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60 Cards in this Set
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palatial
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relating to a palace; magnificent
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palliate
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to make less serious; to ease
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pallid
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lacking color or liveliness
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panache
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flamboyance or dash in style and action; verve
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panegyric
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elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise
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panoply
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impressive array
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paradox
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a contradiction or dilemma
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paragon
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model of excellence or perfection
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pare
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to trim off excess; to reduce
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pariah
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an outcast
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parley
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discussion, usually between enemies
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parry
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to ward off or deflect, especially by a quick-witted answer
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pastiche
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a piece of literature or music imitating other works
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pathogenic
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causing disease
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peccadillo
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a minor sin or offense
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pedant
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someone who shows off learning
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pejorative
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having bad connotations; disparaging
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penury
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an oppressive lack of resources (as money); severe poverty
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peregrinate
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to wander from place to place; to travel, especially on foot
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perfidious
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willing to betray someone's trust
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perspicacious
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shrewd, astute, or keen-witted
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perfunctory
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done in a routine way; indifferent
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peripatetic
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wandering from place to place, especially on foot
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permeate
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to penetrate
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pervade
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to be present throughout; to permeate
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phalanx
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a compact or close-knit body of people, animals, or things
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philanthropy
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charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness
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philistine
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a person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values
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phlegmatic
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calm and unemotional in temperament
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pithy
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profound or substantial yet concise, succinct, and to the point
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placate
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to soothe or pacify
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plastic
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able to be molded, altered, or bent
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plebeian
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crude or coarse; characteristic of commoners
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plethora
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excess
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plucky
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courageous; spunky
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polemic
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controversy; argument; verbal attack
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politic
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shrewd and practical in managing or dealing with things; diplomatic
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polyglot
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a speaker of many languages
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posit
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to assume as real or conceded; to propose as an explanation
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potentate
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a monarch or ruler with great power
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pragmatic
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practical, as opposed to idealistic
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prattle
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meaningless, foolish talk
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precipitate
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thrown violently or brought about abruptly; lacking deliberation
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precis
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short summary of facts
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prescient
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having foresight
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prevaricate
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to lie or deviate from the truth
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pristine
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fresh and clean; uncorrupted
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probity
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complete honesty and integrity
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proclivity
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a natural inclination or predisposition
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prodigal
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lavish; wasteful
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profligate
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corrupt; degenerate
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proliferate
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to increase in number quickly
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propitiate
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to conciliate; to appease
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propriety
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the quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs
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prudence
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wisdom, caution, or restraint
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peurile
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childish, immature, or silly
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pugilism
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boxing
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pulchritude
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beauty
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pungent
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sharp and irritating to the senses
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pusillanimous
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cowardly; without courage
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