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Lesson 3 Flashcards

(10 cards)

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Portent

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A sign or forewarning

The stock market crash was a portent of the coming of a depression.

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Ponderous

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Very heavy, unwieldy from weight

SYN: Cumbersome
The ponderous furniture was hard to move, and thus became a burden.

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Potent

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Powerful, having a strong effect

They gave me a potent pain killer to stop the throbbing sensation in my leg.

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Prate

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To talk idly or foolishly at great length

We want a speaker who will talk of important issues, not one who will orate about himself.

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Precept

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A rule guiding conduct or imposing a standard

A favorite precept by which many people live is “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”

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Prodigal

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Wasteful, a person given to extravagance

SYN: Lavish, luch, luxuriant, profuse
The prodigal son squandered his inheritance.

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Profane

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Showing contempt toward sacred things

Profane language will not be tolerated on the tennis court.

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Prologue

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Introductory remarks in a speech, play or literary work, introductory

The play had a prologue that set the scene for the opening act.

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Promontory

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Land or rock projecting into a body of water

A promontory is an ideal place for a lighthouse.

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Quaint

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Unusual in character or appearance

SYN: eccentric, peculiar, queer, unique
When we go to New England, we like to stay in a quaint old inn that gives us the flavor of the area.

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