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Patronage

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The power to make appointments to government jobs

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Patronize

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To be a customer or to talk down to

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Paucity

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Scarcity, lack of

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Peccadillo

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A minor offense

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Pectoral

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Pertaining to the chest

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Peculate

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To steal

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Pecuniary

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Pertaining to money

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Pedagogue

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A schoolteacher

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Pedantic

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To show off ones knowledge

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Pedestrian

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Ordinary common

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Pedigree

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A record of ancestors

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Peer

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An equal or to look at closely

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Peerless

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Without equal

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Peevish

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Hard to please

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Pejorative

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Insulting

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Pellucid

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Transparent

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Pelt

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Skin of an animal or to throw

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Penal

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Pertaining to punishment

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Penchant

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A strong liking for

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Penitent

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Expressing sorrow for a wrongdoing

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Pensive

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Thoughtful

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Penury

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Extreme poverty

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Peon

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Common worker

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Perceive

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To observe or understand

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Perceptible

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Recognizable

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Perceptive

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Quick witted, keen

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Peridition

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Damnation

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Peregrinate

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To travel, journey

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Peremptory

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Decisive or final

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Perennial

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Lasting for a long time, perpetual

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Perfidious

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Deceitful, unfaithful

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Perforce

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Of necessity

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Perfunctory

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Routine

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Perigee

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Point nearest to the earth

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Periphery

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Outside boundary, unimportant area of a subject

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Permeate

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To spread throughout

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Pernicious

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Destructive

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Peroration

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The concluding part of a speech

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Perpetrate

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To be guilty of

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Perpetuate

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To cause to continue

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Perplex

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To confuse

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Perquisite

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Something additional to regular pay

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Persevere

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To endure

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Perspicacity

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Sharp insight

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Perspicuity

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Clearness

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Pert

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Bold, lively

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Pertinent

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To the point

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Perturb

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To disturb

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Peruse

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To read carefully

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Pervade

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To spread throughout

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Perverse

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Contrary, stubborn

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Pervert

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To corrupt

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Pessimist

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One who sees the worst

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Petrify

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To paralyze with fear

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Petrology

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Study of rocks

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Petty

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Unimportant

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Petulant

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Irritable

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Phalanx

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Compact group of people

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Phenomenon

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Extraordinary occurrence or fact

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Philander

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To engage in many love affairs

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Philanthropy

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Generosity to mankind

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Philately

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Stamp collecting

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Phillipic

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A verbal attack

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Philistine

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Uncultured

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Phlegmatic

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Unemotional

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Phobia

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Intense fear

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Phoenix

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A bird symbolizing immortality

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Picaresque

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Adventurous scoundrel

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Piddling

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Petty

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Piecemeal

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Bit by bit

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Pied

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Many colored, variegated

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Piety

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Devotion

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Pigment

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Die

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Pilgrimage

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A journey to a holy plave

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Pillage

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To loot

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Pillory

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To expose to public ridicule

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Pinnacle

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Highest point

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Pious

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Religious, deeply devoted to religion

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Piquant

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Stimulating to the taste, excitig

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Pique

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To irritate

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Piscine

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Like a fish

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Pithy

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To the point

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Pittance

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Small amount

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Pivotal

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Crucial or critical

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Placard

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Small poster

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Placate

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To calm

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Placebo

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Harmless, phony medicine

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Placid

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Calm

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Plague

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A disease; to trouble

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Plaintive

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Sorrowful

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Platitude

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A dull remark

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Platonic

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Spiritual; free from sensual desire

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Plaudit

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Applause

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Plausible

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Apparently true

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Plebeian

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Pertaining to lower classes

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Plenary

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Complete or absolute

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Plethora

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Abundance

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Pliant

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Easily bent

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Plight

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A sad situation

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Ploy

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A trick

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Pluck

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To pull at; courage

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Plumb

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To measure

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Plutocracy

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Rule by the wealthy class

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Poach

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To hunt or fish illegally

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Podium

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A platform

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Poignant

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Distressing; affecting emotions

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Polarize

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To separate into opposing groups

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Polemic

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A controversy

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Poltroon

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A croward

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Polychromatic

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Many colored

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Polyglot

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Speaking or writing several languages

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Polymorphic

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Having many forms

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Polytheism

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Belief in many gods

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Pomp

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To show or display

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Ponder

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To think deeply

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Ponderous

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Heavy

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Porcine

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Like a pig

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Portable

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Capable or being carried

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Portal

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Door or entrance

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Portentous

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Warning

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Portly

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Large

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Posterity

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Future generations

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Posthumous

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After death

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Postulate

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To assume

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Potable

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Drinkable

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Potent

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Powerful

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Potentate

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Ruler

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Potential

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Capacity or ability

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Potion

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A drink

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Potpourri

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A mixture

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Pragmatic

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Practical

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Prate

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To talk long and pointlessly

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Precarious

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Uncertain or risky

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Precedent

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An act used as an example

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Precept

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A rule of conduct

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Precipice

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Cliff

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Precipitate

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To bring about an action

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Precipitous

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Extremely steep

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Précis

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Brief summary

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Preclude

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To shut out or prevet

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Precocious

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Prematurely developed

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Precursor

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A forerunner

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Predecessor

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One who comes before another

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Predicate

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To declare

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Predilection

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A liking or preference

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Predispose

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Inclined in advanced

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Preeminent

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Standing out above all others

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Preen

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To dress

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Prehensile

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Adapted for grasping something

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Premeditate

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To plan beforehand

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Premier

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First in importance

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Premise

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Statement made for the basis of an argument

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Premonition

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Forwarning

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Preponderance

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Superiority in quality; dominance

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Preposterous

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Ridiculous

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Prerogative

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Privilege

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Presage

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To indicate or warn in advanced

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Prescience

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Knowledge of things before they happen

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Presentiment

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Anticipation especially of something evil

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Prestige

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Importance

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Presumptuous

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Boldly assuming

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Pretentious

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Showy; self important

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Preternatural

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Abnormal

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Pretext

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A false reason

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Prevail

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To succeed

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Prevaricate

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To lie

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Prim

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Proper or formal

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Primeval

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Of the earliest times

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Primogeniture

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State of brewing born first

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Primordial

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Orginal

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Primp

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To dress up in a fussy way

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Prismatic

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Many colored

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Pristine

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Uncorrupted, in it’s original state

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Privation

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Loss of something essential

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Privy

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Having knowledge of something private

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Probe

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To investigate or examine

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Probity

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Honesty

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