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Pleonasm

Redundancy of language in speaking or writing the use of more words than are necessary to express the idea as I saw it with my own eyes

Plaintful

Containing a plaint complaining expressing sorrow with an audible voice

Plagiarize

To steal or purloin from the writings of another to appropriate without due acknowledgement the ideas or expressions of another

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Picturesque

to form a good or pleasing picture representing with the clearness or ideal beauty appropriate to a picture expressing that peculiar kind of beauty which is agreeable in a picture natural or artificial graphic vivid as a

Pictograph

A picture or hieroglyph representing and expressing an idea

Penitential

Of or pertaining to penitence or to penance expressing penitence of the nature of penance as the penitential book penitential tears

Newfangled

Newly made of a new type or fashion formed with the affectation of novelty sometimes used to express disapproval or disdain

Odds

things or numbers over the other inequality advantage superiority hence excess of chances probability The odds are often expressed by a ratio as the odds are three to one that he will win i e he will

Nocturne

A night piece or serenade The name is now used for a certain graceful and expressive form of instrumental composition as the nocturne for orchestra in Mendelsohns ldquoMidsummer Nights Dreamrdquo music

Nonsuit

by the plaintiff either because he is satisfied that he can not support it or upon the judges expressing his opinion A compulsory nonsuit is a nonsuit ordered by the court on the ground that the plaintiff

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