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15 Cards in this Set
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Pacifist
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A person who opposes war, and who works for peace between nations
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Palliate
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Ease pain; make less offensive
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Paltry
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Worthless
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Parsimony
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Excessive carefulness in using money; miser
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Paucity
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Smallness in number or quantity; rare
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Pecuniary
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Concerned of money; cash
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Penury
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Lacking; need the necessities of life, like food and shelter
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Perfunctory
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Done in a careless manner; mechanical; without enthusiasm
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Perspicacity
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Quickness of understanding; mental clear-sightedness
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Peruse
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To read with care and attention
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Pervade
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To spread out to every part
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Petulant
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Irritablle, ill tempered
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Philanthropy
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Love of humankind
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Placate
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To calm down the anger; tranquil
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Plausible
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Seeming right or reasonable; possible
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