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GRE: Set 33
peregrinate-pilfer
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01/23/2011
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Term
peregrinate
 Definition
to wander from place to place
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peremptory
 Definition
imperative; dictatorial
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perennial
 Definition
present throughout the years
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perfidious
 Definition
faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy
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perfunctory
 Definition
done in a routine way; indifferent
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perihelion
 Definition
point in orbit nearest to the sun
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peripatetic
 Definition
moving to place to place
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periphrastic
 Definition
containing too many words
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perjure
 Definition
to tell a lie under oath
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pernicious
 Definition
very harmful
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perpetuity
 Definition
continuing forever
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perspicacious
 Definition
shrewd, astute, keen-witted
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pert
 Definition
lively and bold
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pertinacious
 Definition
persistent, stubborn
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perturbation
 Definition
disturbance
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perusal
 Definition
close examination
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pervasive
 Definition
present throughout
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pestilence
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epidemic, plague
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pettish
 Definition
fretful
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petulance
 Definition
rudeness, peevishness
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phalanx
 Definition
massed group of soldiers, people, or things
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philanderer
 Definition
pursuer of casual love affairs
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philistine
 Definition
narrow-minded person, someone lacking appreciation for art or culture
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philology
 Definition
study of words
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phlegm
 Definition
coldness or indifference
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phlegmatic
 Definition
calm in temperament; sluggish
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picayune
 Definition
petty, of little value
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piddling
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trivial
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piety
 Definition
devoutness
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pilfer
 Definition
to steal
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