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30 Cards in this Set
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PHILATELIST
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stamp collector
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PHILISTINE
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narrow-minded person, uncultured and interested exclusively in material gain
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PHILOLOGY
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study of languagge
Eg: Language is interesting when they are put in an inter-relationship with culture, but itself as in philology is boring |
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PHYLUM
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nganh ( don vi phan loai, second to kingdom)
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PHYSIOGNOMY
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face
Eg: Physiognomy says nothing about your personality |
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PIEBALD
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of different collors, mottled, spotted
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PIECEMEAL
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one part at a time, gradually
Eg:Do it piecemeal and you'll get it eventually |
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PIED
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varigated, multicolored
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PILLAGE
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plunder (cuoc boc, pha phach) ==> to leaave in depredation
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PILLORY
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punish by placing in a wooden frame, subject to criticims (gum)
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Plebeian
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common ,pẻtwinjg to common pdople
eg:there is nothing descript about me,my behavior was just of plebeian nature |
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Plumage
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feathers of bird
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plumb
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measure depth,eximine clearly to understand
Vertical eg;a plumb line dont try to plumb his abstract thouhts,it is futile |
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Plutocracy
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society ruled by the weathy
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Podiatrist
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doctor who treats ailment of feet
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Politic
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prudent
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Polity
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form of gov ,nation or state
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Polyglot
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speaking many languages
a polyglot community |
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Ponderous
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weighty
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Pontifical
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pertaining to a bishop or pope
pompous,pretentious |
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PORTEND
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foretell, presage
Eg: What this agury portend is a big question |
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PORTENT
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sign, omen, forewarning
Eg: What has happened is a portent that smt bad will follow |
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PORTLY
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stout, corpulent, fat
Eg: Obesity has been a so-called american problem as most people nowadays in portly to different extend |
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POSEUR
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person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegatn to impreess otherss
Eg: Sometimes people like to pretend being pseur when infact, just being themself is actually orginal and much more interesting |
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POSTERITY
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descendatnt, futre generation
Eg:The posterity of vietnam has more liberal thingking so I am postive that they will spearhead the country in a more succussful path |
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POSTHUMOUS
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after death
Eg: It was his posthumous production that make him a famou worldwide figure |
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POTENTATE
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monarch, sovereign
Eg: He is nothing but a useless and powerless potentate |
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POULTICE
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soothing aplication applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body
Eg:In vietnam, we use toothpast as a poultice after getting burnt |
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PRATE
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speak foolishly, boast idly
Eg: Stop prating about yourself like that, it just do more to reduce the respect we have had for you |
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PLAIT
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braid, intertwined
Eg: plait these 2 together and you will get a nice invention |
