P & Q Flashcards by Tamar Buten

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pale from poor health

A

sallow

pallid

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paleness

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pallor

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pangs of guilt

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scruples

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partner in crime

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accomplice

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partying

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revelry

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passionate

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emphatic

fervent

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passive

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diffident

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patience

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forbearance

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pay attention to

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heed

take note of

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peers

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counterparts

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pen name

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pseudonym

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penalty

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sanction

punitive action

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penis like

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phallic

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people walking by

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passers-by

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per person

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per capita

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per year

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per annum

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perfect example

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a paragon

the archetype of

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perfect timing

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opportune

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permanent

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irrevocable

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permanently

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indelibly

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permeable

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pervious

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perpetual

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perennial

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persistance

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tenacity

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persistent

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unrelenting

unremitting

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persuade not to

dissuade

petty thing

trifling matter

phone

contrived

phrases

verbiage

pick through

rifle through

picky

finical

piece

remnant

pithy sayings

adage

pivotal event

watershed moment

place of storage

repository

plain

nondescript

pleasure seeker

hedonist

plenty of

ample

pompously learned

pedantic

poor

indigent | impoverished

pornographic

salacious

possible outcomes

contingencies

possibly

presumably

possess (has)

harbors

power

influence agency means

powerful

formidable

powerless

inert | impotent

practical aspects

practicalities

practical

pragmatic

praise

hail

predatory

predacious

preditorial behavior

predation

preference

predilection | penchant

prejudice

provincialism | preconceived view

prestige

cachet

pretend

feign

pretend to be sick

malinger

pretending to

feigning | under the pretense of

prevent

hinder thwart obviate

private parts

nether regions

procedures

formalities

productive

prodigious

promote

cultivate foster propogate

pronounce

enunciate

proportional

pro rata

prove innocent

absolve | exonerate

provide with equipment

outfit

provide you with

afford

public shame

ignominy

pucker

purse

punish

sanction

punishing actions

punitive actions

pure

unadulterated

push

propel

pushed down on

bore down upon

put down

wuell

put forth

venture

put in place

install

put on hold

hold in abeyance

put together

compiled

put up with

tolerate

puzzling

enigmatic | inexplicable

qualified

well credentialed

question

impugn

quick look

a cursory reading

quickly

with deliberate speed

quiet

restrained | reserved

quirk

eccentricity