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15 Cards in this Set
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pseudonym
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pen name
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pterodactyl
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extinct flying reptile
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puerile
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childish
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pugilist
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boxer
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pugnacity
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combativeness; disposition to fight
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puissant
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powerful; strong potent
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pulchritude
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beauty; comeliness
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pummel
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beat or pound with fists
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punctilious
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stressing niceties of conduct or form; minutely attentive (perhaps too much so) to fine points
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pundit
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authority on a subject; learned person; expert
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puny
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insignificant; tiny; weak
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purchase
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firm grasp or footing
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purgatory
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place of spiritual expiation
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purge
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remove or get rid of something unwanted; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify
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purport
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intention; meaning
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