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penurious

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extremely stingy or poor

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patroclinous

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inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the father

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percipient

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having perception

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perfidious

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deliberately faithless, treacherous, deceitful

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personalia

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personal belongings

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perspicuous

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having keen mental perception and understanding

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philately

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the collecting of stamps

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picaroon

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pirate or buccaneer

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pisciculture

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the raising of fish

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plagiarism

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illegal theft of intellectual property

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plasminogen

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activated blood that forms plasmins

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poco a poco

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a little bit

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poetaster

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an inferior poet

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polonaise

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a slow dance of Polish origin, consisting chiefly of a march or promenade in couples

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pomposity

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parading of dignity or importance

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pontificate

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the office or term of office of a pontiff

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portamento

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a passing or gliding from one pitch or tone to another with a smooth progression

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potsherd

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a broken pottery fragment

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praenomen

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the first or personal name of a Roman citizen

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prelapsarian

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characteristic of or pertaining to any innocent or carefree period

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presidios

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a garrisoned fort

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prie-dieu

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a piece of furniture for kneeling on during prayer

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prima facie

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plain or clear, obvious

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propaedeutic

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introductory to some art or science

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propitious

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favorable

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protanopia

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red-green colorblindness

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psittacosis

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disease affecting birds caused by chlamydia and is transmissible to humans

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psychogenesis

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the origin of physical or psychological states

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pulsatile

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pusating

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pulverulent

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consisting of a fine powder or dust

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quadrumvirate

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a coalition of four people

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quaggy

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soft or flabby

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Quechuan

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of or pertaining to the Quechua language or people

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quiescent

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being at rest; quiet

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quodlibet

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a subtle or elaborate argument or point of debate

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Rachmaninoff

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Russian pianist and composer

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