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pore

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V. study deeply; stare

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V. study deeply; stare

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pore

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porous

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ADJ. full of pores; like a sieve

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ADJ. full of pores; like a sieve

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porous

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portend

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V. foretell; presage

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V. foretell; presage

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portend

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portly

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ADJ. stout; corpulent

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ADJ. stout; corpulent

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portly

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posterity

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N. descendants; future generations

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N. descendants; future generations

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posterity

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potency

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N. power; effectiveness; influence

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N. power; effectiveness; influence

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potency

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potentate

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N. monarch; sovereign

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N. monarch; sovereign

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potentate

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practical

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ADJ. based on experience; useful

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ADJ. based on experience; useful

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practical

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pragmatic

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ADJ. practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth or impact of something

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ADJ. practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth or impact of something

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pragmatic

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prairie

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N. vast, level, or slightly rolling tract of grassland

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N. vast, level, or slightly rolling tract of grassland

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prairie

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prate

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V. speak foolishly; boast idly

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V. speak foolishly; boast idly

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prate

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prattle

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V. babble

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V. babble

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prattle

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preamble
N. introductory statement
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N. introductory statement
preamble
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precarious
ADJ. uncertain; risky
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ADJ. uncertainty; risky
precarious
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precedent
N. something preceding in time that may be used as an authority or guide for future action
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N. something preceding in time that may be used as an authority or guide for future action
precedent
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precipitate
ADJ. rash; premature; abrupt; hasty; sudden
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ADJ. rash; premature; abrupt; hasty; sudden
precipitate
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precipitous
ADJ. steep; overhasty
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ADJ. steep; overhasty
precipitous
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preclude
V. make impossible; eliminate
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V. make impossible; eliminate
prelude
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precursor
N. forerunner
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N. forerunner
precursor
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predator
N. creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploits others
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N. creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploits others
predator
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predetermine
V. predestine; settle or decide before hand; influene markedly
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V. predestine; settle or decide before hand; influene markedly
predetermine
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predilection
N. partiality; preference
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N. partiality; preference
predilection
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preeminent
ADJ. outstanding; superior
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ADJ. outstanding; superior
preeminent
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preempt
V. head off; forestall by acting first; appropriate for oneself; supplant
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V. head off; forestall by acting first; appropriate for oneself; supplant
preempt
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prelate
N. church dignitary
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N. church dignitary
prelate
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premise
N. assumption; postulate
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N. assumption; postulate
premise
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premonition
N. forewarning
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N. forewarning
premonition
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preposterous
ADJ. absurd; ridiculous
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ADJ. absurd; ridiculous
preposterous
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prescience
N. ability to foretell the future
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N. ability to foretell the future
prescience
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preside
V. act as prsident or chairman; exercise control
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V. act as prsident or chairman; exercise control
preside

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