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25 Cards in this Set
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PLUMMET
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to fall, plunge
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PLURALISTIC
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including a variety of groups
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PLY (v)
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to use diligently; to engage; to join together
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PNEUMATIC
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relating to air; worked by compressed air
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POACH
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to steal game or fish; cook in boiling liquid
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PODIUM
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platform or lectern for orchestra conductors or speakers
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POIGNANT
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emotionally moving
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POLAR
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relating to a geographic pole; exhibiting contrast
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POLARIZE
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to tend towards opposite extremes
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POLEMIC
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controversy, argument; verbal attack
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POLITIC
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shrewd and practical, diplomatic
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POLYGLOT
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speaker of many languages
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PONDEROUS
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weighty, heavy, large
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PONTIFICATE
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to speak in a pretentious manner
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PORE (v)
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to study closely or meditatively
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POROUS
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full of holes, permeable to liquids
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PORTENT
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omen
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PORTLY
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stout, dignified
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POSIT
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to put in position; to suggest an idea
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POSTERIOR
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bottom, rear
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POSTERITY
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future generations; all of a person's descendants
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POTABLE
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drinkable
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POTENTATE
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monarch or ruler with great power
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PRAGMATIC
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practical; moved by facts rather than abstract ideals
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PRATTLE
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meaningless, foolish talk
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