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28 Cards in this Set
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promulgated
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proclaim; make public; put into effect
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dilatory
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procrastination; given to delay
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kinetic
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producing motion
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lachrymose
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producing tears
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profundity
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profound; intellectually deep
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protuberance
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projection; bulge
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protract
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prolong in time or space; extend; lengthen
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notoriety
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prominent or well-known person, often unfavorably
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propriety
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proper, fitting, or suitable
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commensurate
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proportionate; corresponding in extent or degree
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haughty
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proud; arrogant
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endow
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provide with some talent or quality
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remedial
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providing a remedy
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cathartic
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purgative; inducing a figurative cleansing
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enigmatic
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puzzling
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contentious
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quarrelsome; disagreeing violently
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nostrum
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questionable medicine
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complacency
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quiet satisfaction; contentment
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taciturn
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quiet; habitually silent
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quiescent
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quiet; still; inactive
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quiescent
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quiet; still; inactive
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discursive
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rambling; passing from one topic to another
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paramount
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ranking higher than any other
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voracious
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ravenous; gluttonous
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officious
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ready to serve; obliging
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upbraid
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rebuke severely or bitterly
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abjure
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recant; to give up (opinions) publicly
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inchoate
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recently begun; rudimentary
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