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37 Cards in this Set
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pachyderm
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thick skinned animal
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pacifist
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comforting, appeasing, conciliatory
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pacify
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appease, sooth, calm, placate
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painstaking
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meticulous, thorough, careful
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palatable
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edible, pleasant, tasty, appetising
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palate
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enjoyment, liking
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palaeontology
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study of fossils
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palette
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tray of colours used by a painter to mix and paint
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palpable
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tangible, physical, deep, profound
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palpitate
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beat, pulse, flutter
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pan
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container, criticise
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panacea
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medicine that cures all, cure-all, solution, remedy
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pandemic
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epidemic, plague, sickness, disease
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panoramic
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bird's eye view, viewed from a peak or an altitude
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paradigm
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example, model, pattern,standard,architype
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paradox
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irony, oxymoron, absurdity
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paragon
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model, epitome, quintessence, paradigm
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parallel
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similar, corresponding, analogous, equivalent
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parameter
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limit, restriction, constraint
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paramount
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supreme, chief, dominant, principal
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paraphrase
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rewording, summary, precis
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parasite
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organism, bloodsucker
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parchment
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manuscript, document or material
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parish
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smallest administrative district with its own church
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parity
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equality, similarity
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parody
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mockery, caricature, satire
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parsimony
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thriftiness, thrift, furgality,
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partial
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incomplete, fraction
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partiality
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bias, favouritism
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partisan
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biased, opinionated, prejudiced
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partition
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divider, barrier
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passive
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inert, inactive, submissive
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paste
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adhesive, glue, fixative, cement
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pastoral
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rural, countryside
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pastry
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pie,
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patent
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clear, obvious
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pathetic
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pitiful, sad, wretched
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