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pervasive

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spreading throughout; everywhere

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pertinent

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relevant

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pessimistic

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stressing the negative or unfavorable

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petrify

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to stun with terror

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petulant

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unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; peevish

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pilgrimage

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a long journey or search with a purpose

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pioneer

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one who ventures into unknown or unclaimed territory

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piquant

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pleasantly pungent in taste ; spicy

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pithiness

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precisely meaningful; forceful and brief

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placate

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appease

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placid

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undisturbed. calm or quiet

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plaintive

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expressing sorrow; mournful or melancholy

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planetarium

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a theater that projects images of astronomical phenomena onto the inner surface of a hemispherical dome

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platitude

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a trite, minor statement thats expressed as if it were significant

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plausible

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seemingly valid, likely, or acceptable; credible

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plethora

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a superabundance; an excess

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pliability

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receptive to change; adaptable

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pluralism

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society with numerous ethnic, religious, or cultural groups coexist within one nation

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polar

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occupying opposite extremes

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polemic

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a controversial argument

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pompous

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excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; pretentious; arrogant

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populist

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a supporter of the rights and power of the people

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portend

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to serve as an omen. to foreshadow

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posthumously

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continuing after one’s death

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pragmatism
a practical way of solving problems
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precept
direction given as a rule
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precipitate
to make something happen
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preclude
to make impossible. prevent
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precocity
unusually early development or maturity, especially in mental aptitude
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predation
the act preying on someone or something;
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predestine
to decide in advance:
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predilection
a preference
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prescient
having knowledge of things or events before they happen; having foresight
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prestigious
having a high reputation. honored.
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presumptuous
going beyond what is right or proper: excessively forward
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prim
precise or proper. excessively decorous
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primacy
the state of being first or foremost
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pristine
remaining in a pure state
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procure
to bring about; effect
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prodigy
a person with exceptional talents or powers
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proficient
having an advanced degree of competence
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profligate
recklessly wasteful
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profound
deep. coming from the depths
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profusion
lavish or unrestrained expense
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prophetic
foretelling events as if by divine inspiration
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propitiate
appease
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proscribe
prohibit
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protean
readily taking on varied shapes, forms, or meanings
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prototype
an original type that serves as a model
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provisional
temporary
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pulverize
to crush, or grind to a powder or dust
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punctilious
strictly attentive to minute details
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punctual
arriving exactly at the time
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pundit
a source of opinion; a critic
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quagmire
a difficult or precarious situation
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quibble
to find fault or criticize
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quiescent
being quiet, still, or at rest; inactive
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quietude
tranquility
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quirkiness
whimsicality; freakishness
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quixotic
caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of un reachable goals; idealistic without regard to practicality
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raconteur
one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit
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rampant
extending unchecked; unrestrained
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rancidity
repugnant: nasty
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ratified
to approve and give formal sanction; logical
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ravenous
extremely hungry ; voracious
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rebuke
to criticize or reprove sharply; reprimand
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recalcitrant
marked by stubborn resistance to and defiance of authority or guidance
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recant
to make a formal retraction or disavowal of
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recluse
a person who withdraws from the world to live in seclusion
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rectitude
moral uprightness ; righteousness
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recursive
the quality or condition of being correct in judgement
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redress
to set right
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refractory
obstinately resistant to authority or control; unruly
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relinquish
to retire from; give up or abandon
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remnants
something left over; a remainder
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remunerate
to compensate for
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Renaissance
a rebirth
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renegade
one who rejects a religion, cause, or allegiance for another
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renege
to fail to carry out a promise
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repertory
a place,such as a storehouse, where a stock of things is kept
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replicate
to duplicate; copy
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reprehensible
blameworthy
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reprobate
a morally unprincipled person
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repudiate
to reject emphatically as unfounded, untrue, or unjust
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resilient
marked by the ability to recover readily, as from misfortune
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resolute
firm or determined
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respite
a usually short interval of rest
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resplendent
splendid or dazzling in appearance
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reticence
the state or quality of being reluctant
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retort
to reply
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reverberate
to resound in or as if in a succession of echoes
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revile
to assail with abusive language
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revitalize
to impart new life
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ribald
characterized by or indulging in vulgar, lewd humor
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rigidity
stiffness
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risqué
suggestive of or bordering on indelicacy or impropriety
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rough
almost exact or correct; approximate
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rudimentary
of or relating to basis facts or principles ; elementary
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ruffian
a bully
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rational
consistent with or based on reason; logical

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