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20 Cards in this Set
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passive
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taking an inactive or submissive role
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patrician
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a person with refined upbringing, manners, or taste
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phenomenal
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exceptional; very, very special or out of the ordinary
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philanthropist
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a very wealthy person who gives money away for a good cause
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pictorial
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something represented using pictures rather than words
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pillage
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To rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder
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pinnacle
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the highest point
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placid
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calm
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plastic
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flexible; also, a common material used to make things
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plausible
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easy to believe
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politic
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Using or marked by prudence, expedience, and shrewdness; shrewd, cunning
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pollute
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contaminate
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populous
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a lot of people living in a small area
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portentous
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an advanced warning
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potential
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possible; one's possibilities
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practicable
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possible; able to put something into practice
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precision
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exact; something done in an exact way without making any mistakes
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preoccupied
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Excessively concerned with something; distracted
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preposterous
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absurd or extremely foolish
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prescribe
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To establish laws, rules, or directions
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