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20 Cards in this Set
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Paramount
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Of the highest importance
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Paraphrase
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a translation in a different form
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Pastoral
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pertaining to rural life
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Plethora
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full to excess
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Post-Humous
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born after the father's death
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Plebiscite
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a direct vote by the people
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Parsimonious
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frugal or stingy
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Precedent
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example or model
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Pertinacity
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clinging to an opinion
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Perspicacious
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sharp minded, acute
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Plebeian
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pertaining to the common people
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Pernicious
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highy injurious
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precarious
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dependent on circumstances
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paradox
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a self-contridicting statement
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Platitude
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dull
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Paragon
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a model of excellence or perfection
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Preclude
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prevention by taking necessary steps beforehand
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Plagiarism
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reproducing w/o acknowlegement
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Peremptory
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positive in expressing opinion
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Perfunctory
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done half-heartedly or merely to discharge a duty
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