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propriety

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n properness; good manners ;

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prosaic

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a dull; unimaginative; like prose as opposed to poetry

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proscribe

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to start a magazine=prescribe…to stop it=proscribe= to outlaw; to prohibit ;

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proselytize

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v to convert someone from one religion or doctrine to another; to recruit converts to a religion or doctrine

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protagonist

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n the leading character in a novel play or other work; a leader or champion

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protract

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v to prolong

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provident

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a preparing for the future; providing for the future; frugal

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provincial

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a limited in outlook to ones own small corner of the world; narrow

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provisional

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not agreed upon;not final

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proximity

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n nearness

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prudent

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a careful; having foresight

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purported

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claim luggage at airport=a rumored; claimed

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putative

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a commonly accepted; supposed; reputed

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qualify

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v to modify or restrict

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qualitative

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a having to do with the quality or qualities of something as opposed to the quantity

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querulous

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a complaining; grumbling; whining ;

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quixotic

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quite exotic= romantic or idealistic to a foolish or impractical degree

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ramification

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n a consequence; a branching out

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rancor

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hatred and illwill towards ranker=bitter long-lasting ill will or resentment

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rapacious

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a greedy; plundering; avaricious

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rebuke

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v to criticize sharply

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rebut

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v to contradict; to argue in opposition to; to prove to be false

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recalcitrant

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a stubbornly defiant of authority or control; disobedient

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recant

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v to publicly take back and deny something previously said or believed; to openly confess error

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reciprocal

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a mutual; shared; interchangeable mutual

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reclusive

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recluded-->secluded= a hermitlike; withdrawn from society

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recondite

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reconduct the class= hard to understand; over ones head

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recrimination

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accusing each other of crime=n a bitter counteraccusation or the act of making a bitter counteraccusation

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redolent

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odonil=fragrant

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redundant

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more than is needed

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refute

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v to prove to be false; to disprove

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reiterate

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re+utter+it= to say again; to repeat

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relegate

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v to banish; to send away

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relentless

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a continuous; unstoppable

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relinquish

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v to release or let go of; to surrender; to stop doing

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remonstrate

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v to argue against; to protest; to raise objections

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renaissance

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n a rebirth or revival

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renounce

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v to give up formally or resign; to disown; to have nothing to do with anymore

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reparation

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repair+ation= paying back; making amends; compensation ;

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repercussion

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n a consequence; an indirect effect

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replenish

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v to fill again; to resupply; to restore

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replete

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a completely filled; abounding ;

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reprehensible

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a worthy of blame or censure

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reprisal

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re+uprisal=a military action undertaken in revenge for another; an act of taking an eye for an eye ;

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reproach

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re approach to my chamber(dissapointed with work)= to scold usually in disappointment; to blame; to disgrace

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reprove

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prove re!= to criticize mildly

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repudiate

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rejecting that he ate pudding again= to reject; to renounce; to disown to have nothing to do with

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requisite

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required necessary

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resolute

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determined; firm; unwavering

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respite

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n a period of rest or relief ;