P Flashcards by Trisha H | Brainscape

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pacific

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soothing

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palatable

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agreeable to the taste or sensibilites

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palette

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a range of colors or qualitiese

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palliate

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to reduce the severity of

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pallid

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lacking color

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panacea

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a remedy for all ills or difficulties

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paradigm

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an example that is a perfect pattern or model

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paradox

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an apparently contradictory statement that is perhaps true

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paramount

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greatest in importance, rank, character

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pariah

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an outcast

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parody

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a satirical imitation

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parsimony

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frugality, stinginess

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partisan

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a follower, adherent

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patent

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readily seen or understood, clear

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pathology

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a deviation from the normal

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pathos

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an emotion of sympathy

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paucity

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the extreme lack of something

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pejorative

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derogatory, uncomplimentary

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pellucid

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easily intelligible, clear

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penchant

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a tendency, partiality, preference

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penitent

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remorseful, regretful

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penultimate

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next to last

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penurious

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miserly, stingy

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perfidious

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disloyal, unfaithful

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perfunctory

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showing little interest or enthusiasm

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permeate

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to spread throughout, saturate

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pernicious

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extremely destructive or harmful

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perplex

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to confuse

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perspicacity

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shrewdness, perceptiveness

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pert

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flippant, bold

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petulance

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rudeness, irritability, sulky

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philanthropic

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charitable, giving

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pillage

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to seize or plunder, especially in war

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pinnacle

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the highest point

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perusal

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a careful examination, review

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pittance

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a very small amount, especially relating to money

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placate

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to ease the anger of, soothe

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phlegmatic

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uninterested, unresponsive

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pervasive

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having the tendency to spread throughout

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platitude

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an uninspired remark, cliche

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plenitude

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an abundance

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poignant

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deeply affecting, moving

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pithy

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concisely meaningful

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portent

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an omen

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potentate

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one who has great power, a ruler

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pertinacious

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stubbornly persistent

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polemic

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an aggressive argument against a specific opinion

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preclude

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to prevent

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plaudits

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enthusiastic approval, applause

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precocious

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advanced, developing ahead of time

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preponderance

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superiority in importance or quantity

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predilection

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a preference or inclination for something

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prepossessing

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Attractive or appealing in appearance

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precipice

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the face of a cliff, a steep or overhanging place

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presage

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an omen

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presumptuous

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disrespectfully bold

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pretense

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an appearance or action intended to deceive

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prescribe

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to lay down a rule or requirement

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primeval

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original,m ancient

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prescient

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to have foreknowledge of events

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probity

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virtue, integrity

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proclivity

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a strong inclination toward something

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profane

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lewd, indecent

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privation

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lacking basic necessities

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procure

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to obtain, acquire

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profuse

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plentiful, abundant

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profligate

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dissolute, extravagant

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promulgate

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to proclaim, make known

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propagate

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to multiply, spread out

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proscribe

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to condemn, outlaw

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protean

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able to change shape; displaying great variety

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prowess

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extraordinary ability

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punitive

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involving punishment

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propriety

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the quality or state of being proper, decent

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prudence

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cautiousness, care

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prurient

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eliciting or possessing an extraordinary interest in sex

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propensity

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an inclination, preference

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puerile

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juvenile, immature

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pugnacious

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quarrelsome, combative

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pulchritude

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physical beauty

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putrid

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rotten, foul

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punctilious

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eager to follow rules or conventions

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pungent

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having a pointed, sharp quality - often used to describe smells

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propitious

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favorable