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51 Cards in this Set
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perceive
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feel, comprehend, note, understand
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perception
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the act of receiving impressions by the senses
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percussion
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violent striking of one thing against another
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peregrination
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the act of passing through any space, journeying
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peremptory
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imperative
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perigee
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the point in an orbit nearest the earth
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peripheral
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of an edge or boundary
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peristaltic
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alternate constriction and dilation of a tube
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permeable
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capable of having fluids pass through
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permutation
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rearrangement of the order of a group of items
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pernicious
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causing much harm
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peroration
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the last part of a speech
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perquisite
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an incidental compensation
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perspicuity
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clearness in expression
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pervious
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admitting of passage, open to influence
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petulance
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petty fretfulness
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picaresque
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pertaining to rogues
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picturesque
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having a rough, unfamiliar, or quaint natural beauty
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pilaster
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an architectural support designed to resemble a column
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piquant
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stimulating taste, agreeably pungent
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pique
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a fit of resentment
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pique
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a firm cotton fabric with raised cords
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piscatorial
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pertaining to fishing
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pixilated
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amusingly eccentric
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platitude
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trite remark
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plectrum
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a small piece used to pluck a stringed instrument
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plethora
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oversupply
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plinth
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lower square part of a column
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pogrom
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an organized massacre of a certain class of people
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poignant
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with sharp emotional appeal
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polemics
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art of disputing
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polity
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organization or constitution of a government
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polonaise
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a slow polish dance
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polymer
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a compound of high molecular weight
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pontificate
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speak pompously
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porringer
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soup plate
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posterity
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succeeding generations
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poultice
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a soft moist mass applied to the body for medical purposes
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pragmatic
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concerned with practical values
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precarious
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insecure
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precipitous
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steep like a precipice
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preclude
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make impossible
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precocious
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advanced in development
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precursor
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predecessor, foreunner
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predatory
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pertaining to plundering
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predilection
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prefernece
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preeminent
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most outstanding
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premeditation
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the act of meditating beforehand, previous deliberation
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preposterous
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very absurd
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prerogative
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exclusive privilege or right
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preternatural
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supernatural
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