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padre
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n. chaplain (in the army forces)
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paean
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n. song of prase or joy
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palimpsest
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n. parchment or writing material used for SECOND time after original writing has been erased
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pallet
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n. small poor bed
palate, palette, pallet |
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palliate
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v. ease pain, make less severe
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pallid
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adj. pale, wan
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palpitate
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v. beat rapidly, tremble, throb, flutter
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paltry
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adj. insignificant, petty, trifling, contemptible
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pan
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v. criticize harshly
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panacea
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n. cure-all
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panache
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n. flair, flamboyance
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pandemic
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adj. widespread, affecting the majority of people
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Pandemonium
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n. wild tumult/commotion, wild noisy disorder
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pander
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v. cater to (the low desires of others)
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panegyric
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adj. formal prase; encomium
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pang
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n. sudden sharp feeling of pain
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pantomime
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n./v. acting without dialogue
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papyrus
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n. ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant
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parable
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n. short story teaching a moral
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paramour
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n. illicit lover
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paraphernalia
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n. equipment, odds and ends used in a particular activity, personal belongings
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parched
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adj. extremely dry; thirsty
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pare
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v. cut away the skin; trim
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pariah
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n. social outcast(one has been excluded from the society)
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parish
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n. area in the care of a single priest and served by one main church
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parity
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n. equality; close resemblance
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parlance
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n. language; manner of speaking
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parley
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n. conference between opponents
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parochial
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n. narrow in scope or outlook; provincial; related to parishes
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parody
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n. humorous imitation; spoof; takeoff; travesty
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paroxysm
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n. fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage, sudden outburst
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parquet
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n. floor made of wood strips (Glenmore Rez)
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parry
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v. ward off a blow; deflect
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parvenu
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n. upstart; newly rich person
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pastiche
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n. imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing
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