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nihilism
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(n) total rejection of established laws and institutions OR the denial of all real existence
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nonce
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(n) the present or immediate
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novitiate
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(n) the state or period of being a beginner in anything
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nugatory
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(a) worthless OR ineffective OR invalid
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obeisance
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(n) a movement of deference (e.g., a bow)
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oblique
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(a) neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface OR indirect OR morally, ethically, or mentally wrong
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occlude
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(v) to close, shut, or stop up
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oligarchy
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(n) government by the few.
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ontological
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(n) the branch of metaphysics that studies the nature of existence or being as such.
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opine
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(v) to hold or express an opinion.
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opulent
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(a) wealthy, rich, or affluent.
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ostensible
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(a) apparent
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overwrought
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(a) extremely or excessively excited or agitated OR elaborated to excess; excessively complex or ornate
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paddy
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(n) a rice field.
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palatial
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(a) of, pertaining to, or resembling a palace
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palimpsest
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(n) a parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text
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pallet
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(n) a makeshift bed, esp. of straw
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palpable
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(a) obvious; evident OR capable of being touched or felt; tangible
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palynology
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(n) the study of live and fossil spores, pollen grains, and similar plant structures
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panacea
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(n) A remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all.
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panache
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(n) a grand or flamboyant manner; verve; style; flair
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pantheon
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(n) a public building containing tombs or memorials of the illustrious dead of a nation
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parochial
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(a) of or pertaining to a parish or parishes OR very limited or narrow in scope or outlook; provincial
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paroxysm
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(n) any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion
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parricide
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(n) the act of killing one's father, mother, or other close relative
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pastiche
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(n) an incongruous combination of materials, forms, motifs, etc., taken from different sources; hodgepodge
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pathos
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(n) the quality or power of evoking a feeling of pity or compassion.
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patina
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(n) a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value
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patrician
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(n) a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat.
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patrimony
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(n) anything inherited, esp. from the father
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paucity
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(a) scarcity
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pavonine
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(a) of or like a peacock
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perambulate
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(v) to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse
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perdure
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(v) to continue or last permanently; endure
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peregrination
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(n) travel from one place to another, esp. on foot
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peremptory
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(a) leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal OR positive or assertive in speech, tone, manner, etc.
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petulant
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(a) sudden, impatient irritation
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phantasmagoria
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(n) a shifting series of illusions or deceptive appearances, as in a dream or as created by the imagination
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phantasmal
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(a) unreal; illusory; spectral
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pharisaic
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(a) practicing or advocating strict observance of external forms and ceremonies of religion or conduct without regard to the spirit; self-righteous; hypocritical.
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philter
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(n) a potion, charm, or drug supposed to cause the person taking it to fall in love, usually with some specific person.
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picaresque
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(a) of, pertaining to, or resembling rogues.
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pietistism
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(n) intensity of religious devotion or feeling
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pinguid
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(a) fat; oily
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pittance
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(n) a small amount or share.
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plangent
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(a) resounding loudly, esp. with a plaintive sound, as a bell.
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plaint
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(n) a complaint OR a lament; lamentation
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plaudit
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(n) an enthusiastic expression of approval
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plumb
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(v) to make vertical OR to examine closely in order to discover or understand
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plumbeous
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(a) resembling or containing lead; leaden
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plutocracy
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(n) the rule or power of wealth or of the wealthy.
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ply
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(v) to work diligently
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pogrom
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(n) an organized massacre, esp. of Jews.
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politesse
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(n) formal politeness; courtesy
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polity
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(n) a system of government
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poltroon
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(n) a wretched coward; craven
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polymath
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(n) a person of great learning in several fields of study; polyhistor
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polysemic
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(a) having multiple meanings
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porcine
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(a) relating to swine
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potent
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(a) persuasive
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prandial
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(a) of or pertaining to a meal, esp. dinner
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praxis
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(n) practice, as distinguished from theory OR convention, habit, or custom
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precarious
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(a) unstable
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precept
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(n) a direction given as a rule
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precipice
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(n) a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face OR a situation of great peril
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predicate
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(v) to proclaim; declare; affirm; assert
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predilection
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(n) a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference:
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prelapsarian
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(a) characteristic of or pertaining to any innocent or carefree period
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preponderance
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(n) superiority in weight, power, numbers, etc.
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prerogative
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(n) an exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank, office, or the like
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prestidigitation
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(n) sleight of hand; legerdemain
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preternatural
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(a) out of the ordinary course of nature; exceptional or abnormal
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proletariat
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(n) the class of workers/wage earners
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promontory
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(n) a high point of land or rock projecting into the sea or other water beyond the line of coast; a headland.
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promulgate
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(v) to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation
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prone
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(a) lying face downward.
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propound
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(v) propose
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proselytize
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(v) recruit
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protract
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(v) to draw out or lengthen
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protuberant
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(a) bulging out
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provenance
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(n) place or source of origin
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provincial
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(a) belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local OR having or showing the manners, viewpoints, etc., considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a province
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provisional
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(a) temporary
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