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podium
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pedestal; raised platform
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poignancy
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quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion
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polemic
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controversy; argument in support of point of view
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polemical
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aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
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politic
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expedient; prudent; well devised
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polity
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form of government of nation or state
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polygamist
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one who has more than one spouse at a time
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polyglot
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speaking several languages
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pomposity
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self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt
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ponderous
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weighty; unwieldy
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pontifical
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pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous or pretentious
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pore
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study industriously; ponder; scrutinize
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porous
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full of pores; like a sieve
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portend
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foretell; presage
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portent
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sign; omen; forewarning
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