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86 Cards in this Set
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opulence
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wealth
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oratorio
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dramatic poem set to music
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ordinance
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decree
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orifice
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mouthlike opening; small opening
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ornate
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excessively decorated; highly decorated
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ornithologist
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scientific student of birds
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oscillate
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vibrate pendulumlike; waver
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ossify
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change or harden into bone
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ostensible
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apparent; professed; pretended
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ostentatious
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showy; pretentious
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ostracize
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exclude from public favor; ban
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overt
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open to view
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pacifist
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one opposed to force; antimilitarist
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paean
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song of praise or joy
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palatable
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agreeable; pleasing to the taste
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papyrus
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ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant
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parable
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short, simple story teaching a moral
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paradox
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statement that looks false but is actually correct; a contradictory statement
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paragon
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model of perfection
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parallelism
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state of being parallel; similarity
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paranoia
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chronic form of insanity marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution
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paraphernalia
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equipment; odds and ends
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paraphrase
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restate a passage in one's own words while retaining thought of author
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parasite
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animal or plant living on another; toady; sycophant
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paregoric
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medicine that eases pain
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pariah
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social outcast
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parlance
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language; idiom
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parley
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conference
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parody
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humorous imitation; travesty
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paroxysm
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fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage
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parricide
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person who murders his own father; murder of a father
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parry
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ward off a blow
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parsimonious
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stingy; excessively frugal
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partiality
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inclination; bias
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parvenu
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upstart; newly rich person
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passive
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not active; acted upon
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pastoral
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rural
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patent
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open for the public to read; obvious
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pathetic
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causing sadness; compassion, pity; touching
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pathos
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tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
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patriarch
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father and ruler of a family or tribe
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patricide
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person who murders his father; murder of a father
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patrimony
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inheritance from father
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paucity
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scarcity
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peccadillo
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slight offense
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peculate
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steal; embezzle
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pecuniary
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pertaining to money
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pedagogue
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teacher; dull and formal teacher
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pedantic
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showing off learning; bookish
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pediatrician
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expert in children's diseases
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penance
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self-imposed punishment for sin
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pell-mell
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in confusion; disorderly
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penchant
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strong inclination; liking
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pellucid
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transparent;limpid; easy to understand
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penance
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self-imposed punishment for sin
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pendant
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hanging down from something
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penchant
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strong inclination; liking
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pendent
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suspended; jutting; pending
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penitent
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repentant
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penurious
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stringy; parsimonious
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pensive
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dreamily thoughtful; thoughtful with a hint of sadness
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penury
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extreme poverty
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percussion
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striking one object against another sharply
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perdition
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damnation; complete ruin
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penumbra
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partial shadow (in an eclipse)
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peremptory
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demanding and leaving no choice
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perennial
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lasting
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perfidious
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basely false
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perfidy
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violation of a trust
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perforce
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of necessity
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perfunctory
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superficial; listless; not thorough
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palatial
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magnificent
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palaver
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disucssion; misleading speech; chatter
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palette
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board on which painter mixes pigments
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pallet
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small, poor bed
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palliate
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easy pain; make less guilty or offensive
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pallid
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pale; wan
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palpable
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tangible; easily perceptible
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palpitate
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throb; flutter
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paltry
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insignifcant; petty
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panacea
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cure-all; remedy for all diseases
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pandemonium
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wil tumult
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pander
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cater to the low desires of others
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panegyric
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formal praise
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panorama
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comprehensive view; unobstructed view in all directions
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pantomime
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acting without dialogue
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