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29 Cards in this Set
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peruse
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to examine with great care
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pervade
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to permeate throughout
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petrous
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like a rock; hard; stony
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petulant
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impatient; irritable
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philistine
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crass individual guided by material values
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phlegmatic
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calm; sluggish; unemotional; stoic
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picaresque
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involving clever rogues or adventurers
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pied
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multi-colored, usually in blotches
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pillory
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to punish, hold up to scorn
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pine
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to yearn intensely; to lose vigor
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pious
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extremely reverent or devout
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piquant
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agreeably pungent; spicy; stimulating
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pique
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resentment; feeling of irritation due to hurt pride
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pirate
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to use illegally
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pith
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the essential or central part
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placate
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to appease, to calm by making concessions
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plaintive
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mournful
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plangent
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pounding, thundering, resounding
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plastic
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moldable, pliable
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platitude
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superficial or trite remark (offered as meaningful)
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plethora
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overabundance
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pluck
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courage; spunk; fortitude
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pithy
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precise and brief
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plumb
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to measure depth; to examine critically
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plummet
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to drop straight down
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poignant
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distressing, pertinent, touching, emotional
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polemical
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controversial, argumentative
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pragmatic
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practical rather than idealistic
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prate/prattle
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chatter, babble
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