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51 Cards in this Set
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philanthropic
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charitable
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phlegmatic
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uninterested
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pillage
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to seize or plunder
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pinnacle
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the highest point
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pithy
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concisely meaningful
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pittance
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a very small amount
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placate
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soothe
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placid
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calm
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platitude
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cliché
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plaudits
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applause
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plausible
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believable
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plentitude
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an abundance
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plethora
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excess
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pliable
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flexible
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poignant
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deeply affecting
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polemic
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an agressive argument against a specific opinion
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portent
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an omen
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potable
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suitable for drinking
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potentate
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a ruler
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pragmatic
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practical
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precipice
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the face of a cliff
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preclude
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to prevent
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precocious
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advanced
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predilection
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a preference or inclination for something
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preponderance
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superiority in importance or quantity
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prepossessing
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preoccupying the mind to the exclusion of all else
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presage
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an omen
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prescient
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to have foreknowledge of events
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prescribe
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to lay down a rule
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presumptuous
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disrespectfully bold
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pretense
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an appearance or action intended to deceive
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primeval
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original, ancient
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privation
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lacking basic necessities
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probity
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virtue
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proclivity
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a strong inclination toward something
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procure
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to obtain
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profane
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lewd
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profligate
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dissolute
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profuse
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plentiful
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promulgate
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to proclaim
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propagate
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to multiply
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propensity
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an inclination
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propitious
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favorable
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propriety
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decent
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prosaic
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plain
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proscribe
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to condemn
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protean
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able to change shape
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prowess
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extraordinary ability
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prudnece
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cautious
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prurient
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possessing an extraordinary interest in sex
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puerile
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immature
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