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Plume

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To congratulate oneself in a self-satisfied way

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Plumb

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To examine the depth; examine deeply

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Plutocracy

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Society ruled by the wealthy

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Porous

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Full of holes; permeable to liquids

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Poseur

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Person who affects an attitude or identity to impress others

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Petulant

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Rude, peevish

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Phlegmatic

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calm in temperament, sluggish

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Physiognomy

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Facial features

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Piquant

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Appealingly stimulating, pleasantly pungent, attractive

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Pique

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Meeting feeling of hurt pride; to provoke or arouse

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Placate

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To lessen ones anger; to pacify

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Plaintive

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Melancholy, mournful

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Penury

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Extreme poverty

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Peregrination

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A wandering from place to place

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Peremptory

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Imperative, leaving no choice

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Perennial

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Present throughout the years; persistent

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Perfidious

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Faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy

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Perfunctory

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Superficial, not thorough, performed really as a duty

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Perigee

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Point in an orbit that’s closest to the earth

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Pervasive

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Spread throughout every part

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Pallid

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Lacking color or liveliness

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Panegyric

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Elaborate praise

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Paragon

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Model of excellence or perfection

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Partisan

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One-sided, committed to a party, group, or cause; prejudiced

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Pathological

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Departing from normal condition

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Patois

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A regional dialect, nonstandard speech, jargon

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Paucity

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Scarcity

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Pedantic

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Showing off learning

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Pellucid

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Transparent, translucent, easily understood

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Oligarchy

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Form of government in which power belongs to only a few leaders

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Opprobrium

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Disgrace, contempt

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Ornithologist

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Scientists who study birds

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Ostentatious

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Showy, attracting attention, showy

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Overweening

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Presumptuous, arrogant, overbearing

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Pacan

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Song of joy or triumph, a fervent expression of joy

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Officious

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Too helpful, meddlesome

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Olfactory

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Concerning the sense of smell

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Occult

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Relating to practices connected to supernatural phenomena

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Occlude

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To shut, block

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Obviate

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To make unnecessary, to anticipate and prevent

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Obsequious

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Too willing to help/obey someone important; obedient or attentive to an excessive/servile degree

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