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15 Cards in this Set
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PLAUDIT
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APPLAUSE
The lionized actor waited for plaudit. |
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PLUCKY
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BRAVE
The plucky soldier defended his squad. |
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PLY
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TO ENGAGE
Don't even ply your child when he whines. |
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PNEUMATIC
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DEALING WITH AIR
Pneumonia is a pneumatic disease. |
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POLEMIC
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VERBAL ATTACK, INVECTIVE
The hot polemic was uncomfortable. |
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POSIT
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TO PUT IN POSITION
Please posit your deposit in the box. |
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POTENTATE
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POWERFUL RULER
The potentate made peremtory decisions. |
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PRECEPT
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LAW
Jurisprudence is the study of precepts. |
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PRECOCIOUS
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UNUSUALLY ADVANCED
Precocious children are clever. |
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PREDICATE
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TO FOUND
This city was predicated on corruption. |
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PREPONDERANCE
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DOMINANCE
There is a preponderance of Christianity in this country. |
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PRESTIDIGITATION
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SLEIGHT OF HAND
Cards players must understand prestidigitation. |
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PROFLIGATE
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CORRUPT
LA has a profligate government. |
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PROLIX
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TEDIOUS
The prolix lecture was full of platitudes. |
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PROMONTORY
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HIGHER THAN SURROUNDINGS
The Empire State building was promontory. |
