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palliate

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to reduce the severity of something

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Pallid

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lacking colour

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paltry

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trivial, worthless

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panacea

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a cure-all: an answer for all problems

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pandemonium

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wild disorder; confusion

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paradigm

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an example that illustrates a perfect pattern or model

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paragon

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a model of excellence or perfection

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pariah

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an outcast

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parley

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discussion, conference

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parlous

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dangerous

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parsimony

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frugality, stinginess

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partisan

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a follower, adherent

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pathos

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an emotion or sympathy

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patrimony

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inherited right

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paucity

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lack, scarcity

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pedantic

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overly concerned with minor details: over scrupulous

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peevish

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having or showing an irritable disposition

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pejorative

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insulting, derogatory, uncomplimentary

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Pellucid

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transparent, clear

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Penchant

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A tendency, partiality or preference

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penurious

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miserly, stingy

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perfidious

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disloyal, unfaithful

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perfunctory

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showing little interest or enthusiasm

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pernicious

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extremely destructive or harmful

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perspicacity

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shrewdness or perceptiveness

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pert

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bold, flippant

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perusal

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careful examination or review

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pervasive

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having a tendency to spread out

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petulance

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irritable, rude

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phlegmatic

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uninterested, unresponsive

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Picaresque

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Pertaining to an adventurous wanderer

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pillage

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to sieze or plunder most likely using force

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pithy

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concisely meaningful

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placid

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peaceful, calm

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platitude

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a dull, uninspiring remark or cliche

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plethora

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an abundance, excess

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poignant

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deeply affecting or moving

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polemic

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an aggressive argument against a specific opinion

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postulate

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to assume true the existence, fact or truth of something

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potentate

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one who has great power, a ruler

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pragmatic

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practical

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predicate

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to decide or assert

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predilection

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a preference or inclination towards something

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preponderance

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superiority in something or quantity

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prepossessing

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occupying the mind to the exclusion of other thoughts or feelings

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presage

Sentence: Indians believe that their idols falling are a presage for bad luck and fortune.

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omen

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prescience
sentence: The magician was said to be prescient, as he claimed to predict the future and then accurately describe it to his audience.

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to have foreknowledge of events

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primeval

Sentence: Scientists recently confirmed that it is needed the monkeys who are our primeval ancestors.

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original, ancient

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prevaricate

sentence: Students prevaricate frequently in order to placate their teachers, even though they do not do work.

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to speak or act in an evasive way

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privation:

The government’s highly corrupt deals just exacerbates the citizens’ privations

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lacking basic necessities

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probity
Sentence: Teachers found it appalling when they discovered that the student who was thought to have probity prevaricated them into believing that he does his homework

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integrity, honesty

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prodigal

Spoilt children often do not know the value of money and are prodigal.

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wasteful

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profligate

The businessman is said to a be profligate, he spends his money on gambling and alcohol

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extravagant, dissolute( overindulgence in pleasures)

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proliferate

The country proliferated its stockpile of weapons and chemical gas, which led to widespread outrage

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to increase rapidly in number

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promulgate

The teacher promulgated the fact that there can only be two electrons in the 1st electron shell in an atom.

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to proclaim, or make known

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propitious

The apparent anger in the crowd did not seem to be propitious for the pert players

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favorable

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prosaic

The long and prosaic essay did not convince the teacher, and hence he gave the student a rather low mark.

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dull, commonplace

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protean

The boy’s protean capabilities were far reaching: he was exemplary in everything that he attempted

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able to change shape, displaying great variety

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prowess

Illayaraja, despite not attending any formal music lessons, was said to be a musical prowess.

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extraordinary ability

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prudence

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caution, or good judgement

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puerile

Sentence: the student despite being 17, behaved in a puerile manner amongst his friends. He lacked mental maturity

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juvenile, immature

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pugnacious

Kim-Jong Un’s pugnacious behaviour leads to global concern about what he intends on doing next.

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quarrelsome, combative

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pulchritude

The poet wrote a numerous number of poems on the pulchritude of the surrounding landscape and countryside

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physical beauty

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punctilious

The coward always preferred to be punctilious, rather than defying his parents’ words.

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very exact, precise

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puritanical

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harsh, rigid, strict

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putrefy

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to rot, decay

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panegyric

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public speech or published text in praise of something or someone

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parable

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a simple story used to explain a moral or spiritual lesson.

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paraphernalia

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miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity

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parochial

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having a limited or narrow outlook or scope

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peculate

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embezzle or steal money

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peremptory

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immediate attention or obedience

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perspicuous

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clearness of a statement

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philistine

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indifferent to culture and arts

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pithy

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concise, meaningful

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pittance

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a very small amount, especially relating to money

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plaintive

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sounding sad or mournful

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pliant

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easily bent, adaptable

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preclude

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to prevent opposite of include

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preen

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to make oneself look smart and presentable

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privy

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to have knowledge of something secret

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propriety

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the quality or state of being decent, proper

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prattle

Taha prattles about significant things: he keeps repeating his life achievements over and over again.

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babble

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ponderous

His jokes were never light-hearted. They were on the contrary quite ponderous

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heaving, weighty

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