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90 Cards in this Set
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pathological
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adj. departing from the 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; easyilly 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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pegregrination
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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; non thorough; 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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peturb
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to disturb greatly, make uneasy and anxious; cause a body to deviate from regular orbit
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pervasive
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adj. spread throughout every part
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petulant
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adj. rude; peevish
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phlegmatic
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adj. calm in temparament; sluggish
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phoenix
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n. mythical, immortal bird that lives for 500 years, and burnst to death and comes back in asshes
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physiognomy
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n. facial features
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piety
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adj. devoutness
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piquant
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adj appeallingly stimulating; attractive
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pique
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n fleeting feeling of hurt pride
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placate
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v. to lessen another's anger; to pacify
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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
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plethora
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n. excess; overabundance
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plumb
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v. to determine the depth; to examine deeply
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plummet
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v. to fall; plunge
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plutocracy
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n. society ruled by the wealthy
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porous
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adj full of holes
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poseur
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n. a 'poser'
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pragmatic
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adj. practical
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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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preamble
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n. preliminary statement
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precarious
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adj. uncertain
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precept
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n. principle; law
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precipitate
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v. to cause to happen; throw down from a height
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precursor
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n. a forerunner; predecessor
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preempt
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v. to superseed; appropriate for oneself
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prehensile
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adj. capable of grasping
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premonition
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n. a forwarning
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presage
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v. to foretell; indicate in advance
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presumptuous
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adj. rude; improperly bold
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preternatural
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beyond the course of nature; supernatural
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prevaricate
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v. to quibble; evade the truth
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primordial
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adj. original, from the beginning
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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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profound
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adj. deep; not superficial
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prohibitive
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adj. so high as to prevent the perchace or use of; prevantative
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proliferate
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v. to increase rapidly
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propensity
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n. inclination; tendancy
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propitiate
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v. to win over; appease
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propriety
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n. correct conduct; fitness
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proscribe
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v. to condem
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provident
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adj. providing for future needs; frugal
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puissant
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adj. powerful
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punctillious
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adj. careful in observing rules of behavior or ceremonies
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pungent
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adj. strong or sharp in smell or taste; penetrating; caustic
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purport
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v. to profess; suppose; claim
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pusillanimous
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adj. cowardly
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quagmire
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n. marsh; difficult situation
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quail
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v. to cower; loose heart
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qualified
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adj. limited; restricted
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qualm
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n. uneasy feeling about the rightness of actions
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quibble
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v. to argue over insignificant and irrelevant details
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quiescent
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adj. inactive; still
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quorum
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n. number of members necessary to conduct a meeting
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raconteur
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n. witty, skillful storyteller
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rail
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v. to scold with bitter or abusive language
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raiment
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n. clothing
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ramification
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n. implication; outgrowth; consequence
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rarefied
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adj. refined
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rationale
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n. fundamental reason
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rebus
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n. puzzle in which pictures or symbols represent words
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recalcitrant
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adj. resistant of athourity or control
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recant
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v. to retract a statement or opinion
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recluse
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n. a person who lives in seclusion and often in solitude
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recondite
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adj. abstruse; profound
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redoubtable
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adj. formidable, arousing fear; worthy of respect
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refractory
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adj. stubborn; unmanageable; resisting ordinary methods of treatment
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refulgent
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adj. brightly shining; resplendent
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refute
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v. to contradict; disprove
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regale
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v. to entertain
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relegate
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v. to consign to an inferior position
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