P Flashcards
(177 cards)
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Patronage
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The power to make appointments to government jobs
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Patronize
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To be a customer or to talk down to
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Paucity
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Scarcity, lack of
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Peccadillo
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A minor offense
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Pectoral
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Pertaining to the chest
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Peculate
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To steal
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Pecuniary
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Pertaining to money
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Pedagogue
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A schoolteacher
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Pedantic
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To show off ones knowledge
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Pedestrian
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Ordinary common
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Pedigree
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A record of ancestors
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Peer
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An equal or to look at closely
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Peerless
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Without equal
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Peevish
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Hard to please
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Pejorative
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Insulting
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Pellucid
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Transparent
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Pelt
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Skin of an animal or to throw
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Penal
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Pertaining to punishment
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Penchant
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A strong liking for
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Penitent
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Expressing sorrow for a wrongdoing
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Pensive
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Thoughtful
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Penury
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Extreme poverty
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Peon
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Common worker
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Perceive
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To observe or understand
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Perceptible
Recognizable
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Perceptive
Quick witted, keen
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Peridition
Damnation
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Peregrinate
To travel, journey
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Peremptory
Decisive or final
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Perennial
Lasting for a long time, perpetual
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Perfidious
Deceitful, unfaithful
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Perforce
Of necessity
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Perfunctory
Routine
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Perigee
Point nearest to the earth
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Periphery
Outside boundary, unimportant area of a subject
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Permeate
To spread throughout
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Pernicious
Destructive
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Peroration
The concluding part of a speech
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Perpetrate
To be guilty of
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Perpetuate
To cause to continue
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Perplex
To confuse
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Perquisite
Something additional to regular pay
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Persevere
To endure
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Perspicacity
Sharp insight
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Perspicuity
Clearness
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Pert
Bold, lively
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Pertinent
To the point
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Perturb
To disturb
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Peruse
To read carefully
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Pervade
To spread throughout
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Perverse
Contrary, stubborn
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Pervert
To corrupt
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Pessimist
One who sees the worst
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Petrify
To paralyze with fear
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Petrology
Study of rocks
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Petty
Unimportant
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Petulant
Irritable
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Phalanx
Compact group of people
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Phenomenon
Extraordinary occurrence or fact
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Philander
To engage in many love affairs
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Philanthropy
Generosity to mankind
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Philately
Stamp collecting
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Phillipic
A verbal attack
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Philistine
Uncultured
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Phlegmatic
Unemotional
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Phobia
Intense fear
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Phoenix
A bird symbolizing immortality
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Picaresque
Adventurous scoundrel
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Piddling
Petty
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Piecemeal
Bit by bit
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Pied
Many colored, variegated
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Piety
Devotion
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Pigment
Die
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Pilgrimage
A journey to a holy plave
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Pillage
To loot
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Pillory
To expose to public ridicule
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Pinnacle
Highest point
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Pious
Religious, deeply devoted to religion
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Piquant
Stimulating to the taste, excitig
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Pique
To irritate
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Piscine
Like a fish
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Pithy
To the point
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Pittance
Small amount
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Pivotal
Crucial or critical
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Placard
Small poster
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Placate
To calm
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Placebo
Harmless, phony medicine
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Placid
Calm
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Plague
A disease; to trouble
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Plaintive
Sorrowful
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Platitude
A dull remark
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Platonic
Spiritual; free from sensual desire
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Plaudit
Applause
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Plausible
Apparently true
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Plebeian
Pertaining to lower classes
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Plenary
Complete or absolute
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Plethora
Abundance
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Pliant
Easily bent
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Plight
A sad situation
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Ploy
A trick
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Pluck
To pull at; courage
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Plumb
To measure
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Plutocracy
Rule by the wealthy class
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Poach
To hunt or fish illegally
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Podium
A platform
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Poignant
Distressing; affecting emotions
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Polarize
To separate into opposing groups
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Polemic
A controversy
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Poltroon
A croward
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Polychromatic
Many colored
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Polyglot
Speaking or writing several languages
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Polymorphic
Having many forms
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Polytheism
Belief in many gods
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Pomp
To show or display
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Ponder
To think deeply
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Ponderous
Heavy
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Porcine
Like a pig
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Portable
Capable or being carried
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Portal
Door or entrance
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Portentous
Warning
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Portly
Large
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Posterity
Future generations
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Posthumous
After death
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Postulate
To assume
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Potable
Drinkable
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Potent
Powerful
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Potentate
Ruler
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Potential
Capacity or ability
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Potion
A drink
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Potpourri
A mixture
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Pragmatic
Practical
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Prate
To talk long and pointlessly
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Precarious
Uncertain or risky
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Precedent
An act used as an example
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Precept
A rule of conduct
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Precipice
Cliff
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Precipitate
To bring about an action
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Precipitous
Extremely steep
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Précis
Brief summary
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Preclude
To shut out or prevet
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Precocious
Prematurely developed
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Precursor
A forerunner
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Predecessor
One who comes before another
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Predicate
To declare
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Predilection
A liking or preference
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Predispose
Inclined in advanced
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Preeminent
Standing out above all others
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Preen
To dress
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Prehensile
Adapted for grasping something
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Premeditate
To plan beforehand
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Premier
First in importance
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Premise
Statement made for the basis of an argument
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Premonition
Forwarning
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Preponderance
Superiority in quality; dominance
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Preposterous
Ridiculous
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Prerogative
Privilege
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Presage
To indicate or warn in advanced
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Prescience
Knowledge of things before they happen
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Presentiment
Anticipation especially of something evil
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Prestige
Importance
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Presumptuous
Boldly assuming
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Pretentious
Showy; self important
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Preternatural
Abnormal
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Pretext
A false reason
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Prevail
To succeed
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Prevaricate
To lie
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Prim
Proper or formal
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Primeval
Of the earliest times
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Primogeniture
State of brewing born first
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Primordial
Orginal
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Primp
To dress up in a fussy way
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Prismatic
Many colored
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Pristine
Uncorrupted, in it's original state
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Privation
Loss of something essential
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Privy
Having knowledge of something private
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Probe
To investigate or examine
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Probity
Honesty
