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35 Cards in this Set
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poltroon
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a coward
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polychromatic
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many-colored
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polyglot
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speaking or writing several language
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polymorphic
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having many forms
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polytheism
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belief in many gods
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pomp
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brilliant show or display
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ponder
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to think deeply; to consider carefully
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ponderous
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heavy; burdensome
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porcine
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of or like a pig
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portable
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capable of being carried
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portal
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door; gate; entrance
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portentous
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warning; foreshadowing
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portly
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stout; large
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posterity
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future generations
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posthumous
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occurring after death
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postulate
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to assume without proof; to take for granted
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potable
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drinkable
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potent
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powerful; strong
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potentate
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ruler; monarch
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potential
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capacity for being or becoming something
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potion
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a drink
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potpourri
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a mixture
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pragmatic
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practical
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prate
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to talk extensively and pointlessly; to babble
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precarious
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uncertain; dangerous; risky
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precede
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to be, come, or go before
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precedent
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an act that may be used as an example in the future
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precept
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a rule of conduct
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precipice
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cliff
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precipitate
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to bring about an action suddenly
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precipitous
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extremely steep
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précis
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brief summary
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preclude
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to prevent; to shut out
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precocious
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prematurely developed
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precursor
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a forerunner, predecessor
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