P Flashcards

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Panacea

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A fix-all solution

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Parasitic

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Attaches to something and feeds off of it without giving anything back. Like actual parasites or people.

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Parity

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Being equal . It’s the opposite of disparity

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Paradox

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Something that contradicts itself or sets an impossible train of thought that never ends

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5
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Partake

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To participate (can be used with food or a giving activity)

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Paternal

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To act in a fatherly way /also to describe things related to fathers

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Permeate

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To soak something through, invading and saturating every part of it and leaving nothing untouched. (Water permeates things in a flood and smells permeate homes)

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Permutation

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All the different ways a set of items can be arranged in different orders

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Perpetual

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Never ending

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Perturb

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To disturb but in an emotional way. Like a scary book or strange person

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Prevade

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Permeates /invades an area where it is not welcome

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Pittance

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A pitiable small amount / very small

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13
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Plasticity

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The ability to change and be molded

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14
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Plenipotentiary

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A person who has been given the authority to act on behalf of their country in foreign countries

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Posterity

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The future of humankind :all people who will come in the future

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Postulate

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To guess or present an idea that is not proven. (Guess but no proof yet)

17
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Potent

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Very strong but as high concentration like a smell or taste

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Prattle

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To talk on and on without little of value said

19
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Predecessor

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Someone that came before, often used to describe a person who held an office or job prior to the current ones.

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Preposterous

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Something that is so ridiculous as to be laughable.

21
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Primitive

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Something that is very basic and not technologically advanced

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Pristine

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Untouched and perfect. Unmarred in any way

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Proliferate

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To grow spread and reproduce often at a high rate of speed. Like rumors and germs

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Promulgate

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To promulgate an idea is to spread it around.

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Province

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A geographical area under a government. Many countries have s province system instead of states

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Proxy

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A substitute

27
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Quarrel

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Verb:to argue
Nouns: argument