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overwrought
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in a state of nervous excitement/anxiety
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ovoid
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egg-shaped
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pachyderm
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thick-skinned animal
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painstaking
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done with great care/thoroughness
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palatable
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agreeable; pleasing to the taste
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palate (n)
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roof of the mouth; sense of taste
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paleontology
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study of prehistoric life
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palette
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board on which a painter mixes pigments
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palimpsest
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parchment used for 2nd time after original writing hs been erased
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春
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はる
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spring
^ branches / sun |
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pallet (n)
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small, poor bed
a portable platform on which goods can be stacked and stored |
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palliate (v)
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ease pain; make less severe or offensive
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pallid (adj)
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pale, wan
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palpitate
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throb, flutter
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pan (v)
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criticize harshly
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panacea (n)
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cure-all; remedy for all diseases
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panache (n)
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flair, flamboyance
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pandemic (adj)
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widespread; affecting the majority of people
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pander (v)
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cater to the low desires of others
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panoramic
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denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view
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papyrus
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ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant
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parable
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short, simple story teaching a moral
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paragon (n)
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model of perfection
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parameter
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limit, independent variable
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paramour
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illicit lover
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paraphernalia
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equipment; odds and ends
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parasite (n)
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animal or plant living on another; toady; sycophant
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parity (n)
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equality; close resemblance
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parlance (n)
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language, idiom
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parley (n)
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conference (between opposing sides of an argument)
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parochial (adj)
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narrow in outlook; provincial; related to parishes
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paroxysm
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fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage
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parquet (n)
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floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosaic-like pattern
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parry (v) (2)
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ward off a blow; deflect
answer (a question, accusation) evasively |
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passe
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old-fashioned; past the prime
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passive
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not active; acted upon
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pastiche
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imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing
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patent (adj) (2)
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open for the public to read; obvious
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pathos (n)
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tender sorrow, pity, quality in art or literature that produces those feelings
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patina (n)
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green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting
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patois
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local or provincial dialect
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patriarch
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father and ruler of a family or tribe
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patrician (adj)
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noble, aristrocratic
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patronize (v) (2)
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support, act superior toward, be a customer of
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pauper (n)
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very poor person
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