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39 Cards in this Set
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PARADIGM
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an example or model
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PARAMOUNT
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of chief concern or importance
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PARODY
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artistic work imitating the style of another work for comic effect
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PATRONIZING
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treating in a condescending manner
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PEJORATIVE
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negative or belittling words or phrases
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PETULANT
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easily irritated, capricious ill humor
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PENITENT
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expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
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PERCEPTION
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awareness; insight
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PERMEATED
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spread or flowing throughout
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PERSPECTIVE
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point of view
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PERVASIVE
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dispersed throughout
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PHENOMENON
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an unusual, observable event
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PLAGIARISM
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passing off another's ideas or writing as one's own
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PLAUSIBLE
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seemingly valid or acceptable
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POIGNANT
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profoundly moving or touching
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PONDEROUS
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extremely dull
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PRAGMATIC
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practical
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PREMONITION
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a feeling about the future
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PRODIGIOUS
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enormous
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PROFOUND
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having depth
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PROFUNDITY
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depth, intellectual insight
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PROLIFERATE
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to grow or increase rapidly
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PROPRIETARY
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appropriateness of behaviour
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PROSAIC
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unimaginative; dull
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PROVOCATIVE
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causing anger or excitement
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PROXIMITY
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closeless
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PRUDENT
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exercising good judgment or common sense
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PUGNACIOUS
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combative; belligerent
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PUNDIT
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an authority who expresses his/her opinions
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PUTRID
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rotten
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QUANDARY
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a a state of uncertainty or perlexity
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RANCOROUS
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hateful; marked by deep-seated ill will
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RATIONAL
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logical; using reason rather than feeling
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REALISM
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artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy
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RECLAMTION
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the act of making something useful again
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REPLETE
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abundantly supplied; filled to capacity
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REPREHENSIBLE
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worthy of blame
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RHETORIC
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art of using language effectively and persuasively
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RUSE
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a crafty trick
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