12/25/22 Flashcards

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perspicacity

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perceptiveness

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pert

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attractively lively

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perusal

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examination

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pervasive

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having the tendency to spread throughout

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philanthropic

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charitable

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phlegmatic

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unemotional

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pillage

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to seize or plunder

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pinnacle

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the highest point

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pithy

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concise

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placate

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soothe

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placid

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calm

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platitude

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a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful

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plaudits

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praise or approval

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plausible

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believable

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plenitude

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abundance

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plethora

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excess

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pliable

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flexible

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poignant

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evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

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precipice

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cliff

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preclude

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to prevent

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prepossessing

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occupying the mind to the exclusion of other thoughts or feelings

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presage

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omen

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prescient

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having knowledge of events before they take place

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prescribe

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advise and authorize the use of

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presumptuous

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failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate