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PENURIOUS

(adj) stingy; extremely poor

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PERFUNCTORY

(adj) superficial; not thorough

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PERIPHERAL

(adj) marginal; outer

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PERVASIVE

(adj) spread throughout; permeating

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PHILANTHROPIST

(n) lover of mankind; doer of good

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PIETY

(n) religious devotion; godliness

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PILFER

(v) to steal insignificant items

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PINION

(v) to restrain by binding the arms; to hold fast

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PINNACLE

(n) the highest point; a spire

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PLACATE

(v) pacify; conciliate

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PLATEAU

(n) elevated relatively level land

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PLUMMET

(v) to fall or plunge straight downward

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POGROM

(n) an organized persecution or massacre

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POLYGLOT

(adj) using several languages

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PONDEROUS

(adj) weighty; heavy; unwieldy

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POSH

(adj) elegant; fashionable

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POTABLE

(adj) fit to drink

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PRAGMATIC

(adj) practical; concerned w/practical matters

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PRECARIOUS

(adj) dangerous, risky; dependent on chance

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PRECLUDE

(v) to make impossible; eliminate

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PRECOCIOUS

(adj) advanced in development

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PREDILECTION

(n) partiality; preference

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PRESTIGIOUS

(adj) esteemed; celebrated

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PREVALENT

(adj) widespread; generally accepted

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PRODIGAL

(adj) extravagant; wasteful

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