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Question 1

ponderable

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有价值的，值得考虑的：considerable

Question 2

ponderous

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沉重的：great weight；沉闷无聊的：unpleasantly dull

Question 3

pontificate

Answer 3

傲慢地说或做：speak pompous

Question 4

pore

Answer 4

仔细浏览，仔细研究：read or study attentively

Question 5

porous

Answer 5

多孔可渗透的：admitting liquid

Question 6

portentous

Answer 6

预兆性的，凶兆的：sign of evil；勾起兴趣的，令人遐想的：eliciting amazement

Question 7

poseur

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故作姿态的，不真诚的人：affected insincere

Question 8

posit

Answer 8

假定，断定：affirm

Question 9

postulate

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前提条件：starting point；假定为真：assume true

Question 10

posture

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姿势，姿态：way of holding the body；故作姿态，装模作样：pretended attitude

Question 11

potable

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饮品，尤指有酒精饮料：beverage；适于饮用的：suitable for drinking

Question 12

potentate

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有权势的人：has the power

Question 13

potentiate

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激活，加强：more active

Question 14

pout

Answer 14

（尤指撅嘴或板着脸）表示不悦：show displeasure

Question 15

practitioner

Answer 15

职业人士：profession

Question 16

prairie

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大草原：treeless grassland

Question 17

prate

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闲聊，空谈：talk idly

Question 18

preach

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传道，布道：sermon

Question 19

precarious

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危险的，不稳定的：lacking security, stability；可疑的，不明确的：uncertain

Question 20

precedent

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先例，前例：earlier occurrence；先前的：prior

Question 21

precipice

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悬崖峭壁：steep

Question 22

precipitate

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匆忙的：careless speed；促使，导致：cause to happen

Question 23

precipitation

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沉积物，尤指降水：deposit, rain, snow；仓促：disorderly speed

Question 24

precipitous

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非常陡峭的：steep；匆忙的：careless speed

Question 25

preclude

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预先阻止：make impossible in advance；排斥：exclude

Question 26

precursor

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先驱者，先导：precedes

Question 27

predecessor

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前任，先辈：previously occupied

Question 28

predilection

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爱好，偏袒：disposition favor

Question 29

preeminent

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优秀的，重要的：paramount

Question 30

preempt

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预先占有：seize, before others；替换：replace

Question 31

preen

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整理（羽毛）：smooth feathers；打扮修饰：dress oneself elaborate；自满：take pride

Question 32

preface

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序言：preliminary statement

Question 33

pregnant

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重要的，意味深长的：full of meaning；怀孕的：containing offspring

Question 34

premeditate

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预先考虑：consider beforehand

Question 35

preoccupation

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非常关系，全神贯注：extreme concern

Question 36

preponderant

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占优势的，更重要的：superior importance

Question 37

prepossessing

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给人好感的，有魅力的：impress favorably

Question 38

preposterous

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荒谬的，不符合常理的：contrary common sense

Question 39

presage

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征兆：sign or warning；预示，预言：predict

Question 40

prescience

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预知，先见：knowledge before

Question 41

prescription

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规定，传统的规矩：rule

Question 42

preservative

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防腐剂：protect against decay

Question 43

prestige

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声望，威望：respect

Question 44

presumptuous

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放肆的，冒昧的：overstepping bounds；傲慢的：feeling of superiority

Question 45

pretense

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虚假，伪装：pretending deceive；自大，优越感：exaggerated sense of one’s importance

Question 46

preternatural

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超乎寻常：surpassing usual

Question 47

prevail

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盛行，战胜：greater in strength

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prevalent

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流行的，普遍的：commonly accepted

Question 49

prevaricate

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支吾其词，撒谎：evade truth

Question 50

primordial

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原始的，最初的：happening first