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penury

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n. extreme poverty

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peregrination

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n. a wandering from place to place

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peremptory

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adj. imperative; leaving no choice

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perennial

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adj. present throughout the years; persistent(固執する)

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perfidious

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adj. faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy

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perfunctory

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adj. superficial; not thorough; performed really as a duty

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perigee

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n. point in an orbit that is closest to the Earth

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permeable

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adj. penetrable

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perturb

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v. to disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; cause a body to deviate from its regular orbit

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pervasive

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adj. spread throughout every part

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