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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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