Word List 06 Deck 2 Page 8 Flashcards

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Pacifist

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A person strongly opposed to war

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Paltry

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Unimportant

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Papyrus

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Paper made from the papyrus plant

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Parochial

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Narrow-minded; relating to a church parish

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Pathogenic

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Capable of causing disease

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Peccadillo

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Small crime

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Penitent

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Sorry

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Perdition

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Hell

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Perjure

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To lie under oath

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Peruse

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To read carefully

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Phoenix

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Birth that symbolizes immortality

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Pithy

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Short and to the point

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Platitude

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Cliché

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Plight

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Bad situation

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Polemical

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Deliberately controversial

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Posterity

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Future generations

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Prattle

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Foolish or meaningless talk

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Précis

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Summary

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Prestidigitation

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Magic tricks

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Prodigious

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Very big

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Proliferation

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Rapid growth in numbers

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Propriety

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Proper behavior

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Protocol

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Rules for proper behavior

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Provisional

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Temporary