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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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talking to people as if they are stupid. ; to condescend to

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paucity

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n scarcity =scarcity

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peccadillo

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no one is PUKKA,all do small mistakes= minor offense

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pedantic

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marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects

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pedestrian

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a unimaginative ; banal

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pejorative

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putting pejar(pressure)=expressing contempt or disapproval.

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penchant

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keep chanting about it= a strong taste or liking for something ; a predilection

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penitent

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pentant(repantant)=person who repents for a wrong doing

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pensive

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thinking with a pen in your mouth= thoughtful and sad

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peremptory

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what param(god) says is absolute= final ; categorical ; dictatorial categorical

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perennial

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a continual ; happening again and again or year after year continual

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perfidy

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betrayal

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perfunctory

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doing a function just per say=unenthusiastic ; careless

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peripatetic

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par(legs) pe tic tic =wandering ; traveling continually ; itinerant

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periphery

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n the outside edge of something ;

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perjury

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n lying under oath

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permeate

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to spread or seep through ; to penetrate

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pernicious

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per(but) ni(no) =deadly ; extremely harmful

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perquisite

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n a privilege that goes along with a job ; a perk =perk

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pertinent

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a relevant ; dealing with the matter at hand … relevant

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perturb

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v to disturb greatly

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peruse

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v to read carefully