Anagrams of: PERYEAR

• the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

• reverent petition to a deity

• earnest or urgent request

• a fixed text used in praying

• someone who prays to God

• pay back

• make repayment for or return something

• act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions

• answer back

• a fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in taste to hard cider

• United States philosopher (1876-1957)

• United States admiral who led a naval expedition to Japan and signed a treaty in 1854 opening up trade relations between United States and Japan; brother of Oliver Hazard Perry (1794-1858)

• United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819)

• (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword

• a return punch (especially by a boxer)

• impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

• a person who pays money for something

• a person to whom money is paid

• the act of mimicking; imitative behavior

• That tends to peer; prying, inquisitive, curious.

• Of or pertaining to peers or the peerage.

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