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25 Cards in this Set
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Painstaking
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adj.
Extremely careful; taking pains. |
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Palliate
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v.
To relieve or alleiat something without getting rid of the problem; to assugate; to mitigate. |
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Palpable
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adj.
Capable of being touched; tangible. |
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Paltry
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adj.
Insignificant; worthless. |
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Panacea
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n.
Something that cures everything. *The administation needed to believe that the tax cut would be a panacea for the country's economic ills. |
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Paradigm
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n.
A model or example. *Aparagmatic design (prototype) |
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Paradox
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n.
A true statement or phenomenon that nonetheless seems to contradict itself. *A cruel kindness. |
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Parochial
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adj.
Narrow or confined in point of view; provincial. |
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Parody
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n.
A satirical or humorous imitaiton of a serious piece of literature or writting. |
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Parsimonious
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adj.
Stingy. |
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Partisan
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n.
One who supports a particular person, cause, or idea. |
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Patent
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adj.
Obvious. |
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Paternal
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adj.
Fatherly; fatherlike. |
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Pathology
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n.
The science of diseases. |
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Patriarch
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n.
The male head of a family or tribe. |
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Patrician
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n.
A person of noble birth; an aristocrat. |
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Patronize
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v.
To treat as inferior; to condescent to. |
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Paucity
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n.
Scarcity. |
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Peccadillo
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n.
A minor offense |
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Pedantic
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adj.
Boringly scholarly or academic |
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Pedestrian
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adj.
Unimaginative; banal |
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Pejorative
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adj.
Negative; disparing |
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Penchant
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n.
A strong taste or linking for something; a predilection |
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Penitent
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adj.
Sorry; repentant; contrite |
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Pensive
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adj.
thoughtful and sad |
