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29 Cards in this Set
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obstreperous
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boisterous
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obstacle that causes tripping from boisterous brother
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obtrude
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to be pushed or push oneself into undue prominence
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intrude
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odium
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a feeling of extreme dislike
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odius
opium |
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officious
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intermedding with what is not one's concern
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podium
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onus
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a burden or responsibility
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a heavy weight on us
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palatial
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magnificent
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great tasting
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palliate
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to cause to appear less guilty
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spread the spinach on the plate
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panacea
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a remedy or medicine proposed for to cure all diseases
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pan - asia
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panegyric
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a formal eulogy of a person or act
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lyric
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panoply
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a full set of armor
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canopy of green camoflauge for soldiers
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paragon
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a model of excellence
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pentagon
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pariah
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a member of a degraded class, outcast
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away from the parish
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paroxysm
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a sudden outburst of any kind of activity
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par oxy morons
suddenly jumping out of egg shells |
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parsimonious
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unduly sparing in the use of money
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monies
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pathos
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the quality in any form of representation that rouses emotion or sympathy
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pathy
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paucity
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fewness
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few paws in the city
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peccadillo
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a small breach of propriety or principle
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pecca dillo (slipped on the dill pepper but thought it was nothing)
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pellucid
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translucent
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not quite lucid (clear) but translucent
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penchant
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a bias in favor of somethign
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chanting in the pen (all animals sound the same) all chanting towards the same piece of food
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peregrination
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a wandering
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pere (around)<br />
the nation the paths of wandering look like a big grin |
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premptory
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precluding question or appeal
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empty you of defenses ahead of time
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perjury
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a solemn assertion of a falsity
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persiflage
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banter
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flag around the persi like high schoolers do when they talk
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petulant
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displaying impatience
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like a petal
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physiognomy
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the external appearance merely
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pique
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to excite a slight degree of anger in
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like a pipe sounding
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plenary
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entire
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like the planet
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poignant
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painful to the spirit
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point
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polyglot
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speaking several tongues
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