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98 Cards in this Set
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perimeter
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outer boundary
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peripathetic
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wakling about; moving
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periphery
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edge; especially of a round surface
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perjury
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false testimony while under oath
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permeable
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porous; allowing passage through
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permeate
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pass through; spread
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pernicious
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very destructive
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perpetrate
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commit an offense
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perpetual
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everlasting
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persiflage
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flippant conversation; banter
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perspicacious
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having insight; penetrating; astute
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pert
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impertinent; forward
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pertinacious
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stubborn; persistent
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pertinent
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suitable; to the point
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perturb
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disturb greatly
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perturbation
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agitation
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perusal
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reading
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pervade
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spread throughout
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perverse
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stubborn; intractable
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perversion
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corruption; turning from right to wrong
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perversity
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stubborn maintenance of a wrong cause
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pervious
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penetrable
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pessimism
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belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloomness
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pestilential
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causing plague; baneful
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petrify
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turn to stone
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petulant
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touchy; peevish
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phial
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small bottle
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philander
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make love lightly; flirt
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philanthropist
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lover of mankind; doer of good
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philistine
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narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain
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philology
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study of language
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phlegmatic
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calm; not easily disturbed
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physiognomy
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face
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pied
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variegated; multicolored
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pillag
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plunder
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pillory
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punish by placing in a wooden frame and subjecting to ridicule
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pinion
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restrain
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pinnacle
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peak
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pious
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devout
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piquant
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pleasantly tart-tasting; stiumlating
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pique
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irritation; resentment
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piscatorial
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pertaining to fishing
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pithy
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concise; meaty
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pittance
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a small allowance or wage
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placate
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pacify; conciliate
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placid
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peaceful; calm
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plagiarism
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theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as origional
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plaintive
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mournful
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platitude
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trite remark; commonplace statement
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plauditroy
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approving; appauding
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plebian
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common; pertaining to the common people
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plenary
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complete; full
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pelnipotentiary
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fully empowered
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plethora
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excess; overabundance
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plumb
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checking perpendicularity
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podiatrist
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doctor who treats ailments of the feet
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podium
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pedestal; raised platform
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poignant
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keen; piercing; severe
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politic
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expedient; prudent; well devised
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poltroon
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coward
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polygamist
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one who has more than one spouse at a time
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polyglot
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speaking several languages
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pommel
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beat
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portend
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foretell;resage
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portent
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sign; omen; forewarning
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portentous
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ominous; serious
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portly
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stately stout
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posterity
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descendants; future generations
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posthumous
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after death
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postulate
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self-evident truth
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potentate
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monarch sovereign
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potential
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expressinv possibility; latent
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potion
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dose
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potpourri
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heterogenous mixture; medley
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poultice
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soothing application applied to sore and inflame portions of the body
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polygamist
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one who has more than one spouse at a time
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polyglot
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speaking several languages
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pommel
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beat
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portend
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foretell;resage
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portent
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sign; omen; forewarning
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portentous
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ominous; serious
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portly
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stately stout
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posterity
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descendants; future generations
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posthumous
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after death
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postulate
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self-evident truth
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potentate
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monarch sovereign
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potential
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expressinv possibility; latent
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potion
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dose
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potpourri
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heterogenous mixture; medley
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poultice
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soothing application applied to sore and inflame portions of the body
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practicable
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feasible
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practical
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based on experience
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pragmatic
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practical; concerned with practical values
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prate
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speak foolishly; boast idly
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prattle
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babble
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preamble
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introductory statement
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precarious
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uncertain; risky
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precedent
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something preceding in time which may be used as an authority or guide for future action
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