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04/02/2011

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palatial
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adj. large and ornate, like a palace
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palindrome
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n. a word, verse or sentence that is the samw when read backward or forward
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paltry
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adj. worthless; trifling
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pandemonium
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n. a place of wild disorder, noise, or confusion
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parapet
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n. a wall or railing to protect people from falling
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pariah
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n. an outcast; someone despised by others
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pariah
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n. an outcast; someone despised of others
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parity
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n. state of being the same in power, value, or rank
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parley
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v. to speak with another; to discourse
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parry
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v. to ward off; to avoid
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parsimonious
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adj. miserly; stingy
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paucity
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n. scarcity; small number
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peculate
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v. to embezzle
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pecuniary
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adj. relating to money
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pellucid
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adj. transparent
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penury
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n. lack of money or property
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pied
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adj. spotted
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perdition
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n. complete and irreparable loss
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peremptory
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adj. 1. barring future action: 2. that cannot be denied, changed, etc.
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perfidious
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adj. violating good faith or vows
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perquisite
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n. a fee, profit, etc., in addition to the stated income of one's employment
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peruse
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v. to read carefully and thoroughly
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pinioned
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adj. 1. having wings; 2. having wings or arms bound or confined
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platonic
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adj. 1. idealistic or impractical; 2. not amorous or sensual
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plenary
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adj. full; entire; complete
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plethora
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n. that state of being too full; excess
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pommel
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n. the rounded, upward-projecting front of a saddle
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portend
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v. to foreshadow
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potable
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adj. drinkable
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prate
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v. to talk much and foolishly
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precept
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n. a rule or direction of moral conduct
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precocious
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adj. developed or matured earlier than usual
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prefatory
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adj. introductory
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preponderate
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v. to outweigh
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prerogative
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n. a prior or exclusive right or privilege
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prevaricate
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v. to evade the truth
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prognosis
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n. a forecast, especially in medicine
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prolific
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adj. fruitful
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propagate
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v. to reproduce or multiply
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propitiate
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v. to win the good will of
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protocol
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n. an original draft or record of document
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provident
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adj. prudent; economical
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proviso
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n. conditional stipulation to an agreement
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pseudonym
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n. a borrowed or fictitious name
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puerile
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adj. childish; immature
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purloin
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v. to steal
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purview
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n. the range of control, activity, or understanding
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