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Paean

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N a song or expression of praise and thanksgiving

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Palliate

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V to make something appear less serious, gloss over, mitigate

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Pandemic

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Adj widespread; occurring over a large area of affecting an unusually large percentage of the population

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Panegyric

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N formal expression of praise

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Paradigm

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N something that serves as a model, example, or pattern; the framework of assumptions and understandings shared by a group or discipline that shapes its worldview

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Paradox

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N a contradiction; a seemingly self-contradictory statement that seems true nonetheless

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Paragon

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N something regarded as a model of excellence or perfection in some way

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Pariah

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N an outcast, a rejected and despised person

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Parry

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V to block, evade or ward off, as a blow

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Parsimonious

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Adj cheap; miserly

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Partisan

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Adj one sided, committed to a party, biased or prejudiced

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Paucity

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Adj scarcity, a lacking of

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Peccadillo

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N a light offense, literally, a minor sin

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Pedagogy

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N the art or profession of training, teaching, or instructing

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Pedantic

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Adj ostentatious display of learning, excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules, unimaginative

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Pedestrian

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Adj commonplace, trite, unremarkable

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Penchant

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N strong inclination, a liking

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Penurious

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Adj penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous

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Peremptory

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Adj admitting of no contradiction, putting an end to further debate, haughty, imperious

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Pernnial

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Adj recurrent through the year or many years, happening repeatedly

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Perfidy

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N intentional breach of faith, treachery

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Perfunctory

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Adj cursory, done without care or interest

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Peripathetic

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Adj itinerant, traveling, nomadic

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Pernicious

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Adj extremely harmful, potentially causing death

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Personable

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Adj pleasing in appearance, attractive

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Perspicacious

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Adj acutely perceptive, having keen discernment

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Peruse

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V to examine with great care

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Pervade

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V to permeate throughout

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Petrous

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Adj like a rock, hard, stony

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Petulant

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Adj inpatient, irritable

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Philanthropic

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Adj humanitarian; benevolent

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Philistine

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N a crass individual guided by material rather than intellectual or artistic values

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Phlegmatic

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Adj calm, sluggish, unemotional, stoic

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Picaresque

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(pik uh RESK) Adj involving clever rogues or adventurers (not picturesque)

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Pillory

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V to punish, hold up to public scorn

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Pine

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V to yearn intensely, to languish, to lose vigor

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Pious

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Adj extremely reverent or devout

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Piquant

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Adj agreeably pungent, spicy, stimulating

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Pique

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N resentment, feeling of irritation due to hurt pride

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Pirate

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V to use or reproduce illegally

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Pith

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N the essential or central part

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Placate

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V to appease, to calm by making concessions

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Plaintive

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Adj mournful, melancholy, sorrowful

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Plangent

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Adj pounding, thundering, resounding

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Plastic

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Adj moldable, pliable, not rigid

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Platitude

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N a superficial or trite remark especially one offered as meaningful

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Plethora

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N an overabundance, a surplus

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Pluck

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N courage, spunk, fortitude

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Plumb

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V to measure the depth (as with a plumb line), to examine critically

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Plummet

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V to plunge or drop straight down

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Poignant

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Adj distressing, pertinent touching, stimulating, emotional

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Polemical

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Adj controversial, argumentative

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Pragmatic

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Adj practical rather than idealistic

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Prate

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V chatter, babble

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Prattle

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V to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

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Precarious

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Adj uncertain, risky, dangerous

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Precept

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N rule establishing standards of conduct, a doctrine that is taught

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Precipitate

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Adj acting with excessive haste or impulse

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Precursor

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N something that precedes and indicates or announces another

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Predilection

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N a disposition in favor of something preference

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Preempt

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V to replace, to supersede, to appropriate

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Preen

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V to dress up, primp, groom oneself with elaborate care; in animals to clean fur or feathers

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Prescience

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N knowing of events prior to their occuring

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Presumptuous

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Adj overstepping bounds, as of propriety or courtesy; taking liberties

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Prevaricate

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V to deliberately avoid the truth, mislead

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Pristine

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Adj pure, uncorrupted, clean

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Prize

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V to pry, press or force with a lever

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Probity

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Adj adherence to highest principles, uprightness

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Proclibity

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N a natural predisposition or inclination

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Prodigal

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Adj recklessly wasteful, extravagant, profuse, lavish

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Prodigious

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Adj abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary

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Profligate

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Adj excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant

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Profuse

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Adj given or coming forth abundantly, extravagant

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Prolific

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Adj producing large volumes or amounts, productive

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Prolix

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Adj Long-winded, verbose

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Propensity

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N a natural inclination or tendency, penchant

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Propinquity

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Adj nearness in time or place, affinity of nature, kinship

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Propitiate

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V to appease or pacify

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Propitious

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Adj auspicious, favorable

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Propriety

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N appropriateness; conformity with standards of acceptable behavior

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Prosaic

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Adj dull, unimaginative

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Proscribe

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V to outlaw or prohibit

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Provident

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Adj frugal, looking to the future

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Puerile

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Adj childish, immature

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Pungnacious

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Adj contentious, quarrelsome, given to fighting, belligerent

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Punctilious

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Adj precise, paying attention to trivialities, especially in regard to etiquette

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Pundit

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N an authority on a subject, one who gives opinions

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Pungent

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Adj characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste, penetrating, to the point

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Pusillanimous

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Adj cowardly, craven

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Putrefy

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V to rot, decay and give off a foul odor, become gangrenous

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