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perennial

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continual; happening again and again

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peremptory

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adj. final; categorical; dictatorial

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perfidy

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n. treachery

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perfunctory

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adj. unenthusiastic; careless

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peripatetic

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adj. wandering; traveling continually; itinerant

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periphery

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n. the outside efge of something

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perjury

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n. lying under oath

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permeate

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v. to spread or seep through; to penetrate

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pernicious

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adj. deadly; extremely evil

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perquisite

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n. a privilege that goes along with a job; a “perk”

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pertinent

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adj. relevant; dealing with the matter at hand

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perturb

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v. to disturb greatly

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peruse

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v. to read carefully

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