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73 Cards in this Set
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overwrought
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hysterical,extremely agitated
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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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pacifist
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unmilitarist,one opposed to force
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pacify
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soothe,subdue
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paean
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song of praise or joy
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painstaking
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showing hard work,taking great care
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palatable
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agreeble,pleasing to taste
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palate
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roof of mouth,sense of taste
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palatial
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magnificent
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paleontology
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study of prehistoric life
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palette
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board in which painter mixes pigments
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palimpset
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parchement used for second time after origional writing has been erased
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pall(v)
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grow tiresome
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pallet
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small poor bed
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palliate
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ease pain,make less severe or offensive
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pallid
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pale,wan
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palpable
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tangible,easily perceptible
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palpitate
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throb,flutter
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paltry
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insignificant,trifling,petty
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pan(v)
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criticize harshly
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panacea
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cure all,remedy for all diseases
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panache
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flair,flamboyance
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pandemic
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widespread,affecting the majority of people
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pandemonium
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wild tumult
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pander(v)
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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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panoramic
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denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view
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pantomine
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acting without dialogue
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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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paradigm
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model,example,pattern
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paradox
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something apparently contradictory in nature,statement that looks false but is actually correct
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paragon
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model of perfection
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parallelism
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state of being parallel,similarity
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parameter
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limit,independent varaiable
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paramount
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foremost in importance,supreme
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paramour
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illicit lover
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paranoia
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psychosis marked by dellusions of grandeur or persecution
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paraphernalia
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equipment,odds and ends
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paraphrase(v)
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restate a passage in one's own words while retaining thought of author
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parasite
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animal or plant living on another,toady,sychophant
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parched
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extremely dry,v thirsty
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paraih
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social outcast
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parity
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equality,close resemblance
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parlance
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language,idiom
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parley
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conference
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parochial
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narrow in outlook,provincial,related to parishes
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parody
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humorous imitation,spoof,takeoff, travesty
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paroxysm
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fit or attack of pain,laughter,rage
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parquet
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floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosaic like pattern
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parry
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ward off a blow,deflect
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pasimony
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stingness,excessice fruga;ity
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partial
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incomplete,having a liking for something
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partiality
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inclination,bias
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partisan
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one-sided,prejudiced,committed to a party
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partition
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divided into parts
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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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pastrol
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rural
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patent
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open for the public to read,obvious
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pathetic
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causing sadeness,compassion
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pathological
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pertainig to disease
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pathos
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tender sorrow,pity,quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
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patina
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green crust on old bronze work
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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
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noble,aristocratic
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patronize(v)
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support,act superior toward,be a customer of
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paucity
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scarcity
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pauper
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v poor person
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peccadillo
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slight offense
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