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49 Cards in this Set
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paean
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n. song of joy or triumph; a fervent expression of joy
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paleontology
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n. study of past geological eras through fossil remaings
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pallid
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adj. lacking color or liveliness
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panegyric
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n. elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise
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paragon
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n. model of excellence or perfection
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partisan
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adj. one-sided; committed to a party, group, or cause; prejudiced
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pathological
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adj. departing from normal condition
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patois
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n. a regional dialect; nonstandard speech; jargon
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paucity
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n. scarcity
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pedantic
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adj. showing off learning
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pellucid
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adj. transparent; translucent; easily understood
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penchant
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n. inclination
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penury
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n. extreme poverty
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peregrination
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n. a wandering from place to place
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peremptory
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adj. imperative; leaving no choice
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perennial
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adj. present throughout the years; persistent
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perfidious
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adj. faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy
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perfunctory
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adj. superficial; not throughl performed really as a duty
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perigee
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n. point in an orbit that is closest to the Earth
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permeable
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adj. penetrable
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perturb
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v. to disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; cause a body to deviate from its regular orbit.
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petulant
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adj. rude; peevish
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phlegmatic
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adj. calm in temperament; sluggish
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physiognomy
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n. facial features
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piquant
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adj. appealingly stimulating; pleasantly pungent; attractive
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pique
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n. fleeting feeling of hurt pride
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placid
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adj. calm
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plaintive
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adj. melancholy; mournful
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plasticity
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n. condition of being able to be shaped or formed
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platitude
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n. stale, overused expression
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platonic
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adj. spiritual; without sensual desire; theoretical
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plutocracy
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n. society ruled by the wealthy
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poseur
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n. person who affects an attitude or identity to impress others
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prate
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v. to talk idly; chatter
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prattle
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n. meaningless, foolish talk
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precarious
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adj. uncertain
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precipitate
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adj. rash; hasty; sudden
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preempt
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v. to supersede; appropriate for oneself
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prehensile
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adj. capable of grasping
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preternatural
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adj. beyond the normal course of nature; supernatural
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prevaricate
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v. to quibble; evade the truth
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pristine
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adj. untouched; uncorrupted
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probity
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n. honesty; high-mindedness
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prodigal
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adj. wasteful; extravegant; lavish
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propitiate
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v. to win over; to appease
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proscribe
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v. to condemn; forbid; outlaw
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puissant
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adj. powerful
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punctilious
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adj. careful in observing rules of behaviour or ceremony.
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pussillanimous
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adj. cowardly
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