Ph-Rej

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Phalanx

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a compact or close-knit body of people, animals, or things

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Philistine

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a person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values

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Phlegmatic

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calm and unemotional in temperament

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Placate

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to soothe or pacify

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Plangent

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loud, reverberating, often melancholic

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Platitude

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trite remark; commonplace statement; banal comment

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Plebeian

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crude or course; characteristic of commoners

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Plucky

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courageous; spunky

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Polemic

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controversial argument; opposing doctrine

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Politic

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shrewd and practical in managing or dealing with things; dogmatic

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Polyglot

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a speaker of many languages

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Posit

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to assume as real or conceded; to propose as an explanation

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Potentate

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a monarch or ruler with great power

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Prattle

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meaningless, foolish talk

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Precarious

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lack of security or stability that threatens with danger; dangerous; risky

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Precipitate

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thrown violently or brought about abruptly; lacking deliberation

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Precis

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short summary of facts; summary

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Prepotency

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having power or influence greater than others

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Prescient

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having foresight

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Prevaricate

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to lie or deviate from the truth

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Probity

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complete honesty and integrity

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Prodigal

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lavish; wasteful; extravagant

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Profligate

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corrupt; degenerate; dissolute; wasteful

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Proliferate

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to increase in number quickly

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Propitiate

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to conciliate; to appease

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Propriety

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the quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs

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Prudence

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wisdom, caution, or restraint; judiciousness; discretion

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Puerile

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childish, immature, or silly

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Pulchritude

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beauty; loveliness; prettiness

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Pundit

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learned authority; authoritative critic or commentator; specialist; expert

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Pusillanimous

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cowardly; without courage

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Querulous

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inclined to complain; irritable

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Quiescent

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motionless; dormant

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Quixotic

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overly idealistic; impractical

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Quotidian

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occurring daily; commonplace

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Raconteur

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a witty, skillful storyteller

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Rarefy

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to become thinner or sparser

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Rapacious

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aggressively greedy or grasping

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Recalcitrant

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obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; intractable

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Recant

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retract a previous statement; openly confess error

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Recondite

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difficult to understand; profound; esoteric

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Redress

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relief from wrong or injury

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Redoubtable

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causing fear or awe; commanding respect; impressive

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Refractory

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obstinately stubborn; resistant to treatment; intractable

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Rejoinder

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response; retort