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P-3 - SIGNIFICANT PHRASES - FIFTEEN THOUSAND USEFUL PHRASES

prejudice and predilection [predilection = preference]

presence and address


present and tangible


prestige and authority


presumptuous and futile



pretentious and inept


pretty and enchanting


pride and indignation


primary and essential


priority and predominance


probity and candor [probity = integrity; uprightness]


prodigal and careless


profile and outline


profound and philosophical


profuse and tearful


prolix and tedious [prolix = prolonged; wordy]


prominence and importance


promise and performance


promptitude and dispatch


proneness and readiness


pronounced and diversified


proof and illustration


propensity and desire


proportion and consistency


propriety and delicacy


prostration and loss


protection and safety


protesting and repelling


protracted and fruitless


provincialism and vulgarity


prudent and sagacious [sagacious = keenly discerning]


puerile and sickly [puerile = immature; childish]


puffy and dissipated


puissant and vigorous [puissant = with power, might]


punctilious and severe [punctilious = precise; scrupulous]


purity and simplicity


purpose and intention


pusillanimous and petty [pusillanimous = cowardly]


puzzled and affected

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