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paperbacked |
Adjective
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(of books) having a flexible binding |
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pinioned |
Adjective
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bound fast especially having the arms restrained |
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pinioned |
Adjective
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(of birds) especially having the flight feathers |
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proletarian |
Adjective
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belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat |
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proletarian |
Noun
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a member of the working class (not necessarily employed) |
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propertyless |
Adjective
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of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers |
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propertied |
Adjective
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owning land or securities as a principal source of revenue |
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property-owning |
Adjective
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owning land or securities as a principal source of revenue |
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pursy |
Adjective
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breathing laboriously or convulsively |
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pearlescent |
Adjective
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having a play of lustrous rainbow colors |
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polycrystalline |
Adjective
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composed of aggregates of crystals |
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prejudiced |
Adjective
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being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand |
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prejudiced |
Adjective
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emanating from a person's emotions and prejudices |
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phosphorescent |
Adjective
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emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous |
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pitch-black |
Adjective
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extremely dark |
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pitch-dark |
Adjective
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extremely dark |
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poltroon |
Adjective
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characterized by complete cowardliness |
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poltroon |
Noun
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an abject coward |
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pusillanimous |
Adjective
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lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution |
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poor-spirited |
Adjective
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lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution |
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plucky |
Adjective
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marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger |
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petty |
Adjective
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inferior in rank or status |
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petty |
Adjective
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contemptibly narrow in outlook |
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petty |
Adjective
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(informal) small and of little importance |
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petty |
Noun
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larceny of property having a value less than some amount |
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private-enterprise |
Adjective
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subscribing to capitalistic competition |
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piscivorous |
Adjective
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feeding on fishes |
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puffy |
Adjective
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blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts |
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puffy |
Adjective
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abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas |
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puffy |
Adjective
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being puffed out |
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plant-eating |
Adjective
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(of animals) feeding on plants |
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phytophagic |
Adjective
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(of animals) feeding on plants |
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phytophagous |
Adjective
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(of animals) feeding on plants |
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phytophilous |
Adjective
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(of animals) feeding on plants |
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pistillate |
Adjective
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bearing or consisting of carpels |
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pistillate |
Adjective
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having gynoecia, or pistils, the ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant |
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painstaking |
Adjective
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characterized by extreme care and great effort |
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placid |
Adjective
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(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves |
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placid |
Adjective
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not easily irritated |
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perfunctory |
Adjective
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hasty and without attention to detail |
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perfunctory |
Adjective
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as a formality only |
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pitted |
Adjective
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pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb) |
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porous |
Adjective
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full of pores or vessels or holes |
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porous |
Adjective
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allowing passage in and out |
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porous |
Adjective
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able to absorb fluids |
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poriferous |
Adjective
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full of pores or vessels or holes |
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porose |
Adjective
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forming a continuous series of pores |
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predestinate |
Adjective
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established or prearranged unalterably |
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predestinate |
Verb
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foreordain by divine will or decree |
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predestined |
Adjective
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established or prearranged unalterably |