pessimistic and disenchanted
pestilence and famine
petted and indulged
pettiness and prudence
petulance and acrimony
pharisaical and bitter [pharisaical = hypocritically self-righteous and
condemnatory]
pictorial and dramatic
picturesque and illustrative
pilgrim and crusader
pillage and demolish
piquant and palatable [piquant = agreeable pungent taste]
pith and brevity
pitiful and destitute
place and power
plagued and persecuted
plainness and severity
plaintive and mournful
plans and projects
plastic and ductile
plausibility and humbug
pleasant and pungent
pleasurable and wholesome
pliant and submissive
plot and verisimilitude
plunder and sacrilege
poetical and pastoral
pointless and ineffective
polite and elegant
political and sociological
pomp and pageantry
ponderous and unwieldy
poor and barren
possession and dominion
potent and prevailing
power and luxury
praise and commend
precedence and usage
precision and efficiency
preference and prejudice
pregnant and suggestive
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| Definition: | (noun) The act of departing politely. |
| Synonyms: | parting, farewell |
| Usage: | Captain Rawdon himself was much more affected at the leave-taking than the resolute little woman to whom he bade farewell. |
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 Crusaders Take the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem (1099)Built in the 4th century by Constantine, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem is the supposed location of Jesus' tomb. The holy site was captured and partially destroyed numerous times, and, in 1096, the First Crusade was launched in part to recapture it. In 1099, Crusaders poured into Jerusalem, killed its non-Christian population, and took the church. It was rebuilt, and has since been carefully divided among quarreling Christian factions. Who has traditionally kept the key? More... Discuss |
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