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27 Cards in this Set
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Ordinance
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a city statute
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Ordnance
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military weapons
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Ordure
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filth, excrement
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Oriel
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a bay window
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Orifice
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opening into a cavity
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Oscillate
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swing in regular motion
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Ostensible
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avowed, apparent
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Ostentatious
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pretentious
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Pachyderm
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a tick-skinned animal
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Pacific
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calm, tranquil, placid
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Paean
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a song of praise
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Paisley
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a soft fabric woven in a detailed, colorful pattern used originally for shawls
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Palanquin
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a boxlike litter carried on poles used in Eastern countries
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Palaver
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talk smoothly or flatteringly
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Palliate
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make an offense seem less grave
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Palpitate
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beat rapidly
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Pamper
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gratify to the full, coddle, spoil
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Panacea
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a remedy for all ills
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Panegyric
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a discourse in praise of a person
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Panic
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sudden and overwhelming terror
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Panoply
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a complete set of armor
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Pantheism
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any religion that identifies the universe with God
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Pantoscopic
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affording a wide scope of vision, seeing everything
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Paradigm
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model, pattern to be copied
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Paradox
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internal contradiction, a statement that appears to contradict itself
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Paralyze
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to unnerve or render ineffective
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Parapet
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wall on the edge of a roof
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