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92 Cards in this Set
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pacific
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soothing
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palatable
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agreeable to the taste or sensibilities
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palette
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a range of colors or qualities
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palliate
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to reduce the severity of
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pallid
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lacking color
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panacea
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a remedy for all ills or difficulties
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paradigm
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an example that is a perfect pattern or model
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paradox
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an apparently contradictory statement that is perhaps true
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paragon
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a model of excellence or perfection
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paramount
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greatest in importance, rank, character
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pariah
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an outcast
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parody
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a satirical imitation
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parsimony
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frugality, stinginess
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partisan
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a follower, adherent
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patent
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readily seen or understood, clear
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pathology
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a deviation from the normal
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pathos
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an emotion of sympathy
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paucity
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small in quantity
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pejorative
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derogatory, uncomplimentary
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pellucid
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easily intelligible, clear
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penchant
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a tendency, partiality, preference
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penitent
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remorseful, regretful
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penultimate
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next to last
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penurious
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miserly, stingy
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perfidious
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disloyal, unfaithful
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perfunctory
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showing little interest or enthusiasm
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permeate
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to spread throughout, saturate
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pernicious
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extremely destructive or harmful
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perplex
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to confuse
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perspicacity
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shrewdness, perceptiveness
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pert
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flippant, bold
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pertinacious
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stubbornly persistent
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perusal
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a careful examination, review
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pervasive
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having the tendency to spread throughout
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petulance
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rudeness, irritability
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philanthropic
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charitable, giving
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phlegmatic
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uninterested, unresponsive
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pillage
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to seize or plunder, especially in war
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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, especially relating to money
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placate
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to ease the anger of, soothe
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placid
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calm, peaceful
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platitude
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an uninspired remark, cliché
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plaudits
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enthusiastic approval, applause
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plausible
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believable, reasonable
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plenitude
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an abundance
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plethora
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an abundance, excess
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pliable
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flexible
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poignant
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deeply affecting, moving
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polemic
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an aggressive 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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one who has great power, 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, a steep or overhanging place
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preclude
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to prevent
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precocious
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advanced, developing ahead of time
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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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occupying the mind to the exclusion of other thoughts or feelings
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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, integrity
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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, acquire
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profane
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lewd, indecent
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profligate
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dissolute, extravagant
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profuse
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plentiful, abundant
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promulgate
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to proclaim, make known
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propagate
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to multiply, spread out
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propensity
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an inclination, preference
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propitious
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favorable
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propriety
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the quality or state of being proper, decent
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prosaic
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plain, lacking liveliness
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proscribe
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to condemn, outlaw
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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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prudence
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cautious, circumspect
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prurient
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eliciting or possessing an extraordinary interest in sex
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puerile
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juvenile, immature
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pugnacious
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quarrelsome, combative
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pulchritude
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physical beauty
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punctilious
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eager to follow rules or conventions
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pungent
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having a pointed, sharp quality—often used to describe smells
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punitive
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involving punishment
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putrid
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rotten, foul
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