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130 Cards in this Set
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overpass v.
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to pass across or over, as a river
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overpay v.
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to pay or reward ine excess
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overpower v.
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to gain supremacy or victory over by superior power
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overproduction n.
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excessive production
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overreach v.
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to stretch out too far
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overrun v.
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to infest or ravage
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oversee v.
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to superintend
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overseer n.
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a supervisor
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overshadow v.
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to cast into the shade or render insignifcant by comparison
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overstride v.
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to step beyond
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overshadow v.
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to cast into the shade or render insignifcant by comparison
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overstride v.
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to step beyond
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overthrow v
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To step beyond
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overtone n.
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A harmonic.
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overture n.
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an instrumental prelude to an opera, oratorio, or ballet
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overweight n.
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preponderance
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pacify v.
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to bring into a peaceful state
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packet n.
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a bundle, as of letters
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pact n.
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a covenant
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pagan n.
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a worshiper of false gods
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pageant n.
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a dramatic representation, especially a spectacular one
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palate n.
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the roof of the mouth
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palatial adj
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Magnificent
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paleontology n.
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the branch of biology that treats of ancient life and fossil organisms
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palette n.
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a thin tablet, with a hole for the thumb, upon which artists lay their colors for painting
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palinode n.
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a retraction
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pall v.
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to make dull by satiety
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palliate v.
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to cause to appear less guilty
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pallid adj.
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of a plae or wan appearance
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palpable n.
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perceptible by feeling or touch
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pageant n.
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a dramatic representation, especially a spectacular one
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palate n.
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the roof of the mouth
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palatial adj
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Magnificent
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paleontology n.
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the branch of biology that treats of ancient life and fossil organisms
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palette n.
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a thin tablet, with a hole for the thumb, upon which artists lay their colors for painting
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palinode n.
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a retraction
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pall v.
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to make dull by satiety
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palliate v.
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to cause to appear less guilty
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pallid adj.
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of a plae or wan appearance
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palpable n.
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perceptible by feeling or touch
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palsy n.
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paralysis
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paly adj.
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lacking color or brilliancy
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pamphlet n
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A brief treatise or essay, usually on a subject of current interest
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pamphleteer v.
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To compose or issue pamphlets, especially controversial ones
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panacea n.
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A remedy or medicine proposed for or professing to cure all diseases
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pan-american adj.
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Including or pertaining to the whole of America, both North and South.
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pandemic adj.
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affecting a whole people or all classes, as a disease
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pandemonium n.
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A fiendish or riotous uproar
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panegyric n
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a formal and elaborate eulogy, written or spoken, of a person or of an act
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panel n.
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a rectangular piece set in or as in a frame
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panic n.
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a sudden, unreasonable, overpowering fear
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panoply n.
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a full set of armor
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panorama n.
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A series of large pictures representing a continuous scene.
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pantheism n.
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the worship of nautre for itself or its beauty
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Pantheon n
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A circular temple at Rome with a fine Corinthian portico and a great domed roof
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pantomime n
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sign language
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pantoscope n.
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a very wide angled photographic lens
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papacy n.
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The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.
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papyrus n.
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the writing paper of the ancient egyptians, and later of the romans
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parable n.
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a brief narrative founded on real scenes or events usually with a moral
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paradox n.
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. A statement or doctrine seemingly in contradiction to the received belief
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paragon n
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A model of excellence
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parallel v
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To cause to correspond or lie in the same direction and equidistant in all parts
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parallelism n.
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essential likeness
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paralysis n.
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Loss of the power of contractility in the voluntary or involuntary muscles.
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paralyze v
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to deprive of the power to act
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paramount adj.
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Supreme in authority
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paramour n
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One who is unlawfully and immorally a lover or a mistress.
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paraphrase v.
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miscellaneous articles of equipment or adornment
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pare v.
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to cut, shave, or remove (the outside) from anything
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parentage n.
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The relation of parent to child, of the producer to the produced, or of cause to effect.
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Pariah n
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A member of a degraded class; a social outcast.
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Parisian adj
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Of or pertaining to the city of Paris.
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parity n.
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Equality, as of condition or rank
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parlance n.
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mode of speech
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parley v.
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to converse in
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parliament n
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A legislative body.
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parlor n.
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a room for reception of callers or entertainment of guests
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parody v.
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to render ludicrous by imitating the language of
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paronymous adj.
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derived from the smae root or primitive word
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parentage n.
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The relation of parent to child, of the producer to the produced, or of cause to effect.
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Pariah n
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A member of a degraded class; a social outcast.
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Parisian adj
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Of or pertaining to the city of Paris.
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parity n.
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Equality, as of condition or rank
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parlance n.
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mode of speech
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parley v.
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to converse in
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parliament n
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A legislative body.
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parlor n.
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a room for reception of callers or entertainment of guests
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parody v.
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to render ludicrous by imitating the language of
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paronymous adj.
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derived from the smae root or primitive word
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parricide n
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The murder of a parent
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parse v.
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To describe, as a sentence, by separating it into its elements and describing each word
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parismonious adj.
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unduly sparing in the use or expenditure
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partible adj.
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Separable
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participant n.
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one having a share or part
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participate v.
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To receive or have a part or share of.
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partition n.
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That which separates anything into distinct parts
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partisan adj
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Characterized by or exhibiting undue or unreasoning devotion to a party.
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passible adj.
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Capable of feeling of suffering
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passive adj.
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unresponsive
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parricide n
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The murder of a parent
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parse v.
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To describe, as a sentence, by separating it into its elements and describing each word
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parismonious adj.
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unduly sparing in the use or expenditure
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partible adj.
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Separable
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participant n.
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one having a share or part
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participate v.
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To receive or have a part or share of.
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partition n.
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That which separates anything into distinct parts
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partisan adj
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Characterized by or exhibiting undue or unreasoning devotion to a party.
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passible adj.
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Capable of feeling of suffering
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passive adj.
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unresponsive
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pastoral adj
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Having the spirit or sentiment of rural life
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paternal adj.
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fatherly
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paternity n.
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fatherhood
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pathos n.
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The quality in any form of representation that rouses emotion or sympathy
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patriarch n.
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The chief of a tribe or race who rules by paternal right.
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patrician adj.
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Of senatorial or noble rank
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patrimony n.
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an inheritance from an anceestor, especially from one's father
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patriotism n.
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Love and devotion to one's country.
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patronize v.
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To exercise an arrogant condescension toward.
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patronymic adj.
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Formed after one's father's name
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pastoral adj
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Having the spirit or sentiment of rural life
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paternal adj.
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fatherly
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paternity n.
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fatherhood
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pathos n.
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The quality in any form of representation that rouses emotion or sympathy
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patriarch n.
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The chief of a tribe or race who rules by paternal right.
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patrician adj.
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Of senatorial or noble rank
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patrimony n.
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an inheritance from an anceestor, especially from one's father
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patriotism n.
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Love and devotion to one's country.
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patronize v.
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To exercise an arrogant condescension toward.
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patronymic adj.
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Formed after one's father's name
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