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12 Cards in this Set
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parity
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equality; close resemblance
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parlance
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language; idiom
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parley
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conference
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parochial
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narrow in outlook; provincial; related to parishes
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paroxysm
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fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage
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parquet
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floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosaic like pattern
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pastiche
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imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing
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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 of literature that produces those 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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