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ponderable

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有价值的，值得考虑的：considerable

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ponderous

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

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pontificate

Answer 4

傲慢地说或做：speak pompous

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pore

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仔细浏览，仔细研究：read or study attentively

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porous

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多孔可渗透的：admitting liquid

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portentous

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

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poseur

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故作姿态的，不真诚的人：affected insincere

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posit

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假定，断定：affirm

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postulate

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前提条件：starting point；假定为真：assume true

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posture

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

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potable

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

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potentate

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有权势的人：has the power

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potentiate

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激活，加强：more active

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pout

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（尤指撅嘴或板着脸）表示不悦：show displeasure

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practitioner

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职业人士：profession

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prairie

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大草原：treeless grassland

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prate

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闲聊，空谈：talk idly

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preach

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传道，布道：sermon

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precarious

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

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precedent

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先例，前例：earlier occurrence；先前的：prior

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precipice

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悬崖峭壁：steep

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precipitate

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

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precipitation

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

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precipitous

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非常陡峭的：steep；匆忙的：careless speed

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preclude

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

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precursor

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先驱者，先导：precedes

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predecessor

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前任，先辈：previously occupied

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predilection

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爱好，偏袒：disposition favor

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preeminent

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优秀的，重要的：paramount

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preempt

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预先占有：seize, before others；替换：replace

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preen

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

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preface

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序言：preliminary statement

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pregnant

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

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premeditate

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预先考虑：consider beforehand

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preoccupation

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非常关系，全神贯注：extreme concern

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preponderant

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占优势的，更重要的：superior importance

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prepossessing

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给人好感的，有魅力的：impress favorably

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preposterous

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荒谬的，不符合常理的：contrary common sense

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presage

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征兆：sign or warning；预示，预言：predict

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prescience

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预知，先见：knowledge before

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prescription

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规定，传统的规矩：rule

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preservative

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防腐剂：protect against decay

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prestige

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声望，威望：respect

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presumptuous

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

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pretense

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

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preternatural

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超乎寻常：surpassing usual

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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

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prevaricate

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支吾其词，撒谎：evade truth

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primordial

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原始的，最初的：happening first

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primp

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精心打扮：adorn finicky

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principal

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主要的，重要的：highest importance, rank

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pristine

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纯净的，质朴的，未被文明腐蚀的：pure, free from dirt or decay

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privation

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缺乏，穷困：lack

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probe

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深入调查：penetrating investigation

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probity

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正直：moral standards

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proclivity

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癖性，爱好：inclination

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procrastinate

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（因为懒散）拖延：put off laziness

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procure

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获得，取得：get possession

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prod

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促使…行动：persuade

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prodigal

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挥霍的：spendthrift；败家子：spends freely

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prodigious

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巨大的：great in size；惊人的，了不起的：astonishment

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profane

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亵渎：treat abuse, irreverence, contempt；滥用：bad or improper use

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proffer

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献出，提供：offer

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proficient

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熟练的，精通的：advanced competence

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profligate

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挥金如土的，挥霍的：wasteful；败家子：spends money freely；堕落的人：below the normal moral standard

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profundity

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深奥，深刻：abstruse

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profusion

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丰富，大量：abundance；挥霍，浪费：wasteful

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prohibitive

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禁止的，阻止的：prohibit, restrain；（价格高得）抑制购买的：purchase

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proliferate

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快速繁殖；激增：grow or multiply by rapidly offspring

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prolix

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啰嗦的，冗长的：excessive length

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prologue

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序言：preface

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prolong

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延长，拖延：lengthen

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proofread

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校对：find errors and mark corrections

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promulgate

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正式宣布：make known

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propagate

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繁殖：increase；传播，宣传：spread out

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propensity

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倾向，癖好：inclination

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prophetic

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预言的，预示的：foretelling

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propitiate

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抚慰，劝解：appease

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propitious

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吉祥的：favorably happy outcome

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proponent

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建议者，支持者：support

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propriety

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礼节：conformity socially acceptable；适当，得体：suitable or fitting

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prosaic

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单调的，常见的：normal course of events

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proscribe

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禁止，排斥：forbid

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prosecution

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实行，执行：doing

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proselytize

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（使）改变信仰：change religious faith

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prospect

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探查，勘探：go into discovery；期待，期望的事物：looking forward to

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prosperous

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成功的，繁盛的：vigorous growth, well-being

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prostrate

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平躺（的），使平躺：lying flat；衰弱的，使衰竭：weakness

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protean

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善变的；多才多艺的：diversity, variety, versatile

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protocol

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正确的礼仪规范：correct conduct

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protract

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延长，拖长：lengthen, prolong

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protrude

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突出：project

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protuberant

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隆起的，凸出的：thrusting out

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provident

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节俭的：frugal, economical；有远见的：awareness for the future

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providential

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天意的，幸运（的）：divine intervention

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provincial

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狭隘（的）：limited perspective

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provisional

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临时的：temporary

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provisory

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有附带条件的；临时的：conditional

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provoke

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激怒：incite anger；驱使，激起：stir feeling