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Obdurate

Hardened; stubbornly persistent

OBSTACLE DURABLE

Obeisance

A gesture to show respect

OBEY STANCE

Obfuscated

Made unclear

OBSTACLES CONFUSED

Objective

Not influenced by personal perspective

OBJECT

Obstinate

Stubborn

OBSTACLE IN IT

Obstreperous

Stubbornly resistant to control; noisy

STREP

Occluded

Closed up; blocked

OCTOMOM CLUTTERED

Odious

Arousing or deserving hatred

ODOROUS ONIONS

Officious

Bossy

VICIOUS OFFICIAL

Omniscient

All-knowing

OWNS HIS SCIENCE

Onus

Burden; obligation

ON US

Openhanded

Generous

OPEN your HAND

Opine

To hold or state as an opinion

OPINION

Opportune

Well timed

OPPORTUNITY

Opprobrium

Public disgrace

Ornate

Elaborately or excessively decorated

ORNAMENTS

Orthodox

Conventional, traditional

ORTHODONTIST

Ossified

Became hard or inflexible

FOSSIL-FIED

Ostentatious

Showy, pretentious, boastful

OSTRICH STUNT

Ostracized

Excluded

OSTRICH-SIZED

Otiose

Useless, lazy

TORTOISE fetch

Outstrip

To outrun or to exceed

OUT-STRIP

Overweening

Arrogant

WEENIE

Pacific

Soothing

PACIFIER

Painstaking

Very careful

TAKING PAINS

Palatable

Tasty

PAL AT TABLE

Palatial

Magnificent

PALACE

Palliate

To reduce the severity of

PILL I ATE

Pallid

Lacking color

PALE

Panacea

A cure-all

PAN of vitamin C

Pander

To appeal to someone's desire for selfish reasons

PANDA logo

Pangs

Sharp feelings of pain

PAINS

Paradigm

An example used as a pattern or model

PAIR OF DIMES

Paragon

A model of excellence

ARAGORN

Pariah

An outcast

MARIAH'S anthem

Parley

To talk

PARSLEY

Parochial

Narrow minded

PARISH YOKEL

Parody

A mocking or satirical imitation

PARROT-Y

Paroxysm

An attack, spasm, or outburst

PARADOX SPASM

Parsimonious

Stingy

PARSLEY MONEY

Partisan

Biased toward one side

PARTY'S SON

Pastiche

An imitation; something made of many things

PASTE EACH

Pathos

A quality that evokes feelings of sadness or pity

SYMPATHY OHHHS

Patois

The speech/slang used by a certain group

PATIO SPEECH

Paucity

Lack of

POOR CITY

Pedestrian

Dull, ordinary

PEDESTRIAN

Peevish

Irritable, whiny, bratty

PET PEEVE

Penchant

A liking for something

PENDANT ENCHANT

Pendulous

Hanging loosely, sagging

PENDULUM

Penitent

Being sorry for one's actions

REPENT

Penurious

Stingy

PENNY FURIOUS

Penury

Severe poverty

PENALTY

Peons

Lower-class workers used by someone of a superior class

PEE-ONS

Peregrinate

To journey or travel from place to place

PEREGRINE falcon

Peremptory

Bossy, prone to cutting others off

PRE-EMPTED

Perennial

Constant, persistent, recurring

PER ANNUAL

Perfidy

Treachery, treason

PERFORATED FIDELITY

Perfunctory

Showing little interest

PER FUNCTION problem

Peripatetic

Wandering, traveling, constantly moving from place to place

PITTER PATTER

Permeated

Spread through, penetrated

PERM HE ATE

Permutation

A transformation or rearrangement

MUTATION

Pernicious

Destructive, deadly

PIRANHAS VICIOUS

Perquisites

Privileges or bonuses

PERKS

Perspicacious

Sharp, clever

PERSPECTIVE for the ACES

Pertinacious

Stubbornly persistent

PERSISTENT AND TENACIOUS

Perturb

To disturb greatly

DISTURBED BY TURDS

Perverse

Bad, wrong, corrupt

PERVERTS

Petulant

Rude, irritable

PETTY AUNT

Philander

To have casual or unfaithful sex

ZOOLANDER

Phlegmatic

Sluggish, unresponsive

PHLEGM

Physiological

Related to the body

PHYSICAL

Picaresque

About someone's adventures

PIXAR-ESQUE

Picayune

Unimportant, small-minded

PICKY ONE

Picturesque

Lovely

PICTURES

Piebald

Many-colored, varied

PIES

Piquant

Pleasantly spicy or tangy

PICKLED ANT

Pith

The essential or central part

PIT

Pittance

A very small amount

PIT ANTS

Plaintive

Melancholy

COMPLAINT

Platitude

An over used expression

BLAH ATTITUDE

Platonic

Not related to romance or sex

PLATO DATE

Plaudits

Approval

APPLAUD IT

Plausible

Apparently true

APPLAUSE-ABLE

Plebeian

Common, low class

FLEAS BE IN

Plenipotentiary

Fully empowered

PLENTY OF POTENCY

Pluck

Courage, spirit

PLUCK a feather

Plutocracy

Government controlled by the wealthy

PLUTO vacation home

Polarize

To separate into two conflicting or opposite positions

Earth's POLES

Polemic

A harsh attack against a principle

POLITICIAN at a MIC

Politesse

Politeness

POLITENESS

Politic

Shrewd, wise

POLITICIAN

Ponderous

Heavy, dull

PONDER

Poseur

One who pretends to be something he is not

POSER

Posit

To assume to be true, to suggest

POSITIVE

Pragmatic

Practical

PRACTICAL AUTOMATIC

Prattle

Meaningless talk

BABY RATTLE

Precarious

Dangerously unstable

PREACH CAREFULNESS

Precocious

Very talented at a young age

PRE-COACHING

Precursor

Something that came before another thing

PRE-CURSOR

Predilection

A preference

PREDICTED DIRECTION

Prescient

Seeing the future, well-planned and thought out

Knowing about the PRESENT you SENT

Pretext

A fake excuse

PEE TEXT

Prevaricate

To lie

PREVENT VERIFY

Primordial

Original, existing since the beginning

PRIMARY ORDER

Pristine

Pure

LISTERINE

Proclivity

A tendency or inclination

PRO-CLITORIS

Prodigious

Impressively large, extraordinary

PRODIGY

Profane

Sacrilegious, vulgar, improper

PROFANITY

Profligacy

Reckless wastefulness

PROFITS FLING

Profound

Deep

PROFESSOR FOUND

Profuse

Plentiful, abundant

PROFESSORS USE

Progenitors

Direct ancestors

PRODUCED FROM GENITALS

Prognosticate

To predict

PROFESSIONAL KNOWS

Proliferate

To grow or multiply quickly

PRO-LIFE-RATE

Prolific

Abundantly productive

PRO-LIFE-IC

Prolix

Too long/wordy

PROLIFIC

Prominent

Well-known, standing out

PROM KING

Promulgate

To make known

PROMOTE MULLET

Propensity

A natural tendency

PRO-PENIS

Prophetic

That which foretells the future

PROPHET

Propitious

Favorable, promising

PROP IT UP

Propriety

The quality of being proper or appropriate

PROPER

Prosaic

Dull or boring

PROS SAY ICK

Protean

Varied, versatile

PROTEINS

Provincial

Narrow-minded

PROVINCE

Prowess

Exceptional bravery and/or skill

PROWL LIONESS

Proximity

Closeness

APPROXIMATELY

Prudent

Wise

PRUDE STUDENT

Puerile

Childish

PUBERTY

Pugnacious

Wanting to fight

PUG NATION

Pulchritude

Beauty

POLL: CHRIST, DUDE

Punctilious

Marked by following the rules strictly

PUNCTUAL

Pungent

Strongly scented

PUNCH SCENT

Punitive

Involving punishment

PUNISH

Pusillanimous

Cowardly

PUSSYCAT

Putrid

Foul or rotten

PUKED

Quagmire

A difficult situation

QUICKSAND MIRE

Quail

To pull back in fear

QUAIL

Quash

To completely stop from happening

SQUASH

Querulous

Whiny, complaining

QUARREL US

Quiescent

At rest

QUIET

Quintessential

The most typical, the purest

ESSENTIAL

Quixotic

Idealistic, impractical

QUICK EXOTIC

Quizzical

Questioning, teasing

QUIZZING

Quotidian

Daily

QUOTA

Raconteur

A good storyteller

RECOUNT

Ragamuffin

A dirty, poor person or child

RAGS ON MUFFIN

Raiment

Clothing

RAIN MEANT

Rampant

Widespread, uncontrolled

RAMPAGE

Rancorous

Hateful

Star Wars RANCOR

Rankled

Irritated

WRINKLED

Rapacious

Greedy; predatory; ravenous

RAPES US

Rapturous

Full of wonderful feelings; ecstatic

RAPTOR saw US

Rarefied

Lofty; reserved only for a select few

RARE FIND

Rash

Hasty; incautious

RASH

Raucous

Noisy, disorderly

ROCKS US

Raze

To completely destroy

RAYS BLAZE

Reap

To gather or obtain

Grim REAPER

Recalcitrant

Difficult to manage or change

CALC RANT

Recant

To formally deny a formal position

REALLY I CAN'T

Recapitulated

Summarized

RECAP

Recidivist

Someone who relapsed into crime

SID'S DIVISION

Reclusive

Characterized by hiding and avoiding society

RECLUSE

Recondite

Not easily understood

RECKONED IT

Recrudescent

Reactivating

RECRUITS SENT

Rectitude

Extreme integrity

CORRECT ATTITUDE

Redress

To set right

RE-DRESS Lady Gaga

Reductive

Related to making something similar or simpler

REDUCE

Redundant

Needlessly repetitive

RE-DONE

Refracted

Distorted or changed from an initial direction

REFLECTED FRACTURED

Refractory

Stubborn, unmanageable

RE-FRACTURE

Refulgent

Brightly shining

REFUELS IT

Rejuvenate

To give new life to

RE-JUVENILE

Relish

To enjoy, to savor

DELISH

Remedial

Intended to correct at a basic level

REMEDY

Remiss

Careless

RE-MISS

Remunerated

Compensated or paid for

RE-MONEYED

Renowned

Famous in a good way

RE-KNOWN

Replete

Full

REPLACE COMPLETELY

Reprehensible

Deserving blame

PRETEND HENS

Reprobate

Evil

RE-PROBED IT

Repudiate

To refuse to accept; to reject

REFUSE POO I ATE

Repugnant

Gross

UGLY PUG

Requisite

Necessary

REQUIRES IT

Resigned

Reluctantly accepting of a bad situation

RESIGNATION

Resolute

Firmly determined

RESOLUTION

Respite

A short rest

REST IT

RESPLENDENT

Shining brilliantly

SPLENDID

Restitution

The act of making up for something bad

REST OF TUITION

Restive

Restless, fidgety

REST ON STOVE

Resurgence

A comeback

RE-SURGE

Reticent

Reserved; quiet

READY but HESITANT

Retiring

Shy

RETIRE from parties

Retrenchment

A reduction

RETURN TO TRENCH

Retrospection

The act of thinking about the past

RETRO INSPECTION

Revamp

To revise, improve, or make over

Return as a VAMPIRE

Revanche

Revenge

REVENGE

Reverberate

To echo

RE-VIBRATE

Reverent

Having deep respect for

REVEREND

Revile

To abuse verbally

EVIL, VILE

Revulsion

Disgust

REVOLT AND SHUN

Rhapsodize

To enthusiastically praise

RAPTURE

Rickety

Weak

RICKETS

Rift

A break or split

RIPPED

Riposte

A comeback

RIP POST

Risible

Funny; inclined to laugh

Get a RISE

Risque

Almost improper or indecent

RISKY

Roborant

An invigorating drug

ROBO ANT

Robust

Healthy, strong, rich, full

ROBOTS

Rotund

Round; full; plump

ROUND TUMMY

Rudimentary

Basic; primitive

RUDE ELEMENTARY

Ruffian

A brutal person

ROUGH

Ruminate

To carefully reflect on

RAMEN MARINATE