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12 Cards in this Set
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Agreeably pungent, spicy, stimulating
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Piquant (adj)
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Resentment, feeling or irritation due to hurt pride
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Pique (n)
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To use or reproduce illegally
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Pirate (v)
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The essential or central part
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Pith (n)
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Precise and brief
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Pithy
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To appease, to calm by making concessions
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Placate (v)
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Mournful, melancholy, sorrowful
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Plaintive (adj)
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Pounding, thundering, resounding
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Plangent (adj)
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Moldable, pliable, not rigid
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Plastic (adj)
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A superficial or trite remark, especially one offered as meaningful
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Plattitude (n)
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An overabundance, a surplus
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Plethora (n)
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Courage, spunk, fotitude
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Pluck (n)
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