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45 Cards in this Set
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paradox |
a contradiction or dilemma |
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paragon
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model of excellence or perfection
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pedant
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someone who shows off learning
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perifidious
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willing to betray one's trust
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perfunctory
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done in a routine way; indifferent
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permeate
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to penetrate
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philanthropy
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charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness
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placate
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to soothe or pacify
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plastic
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able to be molded, altered, or bent
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plethora
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excess
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pragmatic
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practical as opposed to idealistic
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precipitate
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to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
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prevaricate
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to lie or deviate from the truth
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pristine
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fresh and clean; uncorrupted |
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prodigal
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lavish, wasteful
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proliferate
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to increase in number quickly
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propitiate
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to conciliate; to appease
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propriety
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correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs
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prudence
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wisdom, caution, or restraint
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pungent
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sharp and irritating to the senses
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quiescent
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motionless
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rarefy
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to make thinner or sparser
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repudiate
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to reject the validity of
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reticent
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silent, reserved
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rhetoric
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effective writing or speaking
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satiate
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to satisfy fully or overindulge
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soporific
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causing sleep or lethargy
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specious
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deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
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stigma
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a mark of shame or discredit
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stolid
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unemotional; lacking sensitivity
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sublime
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lofty or grand
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tacit
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done without using words
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taciturn
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silent, not talkative
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tirade
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long, harsh speech or verbal attack
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torpor
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extreme mental and physical sluggishness
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transitory
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temporary, lasting a brief time
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vacillate
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to sway physically; to be indecisive
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venerate
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to respect deeply
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veracity
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filled with trust and accuracy
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verbose
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wordy
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vex
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to annoy
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volatile
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easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
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waver
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to fluctuate between choices
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whimsical
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acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable
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zeal
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passion,excitement
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