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129 Cards in this Set
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galvanize
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to stire up
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gambol
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to leap playfully
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gamut
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entire range
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garbled
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mixed up
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garish
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flashy
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genesis
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beginning
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gingerly
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very carefully
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girth
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distance around something
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glut
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having too much of something
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gouge
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to tear out
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glutton
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someone who eats too much
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grandiose
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impressive
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grapple
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to wrestle
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gregarious
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sociable
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garrulous
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wordy
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gaudy
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flashy
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guile
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deceit
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hackneyed
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commonplace
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hamper
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to obstruct
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haphazard
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by chance
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hardy
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sturdy
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hedonism
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belief that pleasure is the sole aim in life
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heed
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to pay attention to
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heresy
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opnion contrary to popular belief
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hiatus
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gap in time
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hirsute
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hairy
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hoax
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an act intended to trick
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homage
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honor
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hone
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to sharpen
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humane
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kind
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hypochondriac
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person unreasonably worried about his health
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illicit
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illegal
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immaculate
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spotless
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imminent
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likely to occur soon
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immutable
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unchangeable
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impassive
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without feeling
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impetus
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moving force
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implacable
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incapable of being calmed down
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implicit
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understood but not stated
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impotent
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weak
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inane
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silly
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inaugurate
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to initiate
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incidental
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not essential
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incisive
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direct and effective (as in remarks)
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inconsequential
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of small significance
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incontrovertible
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indisputable
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indict
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to charge (with a crim)
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indiscriminate
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choosing at random
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indolent
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lazy
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indulgent
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yielding
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ingenuous
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naive
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innocuous
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harmless
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insolvent
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bankrupt
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integral
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necessary for completion
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interminable
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endless
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intractable
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stubborn
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irascible
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irritable
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irresolute
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uncertain how to act
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jaunt
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a short trip
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judicious
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wise
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lackadaisical
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lacking liveliness
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laconic
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brief adn to the point
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languish
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to lose strength
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larceny
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theft
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laud
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to praise
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lax
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lacking in rigor
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levity
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lightness
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lilliputian
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extremely small
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liquidate
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to settle accounts
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listless
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lackign in spirit or energy
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lithe
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flexible
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livid
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enraged
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loath
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reluctant
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lofty
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having high goals
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lucid
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easily understood
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lugubrious
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mournful
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lull
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moment of calm
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maim
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to badly injure
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malcontent
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person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs
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malignant
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having an evil influence
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marshal
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to put in order
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maverick
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rebel
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martial
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warlike
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mire
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to entangle
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mitigate
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to lessen in intensity
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mnemonic
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pertaining to the memory
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monolithic
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unyielding
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moribund
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at the point of death
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muddle
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to confuse
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mundane
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wordly (as oppposed to spiritual)
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munificent
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very generous
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murkiness
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darkness
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mutable
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changing in form
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nebulous
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vague
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nefarious
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wicked
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neologism
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newly coined word or phrase
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noisome
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unwholesome; offensive
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novelty
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something newq
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obdurate
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stubborn
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obfuscate
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to confuse
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oblivion
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forgetfulness; state of being unaware
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obscure
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unclear
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obsequious
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willing to serve
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obsolete
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out-of-date
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obstinate
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stubborn
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obtrusive
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pushing forward
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onerous
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burdensome
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opportune
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timely
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oscillate
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to waver back and forth
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ossify
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to harden into bone
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ostentatious
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showy
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palatable
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agreeable
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palatial
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magnificent
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palliate
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to make less severe
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palpable
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easily perceptible
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paltry
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insignificant
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panacea
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cure-all
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pandemic
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widespread
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parable
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simple story teachign a moral
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paradigm
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model; example
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paragon
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model of perfection
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parity
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equality
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parochial
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narrow in outlook
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parody
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humorous imitation
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parsimonious
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stingy
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partisan
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one-sided in viewpoint; partial
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pastoral
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rural
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paucity
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scarcity
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pecuniary
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pertaining to money
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