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110 Cards in this Set
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Overwrought
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Extremely agitated
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Ovoid
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Egg-shaped
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Pachyderm
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Thick skinned
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Pacifist
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One opposed to war
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Pacify
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To soothe
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Paean
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Song of praise
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Painstaking
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Hard work
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Palatable
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Agreeable
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Palate
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Roof of the mouth
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Palatial
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Magnificent
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Paleontology
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Study of prehistoric life
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Palimpsest
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Parchment
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Pall
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To grow tiresome
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Pallet
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Small bed
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Pallid
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Pale
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Palpable
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Tangible
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Palpitate
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To throb
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Paltry
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Insignificant
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Pan
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To criticize
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Panacea
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Cure all
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Panache
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Flair
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Pandemic
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Widespread
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Pandemonium
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Tumult
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Pander
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To serve to the low desires of others
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Panegyric
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Praising
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Panoramic
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Unobstructed view
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Pantomime
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Acting without dialogue
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Parable
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Short story
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Paradigm
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Model
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Paradox
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Contradictory
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Paragon
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Perfect model
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Parallelism
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Similarity
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Parameter
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Limit
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Paramount
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Superior
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Paramour
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Illicit Love
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Paranoia
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Psychosis
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Paraphernalia
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Equipment
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Pariah
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Social Outcast
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Parity
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Equality
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Parlance
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Language
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Parley
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Conference
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Parochial
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Provincial
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Parody
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Comedy
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Paroxysm
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Fit of pain
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Parry
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To deflect
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Parsimony
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Frugality
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Partial
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Incomplete
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Partiality
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Bias
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Partisan
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One-sided
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Partition
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Divide into parts
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Passe
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Old-fashioned
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Passive
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Not active
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Pastiche
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Imitation of others' work
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Pastoral
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Rural
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Patent
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Open for the public
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Pathological
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Relating to disease
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Pathos
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Pity
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Patina
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Green crust on old bronze
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Patios
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Dialect
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Patrician
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Noble
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Patronize
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To support
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Paucity
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Scarcity
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Pauper
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Extremely poor person
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Peccadillo
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Slight offense
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Pecuniary
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Relating to money
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Pedagogue
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Teacher
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Pedagogy
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Teaching
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Pedantic
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Bookish
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Pedestrian
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Ordinary
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Peerless
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Incomparable
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Pejorative
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Negative in connotation
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Pell-mell
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Confusion
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Pellucid
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Transparent
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Penance
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Self imposed punishment
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Penchant
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Strong inclination
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Penitent
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Repentant
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Pensive
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Deeply thoughtful
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Penumbra
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Shadow
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Penury
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Poverty
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Peon
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Landless farmer
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Perceptive
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Insightful
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Perdition
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Damnation
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Peregrination
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Long journey
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Peremptory
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Demanding and leaving no choice
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Perennial
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Long-lasting
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Perfidious
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Disloyal
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Perforate
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Pierce
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Perfunctory
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Superficial
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Peripatetic
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Moving around
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Peripheral
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Extra
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Permeable
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Penetrable
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Pernicious
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Destructive
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Perpetrate
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Commit an offense
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Perpetual
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Long-lasting
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Perpetuate
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To make something last long
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Perquisite
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Gaining extra above stipulated salary
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Personable
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Attractive
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Perspicacious
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Having an insight
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Perspicuity
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Clearness of expression
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Perspicuous
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Plainly expressed
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Pert
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Impertinent
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Pertinacious
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Stubborn
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Pertinent
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Relevent
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Perturb
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Gently disturb
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Peruse
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Read
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Pervasive
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Spread throughout
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Perverse
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Wrongheaded
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Perversion
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Corruption
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Pestilential
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Causing Plague
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Petulant
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Touchy
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