15 Flashcards

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Precept

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a guiding rule or principle

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Preclude

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to prevent or make impossible

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Presage

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an omen or other warning sign

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4
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Prescience

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foresight; the power to see the future

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5
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Prevaricate

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to lie

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Probity

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integrity and uprightness

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7
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Prodigal

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wasteful; extravagent

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8
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Profuse

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plentiful or abundant

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9
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Progeny

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offspring or priduct

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10
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Promulgate

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to proclaim

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11
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Propagate

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to cause to multiply or spread

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12
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Protract

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to lengthen or prolong

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13
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Prowess

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great skill or ability in something

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14
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Prudish

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exaggeratedly proper; righteous

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15
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Quaff

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to drink heartily

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