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overwrought

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nervous or excited

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pachyderm

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thick-skinned animal

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paen

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song of praise or joy

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palatial

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magnificent; suitable for a palace

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palimpsest

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something that has changed over time and shows evidence of that change

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pall

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become boring; grow tiresome

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paltry

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insignificant

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pan

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criticize harshly

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panache

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flair

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pander

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cater to

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panegyric

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formal praise

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encomium

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glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise

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parable

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short simple story teaching a moral

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paradigm

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a model or pattern for something that may be copied

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paragon

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model of perfection

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paramour

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illicit lover

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inamorata

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woman whom a man loves

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parlance

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language; manner of speaking

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parley

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conference

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takeoff

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burlesque

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paroxysm

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sudden, violent outburst

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parquet

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a surface (such as a floor) made of small pieces of wood that fit together to form a pattern

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parry

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ward off a blow

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parsimony

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stinginess

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partisan

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one-sided; prejudiced

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parvenu

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newly wealthy

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pastiche

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something that imitates the style of someone or something else

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patent

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obvious; easily seen

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patina

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a superficial covering or exterior

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patois

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local or provincial dialect

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patrician

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noble; aristocratic

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peccadillo

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slight offence or fault

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pecuniary

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pertaining to money

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peerless

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having no equal; incomparable

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pejorative

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belittling

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pell-mell

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in confusion; disorderly

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pellucid

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transparent; clear in meaning

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penance

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self-imposed punishment for sin

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penumbra

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partial shadow

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penury

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extreme poverty; stinginess

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perdition

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damnation; complete ruin

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peregrination

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journey

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perfidious

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treacherous

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perfunctory

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done routinely without care

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perigee

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the point nearest a planet or a satellite (as the moon) reached by an object orbiting it

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peripatetic

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going from place to place usually as part of your job

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pernicious

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very harmful; deadly

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peroration

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conclusion of an oration

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perquisite

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perk

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personable

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attractive

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perspicacious

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having insight

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perspicuous

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plainly expressed

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pert

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impertinent

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pertinacious

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stubborn; persistent

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pervasive

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spread throughout

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pestilential

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causing plague; baneful

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petulant

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peevish; ill-tempered

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phalanx

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a large group of people, animals, or things often placed close together

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pharisaical

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marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness

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philistine

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narrow-minded person

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phlegmatic

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calm and unexcitable

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physiognomy

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the appearance of a person’s face

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piebald

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multi-colored

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piecemeal

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gradually; in stages

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pied

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multicolored

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pillory

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subject to criticism and ridicule

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pinion

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restrain or immobilize by binding wings or legs

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pique

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irritation; resentment from wounded pride

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pith

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core or marrow; essence

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pittance

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small amount (of money)

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plaintive

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expressing sorrow; mournful

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plasticity

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ability to be molded

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platitude

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trite remark; commonplace statement

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plaudit

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praise

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plebiscite

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direct vote by the entire electorate

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plenary

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complete; full

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plenitude

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abundance

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plight

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difficult condition

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pluck

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courage

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plumb (v)

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to examine (something) in a careful and complete way in order to understand it

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plumb (adj)

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exactly vertical

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poignancy

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quality of being deeply moving

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polemic

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arrack or defense of an opinion

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polemical

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aggressive in verbal attack

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politic

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prudent; judicious

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polyglot

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speaking several languages

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ponderous

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having great weight; dull

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pontifical

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pompous or pretentious

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pore

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ponder; scrutinize

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interstice

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narrow space between things

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postulate (v)

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to assume or claim as true, existent, or necessary

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postulate (n)

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a statement that is accepted as being true and that is used as the basis of a theory, argument, etc

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potentate

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monarch; sovereign

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poultice

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a soft, usually heated substance that is spread on cloth and then placed on the skin to heal a sore or reduce pain

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pragmatic

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practical

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prate

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talk long and idly

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prattle

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babble; talk idly

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preamble

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introductory statement

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precarious

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unsafe; risky

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precept

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practical rule guiding conduct

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precocious

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advanced in development

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predilection

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preference; partiality

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predispose

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give an inclination toward; make susceptible to

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preen

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make oneself tidy in appearance

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prefatory

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introductory

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prehensile

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gifted with mental grasp or moral or aesthetic perception

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prelate

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church dignitary

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preponderance

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superiority of power, quantity

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prerogative

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privilege; unquestionable right

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presage

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foretell; be a warning or sign of

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presentiment

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premonition

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presumptuous

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going beyond what is right; arrogant

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presume

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take for granted; act overconfidently

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preternatural

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beyond what is normal in nature; supernatural

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prevaricate

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lie; hide the truth

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primogeniture

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being the first born child

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probity

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honesty

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defalcate

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embezzle

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proclivity

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inclination; natural tendency

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procurement

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obtaining

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prodigal

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wasteful

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prodigious

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enormous; marvelous

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profligate

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wasteful; dissipated

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profusion

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great amount

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prognosticate

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predict

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proletarian

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member of the working class

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prolixity

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tedious wordiness; verbosity

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promontory

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a high area of land or rock that sticks out into the sea

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promulgate

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announce; proclaim a doctrine or law

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propensity

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natural inclination

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propinquity

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nearness

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propitiate

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appease; conciliate

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propitious

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favorable; auspicious

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propound

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put forth for consideration or analysis; set forth

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prosaic

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lacking in imagination

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proscenium

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part of stage in front of curtain

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proscribe

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prohibit

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proselytize

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convert to a religion or belief

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prosody

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art of versification

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prostrate

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stretch out full on ground; completely overcome and lacking vitality, will, or power

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protean

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versatile

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protract

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prolong

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proturberance

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protrusion

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provender

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fodder; dry food for livestock

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providence

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being provident; divine care

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provisional

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tentative; temporary

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proviso

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an article or clause that introduces a condition

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prowess

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extraordinary ability

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prurient

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having or causing lustful desires and thoughts

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psychosomatic

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of the influence of the mind on the body

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puerile

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childish; immature

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pugilist

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boxer

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pugnacity

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combativeness

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pulchritude

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beauty

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punctilious

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minutely attentive

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pundit

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authority on a subject

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punitive

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punishing

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purport

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intention; purpose

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rabble

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mob; noisy crowd

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purveyor

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caterer

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pusillanimous

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cowardly

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putative

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supposed

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putrid

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decayed and foul-smelling

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quack

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charlatan

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quaff

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drink with zest

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quagmire

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predicament

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quail

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cower

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quandary

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dilemma; state of uncertainty

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quash

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crush; subdue

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squelch

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produce a splashing sound

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querulous

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given to complaining

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quibble

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minor objection or complaint

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quiescent

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dormant; inactive

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quintessence

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purest and highest embodiment; most essential element

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quip

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taunt; clever sarcastic remark

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quisling

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traitor who aids invaders

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quorum

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minimal number of members necessary to conduct a meeting

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ragamuffin

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dirty child in torn clothes

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rail

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complain bitterly; scold

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raiment

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clothing; garments

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rakish

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jaunty; stylish

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rake

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angle of a slope; immoral or dissolute person

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ramify

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branch out; divide into branches or subdivisions

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rampant

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growing or spreading uncontrollably

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rampart

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defensive mound of earth

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ramshackle

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poorly constructed; rickety

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rancor

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bitterness

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rankle

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irritate; festor

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rapacious

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ravenous; voracious

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rapt

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engrossed; absorbed

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ratify

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approve formally; confirm

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ratiocination

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reasoning

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ravel

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unravel

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raze

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destroy completely

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reactionary

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strongly opposed to social or political change

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rebus

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representation of words in the form of pictures or symbols

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recant

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disclaim or disavow; retract (statement)

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recast

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reconstruct

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recidivism

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habitual return to crime

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recluse

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hermit; loner

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recondite

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abstruse; not easily understood

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recourse

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resorting to help when in trouble

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recreant

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disloyal; cowardly

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recrimination

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a retaliatory accusation

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recumbent

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reclining

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