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paean
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song of praise or triumph
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During chapel every week Mr. Stanton would sing paeans in front of the school.
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palate
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sense of taste
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She made a wonderful dinner to delight my palate.
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palatial
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magnificent, suited for a palace
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The vendors in Paris are full of palatial tapestries.
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palliate
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lessen the severity of
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Although the treatment was designed to palliate the tumor, it would not completely remove it.
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palpability
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readily or plainly seen, heard or perceived
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The palpability of her excuse was so obvious that it made me mad.
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palpitate
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to puslate rapidly from exertion
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His heart palpitated wildly after hooking up.
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panegyric
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formal praise, eulogy
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My boss gave a lovely panegyric at the funeral.
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paradigm
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a model example or pattern
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He used the problem in the book as a paradigm for doing his homework.
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parenthesis
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an interruption of continuity, an interval
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I wasn't prepared for the amount of unfilled time, the long parenthesis of nothing.
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pariah
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an outcast, a rejected and despised person
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Gollum in lord of the rings is a pariah that the hobbits rejected.
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parsimonious
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frugal or stingy
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Whenever i don't have a job my spending habits become vary parsimonious.
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partisan
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biased or prejudiced towards one side
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His politics were partisan to the republican party because of his parents influence.
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patron
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a person who is a regular client or customer
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John can be considered a patron at peet's coffee because he goes nearly every day.
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paucity
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scarcity, a lacking of
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Many poor countries are plagued by a paucity of resources.
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peccadillo
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a very minor fault or sin
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His only peccadillo is that he is completely out of shape.
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pedantic
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overly concerned with minute details in teaching
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The professor's lectures would take forever because of how pedantic he was in regards to the material.
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pedestrian
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commonplace, uremarkable
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The new chancellor gave a pedestrian inauguration speech that was received with mixed emotions.
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pellucid
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transparent, easy to understand
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The author was liked by children because of her pellucid way of writing.
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penchant
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strong inclination, a liking
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Ever since he was a boy he had a penchant for fishing.
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penitent
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feeling or showing great regret
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A good catholic will feel penitent after committing a wrongdoing.
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penurious
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extremely poor and stingy
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Brady overcame his penurious ways and bought a PS3.
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penury
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extreme poverty
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The penury of the african country repels tourists from visiting.
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peregrination
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traveling about, wandering
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The penguins of antarctica endure a cold and difficult peregrination every year to mate.
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peremptory
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leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal
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It was clear from the look in the general's eye that it was a peremptory command to retreat.
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perfidious
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treacherous, faithless, deceitful
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Alex was the most perfidious girlfriend i ever had and i could never trust her.
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perfunctory
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lacking interest, care or enthusiasm
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In his lectures he reveals himself to be merely a perfunctory speaker.
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perilous
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dangerous
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Columbus risked his life on a perilous voyage in order to find america.
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peripatetic
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wandering
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The peripatetic homeless of brentwood can cover 10 miles in a day.
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perish
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be destroyed, decay
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His valuable paintings perished in the destructive fire.
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perjury
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willful false statement
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Bill Clinton was impeached because his act of perjury made him difficult to trust.
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permeate
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spread into every part of
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The spiders venom did not get deep enough to permeate circular system.
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pernicious
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harmful, injurious
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She became very somber after hearing her diagnosis of a pernicious disease.
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perpetrate
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to commit, be guilty of
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I had to go to the police station to identify the man who perpetrated the crime.
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personable
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pleasing in appearance, attractive, pleasing personality
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Her personable appearance always made me smile.
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perspicacity
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keenness of mental perception and understanding
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Even at a young age his perspicacity always demonstrated his gifted brain.
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pertain
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to have reference or relation
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Do you have the documents pertaining to the lawsuit?
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pest
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destructive thing or person who is a nuisance
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There are many people in my fraternity who are a complete pest.
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petrified
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to benumb or paralyze with astonishment, horror or strong emotion
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The Ring made me petrified with horror.
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petrify
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to make hard
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After thousands of years the wood became petrified and hard as rock.
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petrous
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like a rock, hard, stony
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Our walkway was made of a petrous material.
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petulant
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unreasonably impatient
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The customer made a petulant rolling of her eyes which made me work much faster.
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philistine
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a smug, ignorant person who lacks knowledge
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I meet many people who think they know everything but i can tell that they are a true philistine.
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phlegmatic
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calm, sluggish, unemotional
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It took her winning the lottery to overcome the phlegmatic state that she lives in.
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picaresque
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resembling rogues or scoundrels
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The most picaresque person i can remember is Dylan from middle school.
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pied
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of mixed colors
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The pied painting was a big change from her previous black and white works.
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pinch
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to hamper or inconvenience by the lack of something
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The builders were pinched by a shortage of good lumber.
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pine
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to fail gradually in health or vitality
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After being separated by their families, the lovers pined away.
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pious
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dutiful to parents, devoted to religion
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The Brumme family is so pious to their church that they give a majority of their time and money to the church.
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piquant
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agreeably stimulating, interesting or attractive
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After eyeing her for most of the night, a piquant glance she gave me convinced me that she was into it.
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pique
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to wound someone's pride
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She was greatly piqued when they refused her invitation.
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pitfall
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a trap or danger for the unwary
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His only pitfall on the GRE is his horrible vocabulary skills.
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pith
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the important or essential part
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He totally missed the pith of the argument because he was caught up thinking about halo.
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pivotal
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of great importance
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For the sharks to win this season, it's pivotal that Joe Thornton has a good season.
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placate
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soothe, pacify, calm
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The Fed decided to lower interest rates to placate the desperate mortgage companies.
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plaintive
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mournful, sorrowful, melancholy
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A lot of the time, Jake jams are plaintive songs about a sad occurrence.
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plaque
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a thin plate meant to honor an achievement
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He hung his many plaques on the wall to remember his accomplishments.
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platitude
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a flat, dull or trite remark
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The platitude of his speech did not inspire anyone.
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plea
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request
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He asked for forgiveness as his final plea.
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plead
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to use arguments or persuasions against something
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She pleaded with him not to take the job.
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plethora
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overabundance, excess
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The psychiatrist always offered a plethora of advice when a simple suggestion would have sufficed.
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pliant
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easily bent, shaped or twisted
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She was able to make magnificent figurines with the pliant clay.
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plod
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continue doing something without resting
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Despite his tiredness, the construction worker continued plodding away at the project.
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plumb
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exactly, precisely, completely
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The game was so bad that was plumb mad by the end of it.
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plummet
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fall, plunge
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I dropped my camera and watched it plummet to the bottom of the canyon.
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plunge
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move quickly, suddenly and with force
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Before i could even notice, he had already plunged into the pool.
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poignant
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deeply moving, keen, strong appeal
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The topic of buildings is a subject of poignant interest to me.
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ponderous
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heavy, bulky, dull
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He carried a ponderous burden on his back.
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portent
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an indication or omen about something about to happen
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The cows moving towards the fence is a portent that its going to rain.
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precarious
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uncertain, risky, dangerous
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I would never choose to live the precarious life of a crab fisherman.
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precepts
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rules establishing standards of conduct
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Before you can begin work, you must agree to follow the precepts associated with the office.
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preclude
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prevent, make impossible
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The lack of strong evidence precludes a conviction.
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precursory
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preliminary, indicative of something to follow
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The salesman made his precursory remarks to try to entice the customer.
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predilection
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special liking, mental preference
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My ears have always had a predilection for tupac.
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predominate
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have more power than others
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Blue is the predominate color in the painting.
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preen
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to pride oneself on an achievement or quality
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He preened himself on graduating from UCLA with a double major in civil engineering and economics.
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premature
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doing or something happening before the right time
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The baby was born a month premature.
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preponderance
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greatness in number, strength, weight
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The preponderance of votes is against the proposal for legalizing marijuana.
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presage
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warning sign, foreshow, predict
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The incidents that occurred may presage war.
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presumption
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assumption of something being true
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Her presumption about me being stupid was not warranted.
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preternatural
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not normal or usual
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Her healing was not from doctor's medicine by by preternatural forces.
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prevalent
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common, in general acceptance
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The use of profanity is prevalent in many US households.
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prevaricate
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to speak falsely or misleadingly
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He tried to turn the school against me by prevaricating about me to everyone.
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prim
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neat, formal
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Her prim behavior around my parents made them like her a lot.
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pristine
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uspoiled, pure as in earlier times
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The pristine forests of alaska are still in their natural state.
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probity
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integrity, honesty
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He was a true gentleman, a person of true probity.
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proclivity
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a natural propensity or inclination
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When interest returns are high people have a proclivity to save.
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procrastination
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keeping on, putting off
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Because of my procrastination, I end up with tons of work the night before its due.
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prodigal
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wasteful, reckless with money
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Most rich children have no concept of money and are prodigal with every dime they have.
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prodigious
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enormous, wonderful
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The new research project received a prodigious grant from the state.
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profane
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worldly, having contempt of God
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The pastor was known for taking profane men and turning them into firm believers.
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profligacy
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recklessly wasteful
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The profligacy with which i spend gambling money is not healthy behavior.
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profundity
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depth
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My dad took my aside to discuss some very important profundities.
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profuse
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abundant, lavish
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The new puppy was behaving so well that we gave him profuse praise.
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proliferate
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grow, reproduce by rapid multification
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The algae in my fish tank can proliferate to enormous levels in just days.
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prolix
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tiring because its too long
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The prolix play was not worth the 20 dollars i paid for admission, it dragged on forever.
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prone
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inclined to undesirable things
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Because of his weak immune system he was prone to deadly diseases.
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propagation
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increasing the number, spreading, extending
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When doing calculations the value of error propogates with each additional calc.
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propinquity
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nearness intime, place or affinity
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The propinquity of the two sisters forced them to become best friends.
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propitiatory
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appeasing, mitigating
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After the fight he sent her flowers as a propitiatory gesture.
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propitious
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presenting favorable circumstances
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The weather should be propitious tomorrow and perfect for a baseball game.
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prosaic
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everyday, mundane,commonplace
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After walking past the louvre everyday it became a prosaic place to me.
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proscribe
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denounce as dangerous
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My parents made it a point to proscribe smoking as a horrible and dangerous habit.
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protracted
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to draw out or lengthen in time
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Projects would get done much faster if dsa didnt protract the submittal process.
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provident
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having or showing foresight by thinking of the future
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He was a provident investor who could always predict future trends.
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provisional
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of the present time only
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The new nation installed a provisional government for the time being.
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provoke
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make angry, urge to do something
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He kept taunting me to provoke a fight.
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prudence
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caution with regard to matters, discretion
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He was a great leader because of the prudence he displays whenever making an important decision.
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prudish
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easily shocked, excessively modest
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Abbie's prudish behavior made it feel like i was dating a nun.
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prune
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to trim or remove
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My dad always insists on pruning the bushes in summer.
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pry
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to inquire unnecessarily into something
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The paparazzi love to pry into the personal affairs of others.
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pucker
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wrinkle
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Worry puckered his brow.
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pugnacious
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inclined to quarrel or fight regularly
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Mike is so pugnacious, that he seems to find a fight wherever he goes.
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puissance
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strength, power
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The puissance of a male lion makes it one of the most feared animals on the planet.
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punctilious
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precise, paying attention to trivialites
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Jeff is very punctilious when it comes to checking shop drawings.
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pundit
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a learned person, expert or authority
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Tom is the pundit of the office and all inquiries go through him.
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pungency
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sharpness, stinging quality
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The pungency of his remarks nearly brought her to tears.
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purvey
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provide, supply
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The most important role as a father is to purvey for you family.
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pusillanimous
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lacking courage, cowardly
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He acted tough, but whever confrontation came his way he acted pusillanimous.
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putrefaction
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becoming rotten
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The putrefaction of the fruit in the fridge stunk up the whole room.
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pyre
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large pile of wood for burning
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They built a huge pyre to cater to the large crowd attending the bonfire.
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