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pacify
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to calm down
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pact
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agreement
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paean
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song of joy
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palatable
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pleasant to taste
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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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pall
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something that covers or to be unpleasant
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palliate
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to lesson
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pallid
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pale; dull
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palpable
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capable of being touched
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palpitate
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to beat rapidly
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palsy
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muscle paralysis
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paltry
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worthless; small
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panacea
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an answer for all problems
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panache
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a showy manner
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pandemonium
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confusion
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panegyric
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an expression of praise
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pang
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a sharp pain
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panoply
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suit of armor; any protective covering
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panorama
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unlimited view; comprehensive survey
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parable
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a simple story giving a moral or religious lesson
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paradigm
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a model; an example
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paramount
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supreme
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paragon
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a model of perfection
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paraphernalia
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equipment
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parched
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extremely thirsty
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pariah
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outcast
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parley
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a conference
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parochial
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limited or related to a church
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parody
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a work which imitates another in a satirical way
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paroxysm
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a sudden outburst
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parrot
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to repeat or imitate
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parry
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to avoid something such as a blow; to evade
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parsimonious
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stingy
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partisan
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a strong supporter
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passe
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out-of-date
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passive
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submissive
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pastoral
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pertaining to the country
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patent
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government protection for an invention; obvious
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paternal
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fatherly
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pathogenic
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causing disease
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pathos
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deep feeling of pity
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patriarch
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a person regarded as a founder or father
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patrician
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aristocratic
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patrimony
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inherited right
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patronage
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the power to make appointments to government jobs
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patronize
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to be a customer or to talk down to
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paucity
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scarcity; lack of
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peccadillo
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a minor offense
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pectoral
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pertaining to the chest
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peculate
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to steal
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pecuniary
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pertaining to money
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pedagogue
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a schoolteacher
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pedantic
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to show off one's knowledge
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pedestrian
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ordinary; common; banal
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pedigree
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a record of ancestors
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peer
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an equal or to look at closely
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peerless
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without equal
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peevish
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hard to please
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pejorative
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insulting
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pellucid
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transparnt
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pelt
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skin of an animal; to throw
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penal
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pertaining to punishment
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penchant
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a strong liking for
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penitent
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expressing sorrow for a wrongdoing
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pensive
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thoughtful
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penury
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extreme poverty
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peon
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common worker
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pereive
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to observe or understand
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perceptible
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recognizable
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perceptive
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quick witted; keen
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perdition
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damnation
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peregrinate
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to travel; journey
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peremptory
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decisive or final
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perennial
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lasting for a long time; perpetual
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perfidious
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deceitful; unfaithful
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perforce
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of necessity
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perfunctory
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routine
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perigee
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point nearest to the earth
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periphery
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outside boundary; unimportant area of a subject
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permeate
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to spread throughout
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pernicious
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destructive
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peroration
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the concluding part of a speech
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perpetrate
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to be guilty of
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perpetuate
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cause to continue
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perplex
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confuse
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perquisite
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something additional to regular pay
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persevere
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to endure
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perspicacity
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sharp insight
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perspicuity
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clearness
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pert
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bold; lively
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pertinent
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to the point
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perturb
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to disturb
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peruse
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to read carefully
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pervade
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to spread throughout
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perverse
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contrary; stubborn
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pervert
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to corrupt
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petrify
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to paralyze with fear
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petrology
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study of rocks
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petty
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unimportant
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petulant
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irritable
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phalanx
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compact group of people
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phenomenon
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extraordinary (fact or occurrence)
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philander
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to engage in many love affairs
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philanthropy
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generosity to mankind
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philately
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stamp collection
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philippic
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a verbal attack
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philistine
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uncultured
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phlegmatic
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unemotional
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phobia
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intense fear
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phoenix
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a bird symbolizing immortality
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picaresque
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adventuous scoundrel
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piddling
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petty
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piecemeal
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bit by bit
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pied
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many-colored; variegated
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piety
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devotion
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pigment
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dye
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pilgrimage
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a journey to a holy place
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pillage
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to loot
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pillory
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to expose to public ridicule
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pinnacle
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highest point
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pious
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religious; deeply devoted to religion
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piquant
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stimulating to the taste; exciting
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pique
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to irritate
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piscine
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of or like a fish
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pithy
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to the point
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pittance
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small amount
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pivotal
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crucial; critical; important
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placard
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small poster
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placate
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to calm
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placebo
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harmless, phony medicine
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placid
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calm
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plague
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a contagious disease; to trouble
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plaintive
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sorrowful
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platitude
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a dull or trite remark
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platonic
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spiritual; free from sensual desire
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plaudit
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applause; any expression of approval
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plebeian
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pertaining to the lower classes
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plenary
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complete or absolute
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plethora
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abundance
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pliant
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easily bent
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plight
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a sad situation
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ploy
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a trick
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pluck
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to pull at; courage
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plumb
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to measure
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plutocracy
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rule by the wealthy class
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poach
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hunt or fish illegally
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podium
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a platform
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poignant
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distressing; affecting the emotions
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polarize
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to separate into opposing groups
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polemic
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a controversy
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politic
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diplomatic
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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 languages
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polymorphic
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having many forms
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ponder
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to think deeply
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pomp
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show or display
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ponderous
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heavy
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porcine
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like a pig
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portal
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door or entrance
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portentous
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warning
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portly
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large
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posterity
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future generations
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posthumous
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after death
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postulate
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to assume
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potable
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drinkable
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potent
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powerful
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potentate
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ruler
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potential
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capacity or ability
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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 long and pointlessly
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precarious
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uncertain or risky
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precedent
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an act used as an example
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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
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precipitous
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extemely steep
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precis
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a brief summary
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preclude
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to shut out; prevent
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precocious
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prematurely developed
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precursor
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a forerunner
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predecessor
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one who comes before another
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predicate
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to declare
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predilection
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a liking; preference; inclination
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predispose
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inclined in advance
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preeminent
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standing out above all others
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preen
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to dress
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prehensile
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adapted for grasping something
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premeditate
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to plan beforehand
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premier
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first in importance
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premonition
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forewarning
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premise
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statement made as a basis of an argument
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preponderance
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superiority in quantity; dominance
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preposterous
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ridiculous
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prerogative
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privilege
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presage
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to indicate or warn in advance
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prescience
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knowledge of things before they happen
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presentiment
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anticipation, especially of something evil
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prestige
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importance
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presumptuous
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boldly assuming
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pretentious
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showy; self-important; pompous
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preternatural
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abnormal
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pretext
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a false reason
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prevail
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to succeed
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prevaricate
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to lie
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prim
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formal; proper
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primeval
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of the earliest times
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primogeniture
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state of being the first born
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primordial
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original
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primp
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to dress up in a fussy way
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pristine
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uncorrupted; in its original state
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prismatic
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many-colored
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privation
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loss of something essential
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privy
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having knowledge of something private
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probe
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to investigate or examine
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probity
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honesty
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proclivity
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tendency
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procrastinate
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to postpone
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procreate
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to produce
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procrustean
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to get conformity at any cost
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procure
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to obtain
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prodigious
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enormous; great amount
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prodigal
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wasteful
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profane
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showing disrespect
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profess
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to acknowledge or admit
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proffer
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to offer
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proficiency
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skill; ability
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profligate
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immoral or extremely wasteful
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profound
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very deep; insightful
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profuse
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abundant
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progeny
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descendants
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prognosticate
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to predict; to foretell
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proletarian
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a member of the working class
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proliferate
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to increase or expand
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prolific
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productive
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prolix
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tediously long and wordy
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prologue
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introduction
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promenade
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a stroll or a walk; an area used for walking
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promiscuous
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sexually loose
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promontory
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piece of land that juts out
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promulgate
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to advocate
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prone
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lying flat
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propagate
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to multiply
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prophetic
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predicting
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propinquity
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closeness
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propitious
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favorable
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propriety
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conformity; appropriateness
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prosaic
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commonplace or dull
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proscribe
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to denounce; exile
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proselyte
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a convert
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prospectus
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a report describing a new project
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prostrate
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lying flat
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protagonist
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main character
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protean
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changeable
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protege
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one who has been instructed by another
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protocol
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etiquette observed by diplomats
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prototype
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the original
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protract
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to prolong
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protrude
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to stick out
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proverbial
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well-known
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provident
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having foresight; prudent
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provincial
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unsophisticated; narrow; limited
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provisional
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temporary
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proviso
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a condition
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provoke
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to irritate; to excite
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prowess
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skill or strength
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proximity
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nearness
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proxy
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one who acts in place of another
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prudence
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good judgement; cautious; careful
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prune
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to cut off or lop of such as twigs, branches, or roots
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prurient
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lustful; obscene; lewd
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pseudo
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false
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pseudonym
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an assumed name
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psyche
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the human spirit
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puerile
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immature
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pugilist
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a boxer
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pugnacious
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eager to fight
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puissant
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powerful
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pulchritude
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beauty
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pulmonary
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pertaining to the lungs
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pulverize
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crush or grind; totally destroy
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pummel
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to beat or thrash with the fists
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pun
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the use of words that sound alike but differ in meaning
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punctilious
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precise
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pundit
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an expert
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pungent
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having a sharp taste or smell; severely critical or sarcastic
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punitive
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pertaining to punishment
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puny
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weak
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purge
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to purify
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puritanical
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strict
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purloin
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to steal
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purport
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to claim
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purvey
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to supply
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pusillanimous
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cowardly
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putative
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supposed; believed
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putrefy
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to decay
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pyre
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a funeral fire
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pyretic
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pertaining to fever
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pyromaniac
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one who likes to start fires
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