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
failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate
