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sorrows; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
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patina
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green crust on old bronze
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patrician
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noble;aristocratic
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pauper
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very poor person
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pecuniary
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pertaining to the money
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peddle
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travel about selling
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pedigree
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ancestry; lineage
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pejorative
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suggestive that something is of little value; having belittling effect
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pell-mell
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in confusion; disorderly
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pellucid
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transparent; limpid; easy to understand
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penance
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self-imposed punishment
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penchant
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strong inclination
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