List 2H Flashcards

(50 cards)

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prescient

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Foreknowing.

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prescription

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An authoritative direction.

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presentient

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Perceiving or feeling beforehand.

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presentiment

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Foreboding.

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presentment

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Semblance.

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presumption

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That which may be logically assumed to be true until disproved.

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prevalence

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Frequency.

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prevaricate

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To use ambiguous or evasive language for the purpose of deceivin.

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prickle

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To puncture slightly with fine, sharp points.

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priggish

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Conceited.

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prim

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Stiffly proper.

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primeval

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Belonging to the first ages.

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primitive

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Pertaining to the beginning or early times.

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principal

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Most important.

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principality

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The territory of a reigning prince.

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privy

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Participating with another or others in the knowledge of a secret transaction.

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probity

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Virtue or integrity tested and confirmed.

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proclamation

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Any announcement made in a public manner.

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procrastinate

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To put off till tomorrow or till a future time.

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procrastination

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Delay.

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prodigal

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One wasteful or extravagant, especially in the use of money or property.

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revelation

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Making known of what was before secret, private, or unknown.

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reverent

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reversion

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A return to or toward some former state or condition.

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revocation
Repeal.
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rhapsody
Rapt or rapturous utterance.
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rhetoric
The art of discourse.
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ribald
Indulging in or manifesting coarse indecency or obscenity.
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ridicule
Looks or acts expressing amused contempt.
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ridiculous
Laughable and contemptible.
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rife
Abundant.
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righteousness
Rectitude.
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rigmarole
Nonsense.
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rigor
Inflexibility.
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rigorous
Uncompromising.
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risible
capable of exciting laughter.
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robust
Characterized by great strength or power of endurance.
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rote
Repetition of words or sounds as a means of learning them.
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rotund
Round from fullness or plumpness.
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rue
To regret extremely.
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ruminate
To chew over again, as food previously swallowed and regurgitated.
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rupture
To separate the parts of by violence.
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rustic
Characteristic of dwelling in the country.
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sacrificial
Offering or offered as an atonement for sin.
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sacrilege
The act of violating or profaning anything sacred.
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sacrilegious
Impious.
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salacious
Having strong sexual desires.
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salient
Standing out prominently.
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salutary
Beneficial.
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salvage
Any act of saving property.