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50 Cards in this Set
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pervade
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to spread throughout
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philanthropist
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love of mankind
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Philistine
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a narrow-minded person when relating to cultural values
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phlegmatic
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calm; not easily disturbed; dull peak
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pinnacle
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peak
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piquant
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pleasantly savory: pungent
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pithy
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concise
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placate
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to pacify; to conciliate
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platitude
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a flat or trite remark
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plebeian
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common people
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plethora
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an excessive quantity or fullness
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poignant
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deeply moving
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portend
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to foretell
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portentous
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ominous; serious
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pragmatic
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practical
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prate
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to talk long and speak foolishly
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precarious
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risky
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preclude
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to shut out; to eliminate
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precursor
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forerunner
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prevaricate
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to lie
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probity
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incorruptibility
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proclivity
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an inherent inclination
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prodigal
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wasteful
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prodigious
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huge; enormous
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profligate
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dissipated; completely immoral (as in a drunk)
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prolific
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producing young or fruit abundantly
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prolix
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verbose
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propensity
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an intense preference
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propitiate
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appease
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prosaic
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common place: dull
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protract
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to prolong in time or space
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proximity
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nearness
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prurient
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lascivious (lustful) in thought or desire
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pseudonym
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a fictitious name
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puerile
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childish, silly
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pugnacious
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having a quarrelsome or combative nature
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puissant
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powerful, mighty, potent
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pulchritude
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beauty
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punctilious
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laying stress on form; precise
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pungent
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stringing: caustic
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punitive
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inflicting or involving punishment
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purge
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to cleanse or purify
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purport
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meaning conveyed or implied
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pusillanimous
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cowardly
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quaff
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to drink deeply or repeatedly
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qualms
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misgivings
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quay
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wharf; dock; landing place
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quell
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calm; to put down
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querulous
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whining
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quintessence
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purest and highest state
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