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v. lessen the violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses


Spelling Word: palliate
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a. insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless


Spelling Word: paltry
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n. state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place


Spelling Word: pandemonium
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v. divide into parts, pieces, or sections


Spelling Word: partition
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a. having all the properties or qualities; without flaw, fault, or blemish; without error


Spelling Word: perfect
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a. located in outer boundary; unimportant; auxiliary


Spelling Word: peripheral
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n. branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes, including its production and perception


Spelling Word: phonetics
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v. steal in small quantities or articles of small value; practice petty theft


Spelling Word: pilfer
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v. depict; describe; draw


Spelling Word: portray
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n. bodily attitude or position, especially one assumed for an artist or a photographer


Spelling Word: pose