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1
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a person who lives at the expense of another with no benefit to the host

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parasite

2
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any person despised or rejected by others; outcast

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pariah

3
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inactive, submissive; yielding; offering no opposition or resitance

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passive

4
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expressing, arousing, or intended to arouse pity, sorrow, or sympathy; pitiful

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pathetic

5
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of or involving money

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pecuniary

6
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narrow concern for trivial points of learning and rules

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pedantic

7
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a strong liking or fondness; inclination; taste

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penchant

8
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to pass into or through; to spread throughout

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permeate

9
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the act or instance of perusing; to examine in detail; scrutinize; read carefully

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persual

10
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act of persisting in error or fault; stubbornly contrary, difficult or disobedience

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perversity

11
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to engage in love affairs frivolously or casually

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philander

12
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a person (usually wealthy) who possesses a desire to help mankind with gifts, money or charity

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philanthropist

13
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full of substance and meaning; concise

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pithy

14
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a commonplace or trite remark; flat or dull quality in speech or writing

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platitude

15
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too full; overabundance; excess

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plethora

16
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sharply painful to the feelings; piercing; profoundly moving

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poignant

17
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something that is about to occur; unfortunate event; omen

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portent

18
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concerned with actual practice, everyday affairs, facts and actual events (no theory or speculation)

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pragmatic

19
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instant that may be used as an example in dealing with later circumstances.

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precedent

20
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contrary to nature or reason and thus laughable

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preposterous