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palpate

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to feel

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pandemic

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widespread, universal

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panegyric

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speech that praises someone very much and does not say anything bad about them

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panoply

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collection of different things

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apartheid

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any system that seperates people according to race

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disparage

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to belittle

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disparate

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essentially different

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par

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equality in value

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parity

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equally (amount, status, character)

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parable

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short simple story that explain an idea (moral or religious idea)

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paragon

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model of excellence

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parody

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to imitate for comic purposes

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paucity

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the fact that there is too little of something

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pauper

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very poor person

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puerile

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childish, immature

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pusillanimous

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lacking courage

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impecunious

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having no money

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peculation

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act of illegally taking or using money that you are responsible of managing

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pecuniary

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relating to money

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pedagogue

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teacher

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pedant

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person excessively concerned with minor details and rules

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antipodes

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direct opposite of something

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penance

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an act that shows that you regret doing something (sometimes for religious reasons)

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penitent

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feeling or expressing remorse for doing something wrong

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peninsula

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landmass surrounded by water, almost an island

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penultimate

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second-to-last

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penumbra

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shaded area between pure shadow and pure light

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appendage

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limb, something that exists as a smaller part of something larger

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stipend

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periodic payment (fixed pay)

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perfunctory

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done quickly

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perspicacious

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having an understanding of something

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pertinacious

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very determined

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peripatetic

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nomadic

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periscope

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optical instrument for seeing objects in an obstructed field of vision

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impetuous

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characterized by sudden action

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petulant

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showing sudden irritation

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philatelist

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one who loves postage stamps

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philology

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study of literary texts to establish their authenticity and determine their meaning

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hydropphobia

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fear of water

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xenophobia

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fear of foreighners

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polyphony

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use of simultaneous melodic lines to produce harmonies in musical compositions

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complacent

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self-satisfied

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complaisant

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inclined to please

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implacable

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unable to be pleased

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placid

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pleasantly calm

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plenitude

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fullness

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plethora

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excess

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replete

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abundantly supplied

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duplicity

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dishonest behavior especially by saying two different things to two people

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supplicate

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to make humble