Flashcards in Word List 23 Deck (63)
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precept
N practical rule guiding conduct
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precipitate (V)
throw headlong; hasten
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precipitate (adj)
headlong; rash
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precipitous
adj. steep
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preclude
v. make impossible; eliminate
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precocious
adj. developed ahead of time
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precursor
n. forerunner
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predilection
n. partiality; preference
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preeminent
adj. outstanding; superior
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prefatory
adj. introductory
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premeditate
v. plan in advance
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preponderate
v. be superior in power; outweigh
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presage
v. foretell
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presentiment
n. premonition; foreboding
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prevaricate
v. lie
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primordial
adj. exsisting at the beginning (of time); rudimentary
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privy
adj. secret; hidden; not public
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probity
n. uprightness; incorruptibility
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proboscis
n. long snout; nose
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proclivity
n. inclination
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prodigal
adj. wasteful; reckless with money
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prodigious
adj. marvelous; enormous
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profligate
adj. dissipated; wasteful; licentious
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profusion
n. lavish expenditure
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progenitor
n. ancestor
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progeny
n. children; offspring
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prognosis
n. forcasted course of a disease; prediction
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prognosticate
v. predict
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prolific
adj. abundantly fruitful
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