pains and penalties
painstaking and cumbersome
pale and anxious
palpable and plain
paltry and inglorious
pampered and petted
parade and display
parched and dry
partial and provisional
particularly and individually
parties and sects
passion and prejudice
passive and indifferent
pastimes and diversions
patent and pertinent
pathos and terror
patience and perseverance
patriotism and reverence
pattern and exemplar [exemplar = worthy of imitation]
peaks and pinnacles
pedagogue and pedant [pedant = exhibits learning or scholarship
ostentatiously]
pedantries and affectations
pedigree and genealogy
peevishness and spleen
pellucid and crystal [pellucid = transparently clear]
penetrating and insidious
penned and planned
peppery and impetuous
perception and recognition
peremptorily and irrevocably [peremptorily = not allowing contradiction]
perilous and shifting
permanent and unchangeable
permeate and purify
pernicious and malign
perplexity and confusion
persistent and reiterated
personal and specific
perspicuous and flowing [perspicuous = clearly expressed]
perturbed and restless
perverted and prejudicial
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| Definition: | (adjective) Lacking embellishment or ornamentation. |
| Synonyms: | unembellished, plain, spare, bare |
| Usage: | Strangers, who saw her for the first time, saw a lady in the prime of her life—a lady plainly dressed in unornamented white. |
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  The Shroud of TurinThe subject of intense study, the Shroud of Turin is a linen cloth bearing the image of a man who appears to have been crucified. Though carbon dating places the shroud's origin in the Middle Ages, some believe the image on the cloth is that of Jesus of Nazareth, recorded on the shroud at the time of his proclaimed resurrection. Skeptics, however, have dismissed the shroud as a medieval forgery created using paint or even crude photography. How recently did the shroud undergo carbon dating? More... Discuss |
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 Volvo Car Company Founded (1927)In 1924, Assar Gabrielsson, sales manager at the Swedish ball-bearing manufacturer SKF, and engineer Gustaf Larson decided to build an automobile that could withstand Sweden's rough roads and harsh climate. Their first car—nicknamed "Jakob"—rolled off the line on April 14, 1927, which Volvo considers its founding date. The following year, they created a truck that was immediately popular and contributed to the company's early success. The name Volvo is Latin, not Swedish, and means what? More... Discuss |
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 Julie Frances Christie (1941)Christie is a British actress who became an icon of the 1960s "Swinging London" era. Just four years after she made her film debut, she won an Academy Award for her performance in Darling (1965). Throughout the course of her long career, she has been notoriously selective about the roles she accepts and has appeared in such notable films as Dr. Zhivago and Hamlet. After resisting the idea of marriage for many years, Christie finally married for the first time at what age? More... Discuss |
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 A man can never quite understand a boy, even when he has been the boy.Gilbert Chesterton (1874-1936) Discuss |
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