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30 Cards in this Set
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Peremptory
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ADJECTIVE
having the nature of a command in that it does not allow discussion |
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Perjure
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VERB
to lie deliberately while under oath |
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Permeate
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VERB
to spread through, to penetrate |
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Pernicious
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ADJECTIVE
highly injurious or harmful |
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Persevere
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VERB
to continue steadfastly |
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Phobia
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NOUN
an intense, irrational fear of something |
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Plagiarism
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NOUN
the use of another person's writings |
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Plaintive
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ADJECTIVE
sorrowful or melancholy |
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Plethora
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NOUN
superabundance or excess |
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Poignant
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ADJECTIVE
keenly touching or moving |
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Precarious
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ADJECTIVE
dangerously insecure, unstable, or uncertain |
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Precocious
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ADJECTIVE
developing unusually early |
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Predatory
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ADJECTIVE
preying on, plundering, or piratical |
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Prelude
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NOUN
an introductory piece of music |
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Premise
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NOUN/VERB
a statement from which a conclusion is drawn |
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Prerogative
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NOUN
a special right or privilege that belongs to a person of rank |
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Probity
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NOUN
unquestionable honesty or uprightness |
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Procrastinate
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VERB
to delay action |
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Prodigious
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ADJECTIVE
extradordinary in size or extent |
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Proliferate
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VERB
to increase rapidly in size or abundance |
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Promulgate
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VERB
to announce officially as a law |
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Propensity
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NOUN
a natural tendency or inclination |
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Propitiate
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VERB
to appease or pacify |
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Protracted
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ADJECTIVE
extended or prolonged excessively |
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Prowess
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NOUN
superior courage, ability, or skill |
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Pseudonym
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NOUN
a fictitious name assumed by an author |
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Purge
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NOUN/VERB
to cleanse or purify |
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Pusillanimous
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ADJECTIVE
contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited |
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Quell
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VERB
to bring an to an end, usually by force |
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Quixotic
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ADJECTIVE
high-minded but impractical |
