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very harmful
"The pernicious HIV virus is very harmful." |
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ponder, reflect
"The philopher perpends the human situation." |
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endless, lasting
"Perpetual peace is endless." |
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shrewd, asteen, keen-witted
"The perspicacious doctor was shrewd and practiced good judgement." |
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lively and bold
"The vivacious crowd was pert due to the alcohol." |
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persistent, stubborn
"The pertinacious protestors held tenaciously to their beleifs." |
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distrubance
"The perturbation caused a large disturbance in the serenity surrounding the lake." |
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close examination
"The president demanded a perusal report over a vague presentation of facts." |
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present throughout; pervade, permeate, spreading throughout
"the pervasive odor of garlic" |
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epidemic, plague
"Scientists feared another pestilence with the avion flu." |
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fretful (ill-tempered)
"The pettish child always got into arguments." |
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rudeness, peevishness
"The petulance of her comment was not taken well." |
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massed group of soldiers, people, or things
"The soldier is one amoungst that phalanx" |
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pursuer of casual love affairs
"The philanderer went from one affiar to another." |
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narrow-minded person, someone lacking appreciation for art or culture
"AJ criticized him for being a philistine becuase he did not appreciate our taste in music." |
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coldness or indifference
"The phlegm apathy showed the performer that no one was impressed." |
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calm in temperment; sluggish
"The phlegmatic monk was very calm." |
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petty, of little value
"The picayune subject of their argument was completely unimportant." |
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trivial
"They argued over piddling matters." |
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to steal
"The thief was accused of pilfering the gum." filch |
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to expose to ridicule and abuse
"They try to pillory the guilty by branding them with such tags like forcing them to announce their crimes." |
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fleeting feeling of hurt pride
"The defeated Germans felt pique after losing the Cup." |
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profound, substantial; concise, succinct, to the point
"The profound academic only made pith comments." |
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meager amount or wage
"The victor did not have even have a pittance amount of remorse." |
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injured person in a lawsuit
"The plaintiff claimed that he had been wronged." |
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expressing sorrow
"The plaintive expression on the widow's face." |
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to braid
"She plaits her hair into pigtales." |
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loud sound; wailing sound
"The plangent alarm sounded." |
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flexible; pliable
"She is a plastic person, able to exert herself in any which way." |
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stale, overused expression
"Avoid trite platitudes in your writing." |
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applause
"a new play that opened to the plaudits of the reviewers." |
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crude, vulgar; low-class
"We could tell that he was not a patrician with his plebeian tastes base foods." |
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excess, overabundance
"The plethora of bagels." |
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