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37 Cards in this Set
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preeminent
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celebrated
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preempt
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to displace, seize for oneself
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preface
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introduction to a book
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premeditate
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to consider beforehand
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premonition
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forewarning
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preoccupation
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a matter that engrosses one's imagination
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preponderance
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majority, dominance
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prepossessing
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attactive
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preposterous
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absurd, illogical
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presage
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to foretell
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prescient
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having foresight
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prescribe
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to set down a rule
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presentiment
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premonition
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presitidigitation
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sleight of hand
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presumptuous
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improperly bold
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pretext
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excuse, pretended reason
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prevalent
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widespread
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prevaricate
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to tell a lie
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prickle
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thorn, tingling sensation
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primeval
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ancient
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primogeniture
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right of eldest child to inherit entire estate
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primordial
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existing from the beginning
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principal
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most important; head of a school, money invested to generate revenue
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principle
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basic truth`
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pristine
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uncorrupted, in a natural state
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privation
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lack of comforts
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probity
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honesty
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proclivity
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tendency
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procrastinate
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to put off
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procure
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to obtain
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prod
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to jab with a pointed stick
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prodigal
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wasteful
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prodigious
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massive, enormous
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profane
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impure, sacrilegious
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proficient
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expert, skilled
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profligate
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corrupt, degenerate, wildly extravagant
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profundity
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quality of being very deep
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