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patent

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adj. obvious

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paternal

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adj. fatherly; fatherlike

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pathology

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n. the science of diseases

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patriarch

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n. the male head of a family or tribe

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patrician

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n. a person of noble birth; an aristocrat

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patronize

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v. to treat as an inferior; to condescend to

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paucity

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n. scarcity

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peccadillo

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n. a minor offense

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pendantic

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adj. boringly scholarly or academic

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pedestrian

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adj. unimaginative; banal

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pejorative

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adj. negative; disparaging

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penchant

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n. a strong taste or liking for something

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penitent

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adj. sorry; repentant; contrite

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pensive

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adj. thoughtful and sad

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