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Pacify

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v. to calm; to bring peace

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Paean

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n. a song of praise

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Palatial

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adj. like a palace; magnificent

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Palliate

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v. to relieve or lessen

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Pallid

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adj. pale; lacking energy

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Panacea

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n. a cure for all diseases, or a solution to all problems

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Panache

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n. dashing style, flair, or manner

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Panegyric

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n. a formal expression of praise

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Panoply

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n. complete or impressive array

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Paradox

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n. a statement that contradicts itself but nevertheless may still be true

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Paragon

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n. a perfect example

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Parenthetical

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adj. characterized by the use of parenthesis

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Pariah

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n. a person who is rejected; an outcast (THE TOWN IN WESTWORLD)

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Parley

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v. to talk or confer

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Parody

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n. a humorous imitation

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Parry

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v. to ward off, avoid, or evade

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Parsimonious

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adj. extremely reluctant to spend money; frugal and stingy

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Partisan

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adj. tending to favor one group or one way of thinking

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Pastiche

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n. a work that is mixture of style, materials, or sources

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Patriarch

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n. the male head of a family

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Paucity

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n. an insufficient quantity or number

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Peccadillo

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n. a minor fault or sin

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Pedagogical

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adj. relating to education or teaching

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Pedantic

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adj. overly focused on small details while learning or teaching

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Pejorative

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n. a word that is derogatory or belittling

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Penchant

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n. a strong liking

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Penitent

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adj. feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

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Penurious

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adj. extremely reluctant to spend money; stingy

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Peregrinate

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v. to travel

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Perfidious

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adj. tending to betray

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Perfunctory

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adj. done only as a matter of routine, with indifference and lack of enthusiasm

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Peripatetic

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adj. traveling about

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Permeate

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v to spread throughout

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Pernicious

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adj. exceedingly harmful

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Perquisite

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n. a payment of benefit of addition to one’s regular pay

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Perspicacity

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n. intelligence manifested by being astute

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Peruse

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v. to read

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Pervasive

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adj. spreading throughout

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Petulant

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adj. easily irritated over small issues

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Phalanx

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n. a closely masses group

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Philanthropist

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n. a person who makes charitable donation intended to increase human well- being

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Philistine

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n. a person who resists culture, the arts, or intellectual pursuits

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Phlegmatic

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adj. unemotional; calm

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Picayune

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adj. small and of little importance

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Pious

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adj. religiously devoted

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Pith

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n. the essential part

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Pithy

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adj. brief but meaningful

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Placid

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adj. calm

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Platitude

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n. remark repeated too often

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Plebeian

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adj. of the common people; lacking sophistication

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Plethora

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n. overabundance

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Pliant

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adj. capable of being bent or capable of being influenced

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Plucky

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adj. brave

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Polemical

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adj. controversial; causing opposition

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Politic

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adj. ingenious, wise, or diplomatic

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Polyglot

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adj. able to speak, read, or write in many language

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Populist

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n. a person who supports the rights and powers of the common people

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Posit

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v. to assume as fact; to put in place

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Potentate

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n. a powerful ruler

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Pragmatic

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adj. practical; guided by practice rather than theory

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Prattle

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v. to babble

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Precipitate

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v. to bring about abruptly

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Precis

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n. a short summary

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Precocious

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adj. advanced in development or maturity

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Predilection

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n. a preference

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Prescience

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n. a false act intending to deceive

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Pretense

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n. a false act intending to deceive

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Prevaricate

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v. to lie or deceive

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Pristine

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adj. pure, clean, or unused

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Probity

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n. honesty and integrity

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Proclivity

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n. a natural tendency

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Prodigal

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adj. recklessly wasteful or lavishly abundant

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Prodigy

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n. a person, often a child who is extraordinarily gifted

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Profligate

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adj. shamelessly immoral or recklessly wasteful

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Progenitor

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n. a direct ancestor or originator

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Proletarian

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adj. of the working class

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Proliferate

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v. to grow rapidly

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Propensity

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n. a natural tendency

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Propitiate

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v. to calm or pacify

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Propriety

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n. accepted or appropriate standards

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Prosaic

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adj. dull and lacking excitement

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Proselytize

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v. to convert someone to another belief, religion, party, or cause

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Provincial

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adj. unsophisticated and limited; associated with the country

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Prudent

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adj. careful and sensible

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Puerile

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adj. childish; immature

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Pugilist

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n. a person who fights with his fists; a boxer

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Pugnacious

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adj. tending to quarrel or fight easily

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Pulchritude

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n. beauty

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Punctilious

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adj. marked by precise accordance with details

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Pundit

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n. a critic or expert

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Pungent

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adj. sharp; biting

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Pusillanimous

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adj. timid; cowardly

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Putrefy

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v. to decay

GRE Vocab Repeat Offenders (26 decks)

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