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69 Cards in this Set
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overwrought
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extremely agitated, hysterical
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ovoid
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egg-shaped
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pachyderm
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thick-skinned animal
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pacifist
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one opposed to force, antimilitarist
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pacify
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soothe, make calm or quiet, subdue
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paean
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song of praise or joy
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painstaking
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showing hard work, taking great care
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palatable
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agreeable, pleasing to the taste
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palate
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roof of the mouth, sense of taste
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palatial
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magnificent
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paleontology
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study of pehistoric life
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palette
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board on which a painter mixes pigments
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palimpsest
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parchment used for second time after original writing has been erased
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pall
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grow tiresome
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pallet
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small, poor bed
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palliate
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ease pain, make less severe or offensive
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pallid
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pale, wan
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palpable
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tangible, easily perceptible
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palpitate
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throb, flutter
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paltry
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insignificant, petty, trifling
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pan
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criticize harshly
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panacea
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cure-all, remedy for all diseases
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panache
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flair, flamboyance
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pandemic
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widespread, affecting the majority of people
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pander
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cater to the low desires of others
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panegyric
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formal praise
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panoramic
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denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view
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pantomime
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acting without dialogue
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papyrus
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ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant
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parable
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short, simple story teaching a moral
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paradigm
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model, example, pattern
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paradox
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something apparently contradictory in nature, statement that looks false but is actually is correct
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paragon
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model of perfection
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parallelism
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state of being parallel, similarity
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parameter
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limit, independent variable
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paramount
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foremost in importance, supreme
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paramour
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illicit lover
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paranoia
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psychosis marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution
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paraphernalia
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equipment, odds and ends
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paraphrase
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restate a passage in one's own words while retaining author's thought
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parasite
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animal or plant living on another, toady, sycophant
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parched
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extremely dry, very thirsty
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parley
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conference
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parochial
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narrow in outlook, provincial, related to parishes
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parody
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humorous imitation, spoof, takeoff, travesty
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paroxysm
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fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage
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parquet
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floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosaic-like pattern
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parry
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ward off a blow, deflect
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parsimony
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stinginess, excessive frugality
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partial
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incomplete, having a liking for something
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partiality
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inclination, bias
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partisan
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one-sided, prejudiced, committed to a party
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partition
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divide into parts
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passe
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old-fashioned, past the prime
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passive
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not active, acted upon
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pastiche
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imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing
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pastoral
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rural
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patent
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open for the public to read, obvious
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pathetic
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causing sadness, compassion, pity, touching
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pathological
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pertaining to disease
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pathos
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tender sorrow, pity, quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
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patina
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green crust on old bronze works, tone slowly taken by varnished painting
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partois
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local or provincial dialect
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partiarch
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father and ruler of a family or tribe
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patrician
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noble, aristocratic
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patronize
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support, act superior toward, be a customer of
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paucity
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scarcity
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pauper
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very poor person
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peccadillo
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slight offense
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