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20 Cards in this Set
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paradigm
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a model, an example
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pariah
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an outcast
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parsimonious
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stingy, miserly
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pensive
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dreamily, thoughtful
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perdition
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damnation, ruin, hell
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pernicious
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deadly, destructive
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peruse
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to read carefully
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philanthropy
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to desire help mankind, generosity
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phlegmatic
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unemotional, cool
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picaresque
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pertaining to an adventurous wanderer
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piety
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reverence, devotion
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plethora
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abundance
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posthumous
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occuring after death
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pragmatic
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practical
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pretentious
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showy, putting on airs
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pedantic
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tending to show off one's learning
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prodigal
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wasteful
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prodigious
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enormous, vast
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proletarian
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one who belongs to the working class
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pugilist
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a boxer
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