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175 Cards in this Set
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panacea |
remedy for everything
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panache
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flamoyant manner, flair
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pantomime |
gesturing without speech
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paradoxical
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self-contradictory
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parallel
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similar
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parameters
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outer limits
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parity
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equivalence, equality
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parochial
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narrow, provincial
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parody
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humorous imitation
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parsimonious
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stingy, cheap
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partiality
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bias
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passe
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old fashioned
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passionate
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lively, spirited
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passive
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note reacting, inactive
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pastoral
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charmingly simple, rural
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patent
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obvious, noticable
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pathetic
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evoking pity
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paucity
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scarcity, lack
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peculiar
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strange
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pecuniary
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pertaining to money
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pedagogy
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teaching
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pedantic
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showing off knowledge
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pedestrian
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common, ordinary
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pejorative
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belittling
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pellucid
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clear, transparent
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penchant
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inclination, tendency
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penitent
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expressing sorrow
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penurious
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extremely poor
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penury
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extreme poverty
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perfidious
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disloyal, treacherous
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perfunctory
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hastily done
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peril
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danger
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periphery
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external boundary
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permeable
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able to be passed through
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permeate
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spread throughout
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pericious
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causing harm
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perpetual
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continuing forever
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perplexity
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confusion
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perquisite
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privilege
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personable
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attractive
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perspicacious
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perceptive
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pertinacious
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determined, stubborn
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pertinent
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relevant, appropriate
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perturb
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disturb, annoy
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pervasive
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spread thoughout
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pessimism
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negative attitude
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pestilential
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harmful, causing disease
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petrified
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harden into stone
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petulant
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irritable
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philanthropist
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person who helps people
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philology
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study of literary texts
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phlegmatic
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not easily excited, sluggish
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picayune
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minor details
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pied
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having multi-colored patches
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pinnacle
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highest point
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pioneer
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first person
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pique
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stimulate, excite
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pithy
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brief but meaningful
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placate
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appease
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placid
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calm
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plasticity
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flexibility
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platitude
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overused expression
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plaudits
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praise
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plausible
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credible, believable
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plebeian
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of the common people
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plethora
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overabundance
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plummet
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go down quickly
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poignant
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moving to emotions, pungent to smell
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polemical
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controversial, argumentative
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polymath
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scholar in several fields
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portent
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indication
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posterity
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future generations
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posthumous
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after death
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postulate
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assume without proof
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potent
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powerful
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potentate
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powerful person
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potpourri
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misture
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practicable
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feasible, possible
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pragmatic
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practical
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precarious
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uncertain, dangerous
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precedent
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earlier example
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precipitate
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too early
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preclude
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prevent, make possible
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precocious
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advanced
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precursor
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something that goes before
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predilection
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preference
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preeminence
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superiority
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premature
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too early
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premeditate
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plan beforehand
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premonition
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forewarning
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prerequisite
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initial requirement
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presage
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forecast, predict
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prescient
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having foresight
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presumptuous
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arrogant
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pretentious
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showy, arrogant
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preternatural
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beyond natural abilities
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prevaricate
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lie, mislead
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privation
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deprivation
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probity
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integrity, honest
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proclivity
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inclination, tendency
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prodigal
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wastefully extravagant
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prodigious
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large, extensive
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prodigy
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talented young person
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profligacy
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wasteful abundance
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profligate
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shamelessly amoral
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profound
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deep
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profusiong
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abundance
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progenitor
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ancestor, originator
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progeny
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descendants, offspring
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prolific
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producing a lot
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propagate
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reproduce, spread
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propensity
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inclination, tendency
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prosaic
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unimaginative, dull
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prototype
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original model
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provident
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having foresight
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provincial
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local, narrow
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provocative
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provoking emotions
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proximity
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closeness
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prudent
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wise, cautious
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puerile
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immature, child-like
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pugnacious
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combative, fighting
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pundit
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authority, scholar
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pungent
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sharply affecting the senses
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punitive
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involving punishment
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purge
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cleanse, purify
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putrid
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decaying, rotten
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quackery
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trickery, deception
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quagmire
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difficult situation
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quaint
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charming
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qualification
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limitation, modification
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qualify
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limit, modify
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quandary
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perplexity, dilemma
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quell
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suppress, extinguish
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query
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question
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querulous
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complaining a lot
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quiescent
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calm, quiet
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quietude
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tranquility, calmness
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railing
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bitter compaint
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rampant
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unchecked, ciolent
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rancor
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bitter resentment, hatred
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rankle
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irritate continuously
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rapacious
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plundering, greedy
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rational
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reasonable, planned carefully
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raucous
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rowdy, harsh
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ravenous
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extremely hungry
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raze
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demolish, destroy
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rebuff
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reject, refuse
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rebut
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argue against
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reacitrant
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disobedient, hard to control
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recant
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withdraw, retract
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recapitulate
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summarize
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reciprocate
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give in return
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recluse
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one who lives in selcusion
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reconcile
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bring back together
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recondite
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difficult to understand
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recount
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to tell in detail
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recrimination
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counter accusation
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rectitude
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moral virtue, correctness
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recurring
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occurring repeatedly
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redolent
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suggestive
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redress
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to set right, to remedy
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redundancy
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repetition
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redundant
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excess, unnecessary
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refractory
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stubborn
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refute
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to prove false
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regal
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royal, befitting a king
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regeneration
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restoration, healing
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regiment
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defined course of action
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register
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indicate, record
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regressive
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holding back
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reiterate
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repeat
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rejuvinate
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to restore, to make fresh
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relegate
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to assign, to demote
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relinquish
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to give up
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relish
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to take pleasure in, enjoy |
