SAT-Vocab-8 Flashcards
(500 cards)
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perforate (v.)
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To make a hole or holes through.
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perform (v.)
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To accomplish.
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perfumery (n.)
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The preparation of perfumes.
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perfunctory (adj.)
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Half-hearted.
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perhaps (adv.)
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Possibly.
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perigee (n.)
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The point in the orbit of the moon when it is nearest the earth.
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periodicity (n.)
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The habit or characteristic of recurrence at regular intervals.
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peripatetic (adj.)
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Walking about.
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perjure (v.)
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To swear falsely to.
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perjury (n.)
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A solemn assertion of a falsity.
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permanence (n.)
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A continuance in the same state, or without any change that destroys the essential form or nature.
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permanent (adj.)
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Durable.
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permeate (v.)
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To pervade.
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permissible (adj.)
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That may be allowed.
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permutation (n.)
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Reciprocal change, different ordering of same items.
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pernicious (adj.)
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Tending to kill or hurt.
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perpendicular (adj.)
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Straight up and down.
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perpetrator (n.)
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The doer of a wrong or a criminal act.
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perpetuate (v.)
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To preserve from extinction or oblivion.
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perquisite (n.)
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Any profit from service beyond the amount fixed as salary or wages.
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persecution (n.)
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Harsh or malignant oppression.
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perseverance (n.)
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A persistence in purpose and effort.
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persevere (v.)
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To continue striving in spite of discouragements.
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persiflage (n.)
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Banter.
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persist (v.)
To continue steadfast against opposition.
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persistence (n.)
A fixed adherence to a resolve, course of conduct, or the like.
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personage (n.)
A man or woman as an individual, especially one of rank or high station.
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personal (adj.)
Not general or public.
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personality (n.)
The attributes, taken collectively, that make up the character and nature of an individual.
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personnel (n.)
The force of persons collectively employed in some service.
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perspective (n.)
The relative importance of facts or matters from any special point of view.
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perspicacious (adj.)
Astute.
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perspicacity (n.)
Acuteness or discernment.
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perspicuous (adj.)
Lucid.
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perspiration (n.)
Sweat.
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perspire (v.)
To excrete through the pores of the skin.
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persuade (v.)
To win the mind of by argument, eloquence, evidence, or reflection.
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persuadable (adj.)
capable of influencing to action by entreaty, statement, or anything that moves the feelings.
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pertinacious (adj.)
Persistent or unyielding.
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pertinacity (n.)
Unyielding adherence.
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pertinent (adj.)
Relevant.
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perturb (v.)
To disturb greatly.
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perturbation (n.)
Mental excitement or confusion.
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perusal (n.)
The act of reading carefully or thoughtfully.
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pervade (v.)
To pass or spread through every part.
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pervasion (n.)
The state of spreading through every part.
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pervasive (adj.)
Thoroughly penetrating or permeating.
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perverse (adj.)
Unreasonable.
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perversion (n.)
Diversion from the true meaning or proper purpose.
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perversity (n.)
Wickedness.
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pervert (n.)
One who has forsaken a doctrine regarded as true for one esteemed false.
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pervious (adj.)
Admitting the entrance or passage of another substance.
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pestilence (n.)
A raging epidemic.
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pestilent (adj.)
Having a malign influence or effect.
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pestilential (adj.)
having the nature of or breeding pestilence.
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peter (v.)
To fail or lose power, efficiency, or value.
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petrify (v.)
To convert into a substance of stony hardness and character.
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petulance (n.)
The character or condition of being impatient, capricious or petulant.
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petulant (adj.)
Displaying impatience.
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pharmacopoeia (n.)
A book containing the formulas and methods of preparation of medicines for the use of druggists.
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pharmacy (n.)
The art or business of compounding and dispensing medicines.
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phenomenal (adj.)
Extraordinary or marvelous.
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phenomenon (n.)
Any unusual occurrence.
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philander (v.)
To play at courtship with a woman.
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philanthropic (adj.)
Benevolent.
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philanthropist (n.)
One who endeavors to help his fellow men.
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philanthropy (n.)
Active humanitarianism.
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philately (n.)
The study and collection of stamps.
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philharmonic (adj.)
Fond of music.
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philogynist (n.)
One who is fond of women.
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philologist (n.)
An expert in linguistics.
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philology (n.)
The study of language in connection with history and literature.
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philosophize (v.)
To seek ultimate causes and principles.
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philosophy (n.)
The general principles, laws, or causes that furnish the rational explanation of anything.
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phlegmatic (adj.)
Not easily roused to feeling or action.
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phonetic (adj.)
Representing articulate sounds or speech.
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phonic (adj.)
Pertaining to the nature of sound.
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phonogram (n.)
A graphic character symbolizing an articulate sound.
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phonology (n.)
The science of human vocal sounds.
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phosphorescence (n.)
The property of emitting light.
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photoelectric (adj.)
Pertaining to the combined action of light and electricity.
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photometer (n.)
Any instrument for measuring the intensity of light or comparing the intensity of two lights.
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photometry (n.)
The art of measuring the intensity of light.
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physicist (n.)
A specialist in the science that treats of the phenomena associated with matter and energy.
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physics (n.)
The science that treats of the phenomena associated with matter and energy.
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physiocracy (n.)
The doctrine that land and its products are the only true wealth.
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physiognomy (n.)
The external appearance merely.
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physiography (n.)
Description of nature.
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physiology (n.)
The science of organic functions.
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physique (n.)
The physical structure or organization of a person.
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picayune (adj.)
Of small value.
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piccolo (n.)
A small flute.
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piece (n.)
A loose or separated part, as distinguished from the whole or the mass.
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piecemeal (adv.)
Gradually.
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pillage (n.)
Open robbery, as in war.
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pillory (n.)
A wooden framework in which an offender is fastened to boards and is exposed to public scorn.
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pincers (n.)
An instrument having two lever-handles and two jaws working on a pivot.
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pinchers (n.)
An instrument having two jaws working on a pivot.
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pinnacle (n.)
A high or topmost point, as a mountain-peak.
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pioneer (n.)
One among the first to explore a country.
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pious (adj.)
Religious.
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pique (v.)
To excite a slight degree of anger in.
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piteous (adj.)
Compassionate.
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pitiable (adj.)
Contemptible.
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pitiful (adj.)
Wretched.
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pitiless (adj.)
Hard-hearted.
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pittance (n.)
Any small portion or meager allowance.
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placate (v.)
To bring from a state of angry or hostile feeling to one of patience or friendliness.
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placid (adj.)
Serene.
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plagiarism (n.)
The stealing of passages from the writings of another and publishing them as one's own.
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planisphere (n.)
A polar projection of the heavens on a chart.
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plasticity (n.)
The property of some substances through which the form of the mass can readily be changed.
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platitude (n.)
A written or spoken statement that is flat, dull, or commonplace.
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plaudit (n.)
An expression of applause.
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plausible (adj.)
Seeming likely to be true, though open to doubt.
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playful (adj.)
Frolicsome.
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playwright (n.)
A maker of plays for the stage.
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plea (n.)
An argument to obtain some desired action.
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pleasant (adj.)
Agreeable.
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pleasurable (adj.)
Affording gratification.
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plebeian (adj.)
Common.
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pledgee (n.)
The person to whom anything is pledged.
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pledgeor (n.)
One who gives a pledge.
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plenary (adj.)
Entire.
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plenipotentiary (n.)
A person fully empowered to transact any business.
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plenitude (n.)
Abundance.
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plenteous (adj.)
Abundant.
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plumb (n.)
A weight suspended by a line to test the verticality of something.
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plummet (n.)
A piece of lead for making soundings, adjusting walls to the vertical.
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pluperfect (adj.)
Expressing past time or action prior to some other past time or action.
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plural (adj.)
Containing or consisting of more than one.
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plurality (n.)
A majority.
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plutocracy (n.)
A wealthy class in a political community who control the government by means of their money.
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pneumatic (adj.)
Pertaining to or consisting of air or gas.
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poesy (n.)
Poetry.
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poetaster (n.)
An inferior poet.
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poetic (adj.)
Pertaining to poetry.
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poetics (n.)
The rules and principles of poetry.
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poignancy (n.)
Severity or acuteness, especially of pain or grief.
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poignant (adj.)
Severely painful or acute to the spirit.
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poise (n.)
Equilibrium.
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polar (adj.)
Pertaining to the poles of a sphere, especially of the earth.
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polemics (n.)
The art of controversy or disputation.
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pollen (n.)
The fine dust-like grains or powder formed within the anther of a flowering plant.
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pollute (v.)
To contaminate.
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polyarchy (n.)
Government by several or many persons of what- ever class.
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polycracy (n.)
The rule of many.
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polygamy (n.)
the fact or condition of having more than one wife or husband at once.
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polyglot (adj.)
Speaking several tongues.
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polygon (n.)
A figure having many angles.
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polyhedron (n.)
A solid bounded by plane faces, especially by more than four.
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polysyllable (adj.)
Having several syllables, especially more than three syllables.
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polytechnic (adj.)
Pertaining to, embracing, or practicing many arts.
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polytheism (n.)
The doctrine or belief that there are more gods than one.
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pommel (v.)
To beat with something thick or bulky.
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pomposity (n.)
The quality of being marked by an assumed stateliness and impressiveness of manner.
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pompous (adj.)
Marked by an assumed stateliness and impressiveness of manner.
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ponder (v.)
To meditate or reflect upon.
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ponderous (adj.)
Unusually weighty or forcible.
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pontiff (n.)
The Pope.
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populace (n.)
The common people.
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populous (adj.)
Containing many inhabitants, especially in proportion to the territory.
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portend (v.)
To indicate as being about to happen, especially by previous signs.
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portent (n.)
Anything that indicates what is to happen.
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portfolio (n.)
A portable case for holding writing-materials, drawings, etc.
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posit (v.)
To present in an orderly manner.
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position (n.)
The manner in which a thing is placed.
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positive (adj.)
Free from doubt or hesitation.
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posse (n.)
A force of men.
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possess (v.)
To own.
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possession (n.)
The having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command.
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possessive (adj.)
Pertaining to the having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command.
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possessor (n.)
One who owns, enjoys, or controls anything, as property.
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possible (adj.)
Being not beyond the reach of power natural, moral, or supernatural.
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postdate (v.)
To make the date of any writing later than the real date.
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posterior (n.)
The hinder part.
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postgraduate (adj.)
Pertaining to studies that are pursued after receiving a degree.
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postscript (n.)
Something added to a letter after the writer's signature.
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potency (n.)
Power.
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potent (adj.)
Physically powerful.
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potentate (n.)
One possessed of great power or sway.
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potential (n.)
Anything that may be possible.
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potion (n.)
A dose of liquid medicine.
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powerless (adj.)
Impotent.
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practicable (adj.)
Feasible.
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prate (v.)
To talk about vainly or foolishly.
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prattle (v.)
To utter in simple or childish talk.
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preamble (n.)
A statement introductory to and explanatory of what follows.
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precarious (adj.)
Perilous.
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precaution (n.)
A provision made in advance for some possible emergency or danger.
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precede (v.)
To happen first.
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precedence (n.)
Priority in place, time, or rank.
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precedent (n.)
An instance that may serve as a guide or basis for a rule.
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precedential (adj.)
Of the nature of an instance that may serve as a guide or basis for a rule.
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precession (n.)
The act of going forward.
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precipice (n.)
A high and very steep or approximately vertical cliff.
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precipitant (adj.)
Moving onward quickly and heedlessly.
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precipitate (v.)
To force forward prematurely.
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precise (adj.)
Exact.
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precision (n.)
Accuracy of limitation, definition, or adjustment.
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preclude (v.)
To prevent.
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precocious (adj.)
Having the mental faculties prematurely developed.
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precursor (n.)
A forerunner or herald.
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predatory (adj.)
Prone to pillaging.
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predecessor (n.)
An incumbent of a given office previous to another.
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predicament (n.)
A difficult, trying situation or plight.
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predicate (v.)
To state as belonging to something.
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predict (v.)
To foretell.
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prediction (n.)
A prophecy.
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predominance (n.)
Ascendancy or preponderance.
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predominant (adj.)
Superior in power, influence, effectiveness, number, or degree.
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predominate (v.)
To be chief in importance, quantity, or degree.
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preeminence (n.)
Special eminence.
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preempt (v.)
To secure the right of preference in the purchase of public land.
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preemption (n.)
The right or act of purchasing before others.
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preengage (v.)
To preoccupy.
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preestablish (v.)
To settle or arrange beforehand.
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preexist (v.)
To exist at a period or in a state earlier than something else.
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preexistence (n.)
Existence antecedent to something.
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preface (n.)
A brief explanation or address to the reader, at the beginning of a book.
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prefatory (adj.)
Pertaining to a brief explanation to the reader at the beginning of a book.
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prefer (v.)
To hold in higher estimation.
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preferable (adj.)
More desirable than others.
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preference (n.)
An object of favor or choice.
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preferential (adj.)
Possessing, giving, or constituting preference or priority.
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preferment (n.)
Preference.
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prefix (v.)
To attach at the beginning.
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prehensible (adj.)
Capable of being grasped.
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prehensile (adj.)
Adapted for grasping or holding.
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prehension (n.)
The act of laying hold of or grasping.
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prejudice (n.)
A judgment or opinion formed without due examination of the facts.
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prelacy (n.)
A system of church government.
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prelate (n.)
One of a higher order of clergy having direct authority over other clergy.
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prelude (n.)
An introductory or opening performance.
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premature (adj.)
Coming too soon.
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premier (adj.)
First in rank or position.
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premise (n.)
A judgment as a conclusion.
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premonition (n.)
Foreboding.
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preoccupation (n.)
The state of having the mind, attention, or inclination preoccupied.
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preoccupy (v.)
To fill the mind of a person to the exclusion of other subjects.
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preordain (v.)
To foreordain.
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preparation (n.)
An act or proceeding designed to bring about some event.
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preparatory (adj.)
Having to do with what is preliminary.
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preponderant (adj.)
Prevalent.
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preponderate (v.)
To exceed in influence or power.
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prepossession (n.)
A preconceived liking.
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preposterous (adj.)
Utterly ridiculous or absurd.
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prerogative (adj.)
Having superior rank or precedence.
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presage (v.)
To foretell.
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prescience (n.)
Knowledge of events before they take place.
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prescient (adj.)
Foreknowing.
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prescript (adj.)
Prescribed as a rule or model.
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prescriptible (adj.)
Derived from authoritative direction.
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prescription (n.)
An authoritative direction.
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presentient (adj.)
Perceiving or feeling beforehand.
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presentiment (n.)
Foreboding.
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presentment (n.)
Semblance.
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preservation (n.)
Conservation.
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presumption (n.)
That which may be logically assumed to be true until disproved.
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presumptuous (adj.)
Assuming too much.
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pretension (n.)
A bold or presumptuous assertion.
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pretentious (adj.)
Marked by pretense, conceit, or display.
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preternatural (adj.)
Extraordinary.
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pretext (n.)
A fictitious reason or motive.
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prevalence (n.)
Frequency.
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prevalent (adj.)
Of wide extent or frequent occurrence.
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prevaricate (v.)
To use ambiguous or evasive language for the purpose of deceiving or diverting attention.
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prevention (n.)
Thwarting.
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prickle (v.)
To puncture slightly with fine, sharp points.
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priggish (adj.)
Conceited.
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prim (adj.)
Stiffly proper.
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prima (adj.)
First.
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primer (n.)
An elementary reading-book for children.
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primeval (adj.)
Belonging to the first ages.
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primitive (adj.)
Pertaining to the beginning or early times.
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principal (adj.)
Most important.
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principality (n.)
The territory of a reigning prince.
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principle (n.)
A general truth or proposition.
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priory (n.)
A monastic house.
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pristine (adj.)
Primitive.
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privateer (n.)
A vessel owned and officered by private persons, but carrying on maritime war.
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privilege (n.)
A right or immunity not enjoyed by all, or that may be enjoyed only under special conditions.
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privity (n.)
Knowledge shared with another or others regarding a private matter.
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privy (adj.)
Participating with another or others in the knowledge of a secret transaction.
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probate (adj.)
Relating to making proof, as of a will.
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probation (n.)
Any proceeding designed to ascertain or test character, qualification, or the like.
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probe (v.)
To search through and through.
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probity (n.)
Virtue or integrity tested and confirmed.
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procedure (n.)
A manner or method of acting.
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proceed (v.)
To renew motion or action, as after rest or interruption.
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proclamation (n.)
Any announcement made in a public manner.
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procrastinate (v.)
To put off till tomorrow or till a future time.
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procrastination (n.)
Delay.
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proctor (n.)
An agent acting for another.
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prodigal (n.)
One wasteful or extravagant, especially in the use of money or property.
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prodigious (adj.)
Immense.
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prodigy (n.)
A person or thing of very remarkable gifts or qualities.
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productive (adj.)
Yielding in abundance.
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profession (n.)
Any calling or occupation involving special mental or other special disciplines.
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professor (n.)
A public teacher of the highest grade in a university or college.
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proffer (v.)
To offer to another for acceptance.
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proficiency (n.)
An advanced state of acquirement, as in some knowledge, art, or science.
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proficient (adj.)
Possessing ample and ready knowledge or of skill in any art, science, or industry.
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profile (n.)
An outline or contour.
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profiteer (n.)
One who profits.
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profligacy (n.)
Shameless viciousness.
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profligate (adj.)
Abandoned to vice.
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profuse (adj.)
Produced or displayed in overabundance.
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progeny (n.)
Offspring.
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progression (n.)
A moving forward or proceeding in course.
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prohibition (n.)
A decree or an order forbidding something.
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prohibitionist (n.)
One who favors the prohibition by law of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.
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prohibitory (adj.)
Involving or equivalent to prohibition, especially of the sale of alcoholic beverages.
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projection (n.)
A prominence.
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proletarian (n.)
A person of the lowest or poorest class.
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prolific (adj.)
Producing offspring or fruit.
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prolix (adj.)
Verbose.
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prologue (n.)
A prefatory statement or explanation to a poem, discourse, or performance.
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prolong (v.)
To extend in time or duration.
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promenade (v.)
To walk for amusement or exercise.
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prominence (n.)
The quality of being noticeable or distinguished.
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prominent (adj.)
Conspicuous in position, character, or importance.
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promiscuous (adj.)
Brought together without order, distinction, or design (for sex).
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promissory (adj.)
Expressing an engagement to pay.
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promontory (n.)
A high point of land extending outward from the coastline into the sea.
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promoter (n.)
A furtherer, forwarder, or encourager.
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promulgate (v.)
To proclaim.
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propaganda (n.)
Any institution or systematic scheme for propagating a doctrine or system.
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propagate (v.)
To spread abroad or from person to person.
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propel (v.)
To drive or urge forward.
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propellant (adj.)
Propelling.
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propeller (n.)
One who or that which propels.
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prophecy (n.)
Any prediction or foretelling.
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prophesy (v.)
To predict or foretell, especially under divine inspiration and guidance.
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propitious (adj.)
Kindly disposed.
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proportionate (adj.)
Being in proportion.
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propriety (n.)
Accordance with recognized usage, custom, or principles.
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propulsion (n.)
A driving onward or forward.
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prosaic (adj.)
Unimaginative.
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proscenium (n.)
That part of the stage between the curtain and the orchestra.
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proscribe (v.)
To reject, as a teaching or a practice, with condemnation or denunciation.
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proscription (n.)
Any act of condemnation and rejection from favor and privilege.
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proselyte (n.)
One who has been won over from one religious belief to another.
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prosody (n.)
The science of poetical forms.
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prospector (n.)
One who makes exploration, search, or examination, especially for minerals.
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prospectus (n.)
A paper or pamphlet containing information of a proposed undertaking.
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prostrate (adj.)
Lying prone, or with the head to the ground.
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protagonist (n.)
A leader in any enterprise or contest.
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protection (n.)
Preservation from harm, danger, annoyance, or any other evil.
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protective (adj.)
Sheltering.
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protector (n.)
A defender.
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protege (n.)
One specially cared for and favored by another usually older person.
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Protestant (n.)
A Christian who denies the authority of the Pope and holds the right of special judgment.
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protomartyr (n.)
The earliest victim in any cause.
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protocol (n.)
A declaration or memorandum of agreement less solemn and formal than a treaty.
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protoplasm (n.)
The substance that forms the principal portion of an animal or vegetable cell.
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prototype (n.)
A work, original in character, afterward imitated in form or spirit.
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protract (v.)
To prolong.
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protrude (v.)
To push out or thrust forth.
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protrusion (n.)
The act of protruding.
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protuberance (n.)
Something that swells out from a surrounding surface.
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protuberant (adj.)
Bulging.
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protuberate (v.)
To swell or bulge beyond the surrounding surface.
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proverb (n.)
A brief, pithy saying, condensing in witty or striking form the wisdom of experience.
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provident (adj.)
Anticipating and making ready for future wants or emergencies.
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providential (adj.)
Effected by divine guidance.
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provincial (adj.)
Uncultured in thought and manner.
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proviso (n.)
A clause in a contract, will, etc., by which its operation is rendered conditional.
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provocation (n.)
An action or mode of conduct that excites resentment.
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prowess (n.)
Strength, skill, and intrepidity in battle.
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proximately (adv.)
Immediately.
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proxy (n.)
A person who is empowered by another to represent him or her in a given matter.
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prudence (n.)
Caution.
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prudential (adj.)
Proceeding or marked by caution.
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prudery (n.)
An undue display of modesty or delicacy.
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prurient (adj.)
Inclined to lascivious thoughts and desires.
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pseudapostle (n.)
A pretended or false apostle.
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pseudonym (n.)
A fictitious name, especially when assumed by a writer.
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pseudonymity (n.)
The state or character of using a fictitious name.
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psychiatry (n.)
The branch of medicine that relates to mental disease.
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psychic (adj.)
Pertaining to the mind or soul.
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psychopathic (adj.)
Morally irresponsible.
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psychotherapy (n.)
The treatment of mental disease.
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pudgy (adj.)
Small and fat.
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puerile (adj.)
Childish.
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pugnacious (adj.)
Quarrelsome.
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puissant (adj.)
Possessing strength.
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pulmonary (adj.)
Pertaining to the lungs.
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punctilious (adj.)
Strictly observant of the rules or forms prescribed by law or custom.
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punctual (adj.)
Observant and exact in points of time.
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pungent (adj.)
Affecting the sense of smell.
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pungency (n.)
The quality of affecting the sense of smell.
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punitive (adj.)
Pertaining to punishment.
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pupilage (n.)
The state or period of being a student.
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purgatory (n.)
An intermediate state where souls are made fit for paradise or heaven by expiatory suffering.
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purl (v.)
To cause to whirl, as in an eddy.
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purloin (v.)
To steal.
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purport (n.)
Intent.
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purveyor (n.)
one who supplies
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pusillanimous (adj.)
Without spirit or bravery.
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putrescent (adj.)
Undergoing decomposition of animal or vegetable matter accompanied by fetid odors.
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pyre (n.)
A heap of combustibles arranged for burning a dead body.
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pyromania (n.)
An insane propensity to set things on fire.
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pyrotechnic (adj.)
Pertaining to fireworks or their manufacture.
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pyx (n.)
A vessel or casket, usually of precious metal, in which the host is preserved.
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quackery (n.)
Charlatanry
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quadrate (v.)
To divide into quarters.
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quadruple (v.)
To multiply by four.
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qualification (n.)
A requisite for an employment, position, right, or privilege.
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qualify (v.)
To endow or furnish with requisite ability, character, knowledge, skill, or possessions.
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qualm (n.)
A fit of nausea.
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quandary (n.)
A puzzling predicament.
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quantity (n.)
Magnitude.
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quarantine (n.)
The enforced isolation of any person or place infected with contagious disease.
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quarrelsome (adj.)
Irascible.
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quarter (n.)
One of four equal parts into which anything is or may be divided.
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quarterly (adj.)
Occurring or made at intervals of three months.
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quartet (n.)
A composition for four voices or four instruments.
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quarto (n.)
An eight-page newspaper of any size.
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quay (n.)
A wharf or artificial landing-place on the shore of a harbor or projecting into it.
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querulous (adj.)
Habitually complaining.
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query (v.)
To make inquiry.
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queue (n.)
A file of persons waiting in order of their arrival, as for admittance.
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quibble (n.)
An utterly trivial distinction or objection.
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quiescence (n.)
Quiet.
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quiescent (adj.)
Being in a state of repose or inaction.
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quiet (adj.)
Making no noise.
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quietus (n.)
A silencing, suppressing, or ending.
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quintessence (n.)
The most essential part of anything.
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quintet (n.)
Musical composition arranged for five voices or instruments.
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quite (adv.)
Fully.
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Quixotic (adj.)
Chivalrous or romantic to a ridiculous or extravagant degree.
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rabid (adj.)
Affected with rabies or hydrophobia.
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racy (adj.)
Exciting or exhilarating to the mind.
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radiance (n.)
Brilliant or sparkling luster.
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radiate (v.)
To extend in all directions, as from a source or focus.
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radical (n.)
One who holds extreme views or advocates extreme measures.
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radix (n.)
That from or on which something is developed.
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raillery (n.)
Good-humored satire.
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ramify (v.)
To divide or subdivide into branches or subdivisions.
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ramose (adj.)
Branch-like.
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rampant (adj.)
Growing, climbing, or running without check or restraint.
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rampart (n.)
A bulwark or construction to oppose assault or hostile entry.
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rancor (n.)
Malice.
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rankle (v.)
To produce irritation or festering.
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rapacious (adj.)
Disposed to seize by violence or by unlawful or greedy methods.
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rapid (adj.)
Having great speed.
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rapine (n.)
The act of seizing and carrying off property by superior force, as in war.
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rapt (adj.)
Enraptured.
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raptorial (adj.)
Seizing and devouring living prey.
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ration (v.)
To provide with a fixed allowance or portion, especially of food.
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rationalism (n.)
The formation of opinions by relying upon reason alone, independently of authority.
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raucous (adj.)
Harsh.
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ravage (v.)
To lay waste by pillage, rapine, devouring, or other destructive methods.
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ravenous (adj.)
Furiously voracious or hungry.
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ravine (n.)
A deep gorge or hollow, especially one worn by a stream or flow of water.
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reaction (n.)
Tendency towards a former, or opposite state of things, as after reform, revolution, or inflation.
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reactionary (adj.)
Pertaining to, of the nature of, causing, or favoring reaction.
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readily (adv.)
Without objection or reluctance.
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readjust (v.)
To put in order after disarrangement.
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ready (adj.)
In a state of preparedness for any given purpose or occasion.
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realism (n.)
The principle and practice of depicting persons and scenes as they are believed really to exist.
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rearrange (v.)
To arrange again or in a different order.
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reassure (v.)
To give new confidence.
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rebellious (adj.)
Insubordinate.
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rebuff (n.)
A peremptory or unexpected rejection of advances or approaches.
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rebuild (v.)
To build again or anew.
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rebut (v.)
To oppose by argument or a sufficient answer.
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recant (v.)
To withdraw formally one's belief (in something previously believed or maintained).
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recapitulate (v.)
To repeat again the principal points of.
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recapture (v.)
To capture again.
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recede (v.)
To move back or away.
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receivable (adj.)
Capable of being or fit to be received - often money.
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receptive (adj.)
Having the capacity, quality, or ability of receiving, as truths or impressions.
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recessive (adj.)
Having a tendency to go back.
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recidivist (n.)
A confirmed criminal.
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reciprocal (adj.)
Mutually interchangeable or convertible.
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reciprocate (v.)
To give and take mutually.
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reciprocity (n.)
Equal mutual rights and benefits granted and enjoyed.
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recitation (n.)
The act of reciting or repeating, especially in public and from memory.
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reck (v.)
To have a care or thought for.
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reckless (adj.)
Foolishly headless of danger.
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reclaim (v.)
To demand or to obtain the return or restoration of.
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recline (v.)
To cause to assume a leaning or recumbent attitude or position.
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recluse (n.)
One who lives in retirement or seclusion.
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reclusory (n.)
A hermitage.
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recognizance (n.)
An acknowledgment entered into before a court with condition to do some particular act.
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recognize (v.)
To recall the identity of (a person or thing).
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recoil (v.)
To start back as in dismay, loathing, or dread.
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recollect (v.)
To recall the knowledge of.
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reconcilable (adj.)
Capable of being adjusted or harmonized.
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reconnoiter (v.)
To make a preliminary examination of for military, surveying, or geological purposes.
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reconsider (v.)
To review with care, especially with a view to a reversal of previous action.
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reconstruct (v.)
To rebuild.
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recourse (n.)
Resort to or application for help in exigency or trouble.
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recover (v.)
To regain.
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recreant (n.)
A cowardly or faithless person.
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recreate (v.)
To refresh after labor.
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recrudescence (n.)
The state of becoming raw or sore again.
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recrudescent (adj.)
Becoming raw or sore again.
