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14 Cards in this Set
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parry
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ward off a blow; deflect
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parsimony
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stinginess; excessive frugality
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passe
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old-fashioned; past the prime
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pastiche
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imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing
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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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pathos
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tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
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patina
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green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting
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patois
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local or provincial dialect
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patrician
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noble; aristocratic
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patronize
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support; act superior toward; be a customer of
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paucity
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scarcity
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pauper
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very por person
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peccadillo
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slight offense
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