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54 Cards in this Set
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ordinance
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a city statute
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ordnance
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military weapons
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ordure
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filth, excrement
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oriel
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a bay window
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orifice
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opening into a cavity
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oscillate
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swing in a regular motion
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ostensible
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avowed, apparent
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ostentatious
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pretentious, showy
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pachyderm
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a thick-skinned animal
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pacific
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calm, tranquil, placid
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paean
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a song of praise
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paisley
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a soft fabric woven in a detailed, colorful pattern used originally for shawls
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palanquin
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a boxlike litter carried on poles used in Eastern countries
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palaver
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talk smoothly or flatteringly
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palliate
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make an offense seem less grave
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palpitate
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beat rapidly, flutter, or move with slight throbs
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pamper
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gratify to the full, coddle, spoil
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panacea
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a remedy for all ills
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panegyric
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a discourse in praise of a person
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panic
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sudden and overwhelming terror, exaggerated alarm
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panoply
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a complete set of armor
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pantheism
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any religion that identifies the universe with God
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pantoscopic
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affording a wide scope of vision, seeing everything
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paradigm
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model, pattern to be copied
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paradox
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internal contradiction, a statement that appears to contradict itself
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paralyze
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to unnerve or render ineffective
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parapet
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wall on the edge of a roof
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paregoric
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camphorated tincture of opium
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pariah
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outcast
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parietal
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of any wall-like structure in the body; side of the skull
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parity
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comparative equality
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parochial
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narrow in viewpoint; pertaining to a parish
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paroxysm
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spasmodic pain
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parsimonious
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frugal, stingy
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partition
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division into parts
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peccadillo
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a small fault
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pectoral
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pertaining to the chest
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peculate
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embezzle
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pecuniary
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financial
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pedantic
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making a needless display of learning
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pediculous
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infested with lice
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peduncle
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a flower stalk
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peevish
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fretful, hard to please
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peignoir
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a dressing gown
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pejorative
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disparaging
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pelagic
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pertaining to the open sea
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pelisse
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an outer garment, especially one made with fur
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penchant
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a strong inclination
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pending
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waiting to be decided
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peneplain
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a plain reduced by erosion
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pensile
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hanging
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penult
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the next to the last syllable in a word
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penurious
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stingy
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perambulate
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walk about
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