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Paean

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A tribute

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Palatial

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Magnificent

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Palimpsest

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An object or place having diverse layers

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Palpable

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Easily percieved

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Paltry

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pitifully small

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Panache

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Dash in style and action

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Pandemic

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Occuring over a wide geographic aree and affecting large portion of population

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Panegyric

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Elaborate praise

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Paradigm

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typical example

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Paragon

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A model of excellence

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Paramount

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Supreme

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Pare

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Reduce

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Pariah

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Outcast

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Patent

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Obvious

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Pathogenic

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Causing disease

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Patrician

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Aristocratic

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Patronize

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To buy from

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Peculate

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To embezzle

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Pecuniary

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Relating to money

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Pellucid

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Easy to understand

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21
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Penchant

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An inclination

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Penitent

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Repentant

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Penury

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Severe poverty

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Peregrinate

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To travel on foot

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Phalanx

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Close-knit body of people, animals

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Philistine

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A person who is guided by materialism

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Philology

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A study of ancient texts

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Phlegmatic

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Having an unemotional temper

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Pique

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Plaintive

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Melancholy

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Platitude

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overused and trite remark

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Plebeian

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Characteristic of commoners

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Plucky

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Politic

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Shrewd and crafty in managing

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Polyglot

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A speaker of many languages

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Pore

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To read studiously

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Portentous

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Foreshadowing

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Posit

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Propose as an explanation

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Potable

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Suitable for drinking

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Potentate

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Precarious

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Presage

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Sth that foreshadows

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Prestidigitation

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Sleight of hand

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Preternatural

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Supernatural

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Primeval

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Prodigal

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Proffer

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To offer for acceptance

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Progenitor

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Proliferate

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Increase in number

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Promulgate

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Propensity

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A natural preference

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Prosaic

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Proscribe

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To condemn

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Prostrate

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Lying face downward in adoration

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Provincial

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Proxy

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A person authorized to act for someone else

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Pseudonim

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Fictitious name

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Pugilism

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Puissant

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Punctilious

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Concerned with precise details with codes

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Pundit

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One who gives opinions in an authorized manner

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Purloin

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Purport

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