Word List 37

Question 1

proliferation

Answer 1

rapid growth; spread; multiplication

Question 2

primp

Answer 2

groom oneself with care; adorn oneself

Question 3

predecessor

Answer 3

former occupant of a pot

Question 4

prevalent

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widespread; generally accepted

Question 5

prelate

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church dignitary

Question 6

preempt

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head off; forestall by acting first; appropriate for oneself; supplant

Question 7

prodigy

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marvel; highly gifted child

Question 8

prompt

Answer 8

cause; provoke; provide a cue for an actor

Question 9

procrastinate

Answer 9

postpone; delay or put off

Question 10

predilection

Answer 10

partiality; preference

Question 11

propagate

Answer 11

multiply; spread

Question 12

prologue

Answer 12

introduction

Question 13

preeminent

Answer 13

outstanding; superior

Question 14

precipice

Answer 14

cliff; dangerous position

Question 15

prelude

Answer 15

introduction; forerunner

Question 16

preposterous

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absurd; ridiculous

Question 17

prerogative

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privilege; unquestionable right

Question 18

projectile

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missile

Question 19

preen

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make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self satisfaction

Question 20

premeditate

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plan in advance

Question 21

prognosis

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forecasted course of a disease; prediction

Question 22

progeny

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children; offspring

Question 23

proletarian

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member of the working class; blue collar person

Question 24

propellants

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substances that propel or drive forward

Question 25

profusion

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overabundance; lavish expenditure; excess

Question 26

prevaricate

Answer 26

lie

Question 27

predicament

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tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma

Question 28

precept

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practical rule guiding conduct

Question 29

propitiate

Answer 29

appease

Question 30

profound

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deep; not superficial; complete

Question 31

preternatural

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beyond what is normal in nature

Question 32

predispose

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give an inclination toward; make susceptible to

Question 33

promote

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help to flourish; advance in rank; publicize

Question 34

pretext

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excuse

Question 35

prestige

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impression produced by achievements or reputation

Question 36

presentiment

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feeling something will happen; anticatory fear; premonition

Question 37

prevail

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induce; triumph over

Question 38

prim

Answer 38

very precise and formal; exceedingly proper

Question 39

primordial

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existing at the beginning (of time), rudimentary

Question 40

precursor

Answer 40

forerunner

Question 41

profligate

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dissipated; wasteful; wildly immoral

Question 42

problematic

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doubtful; unsettled; questionable; perplexing

Question 43

presumptuous

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overconfident; impertinently bold; taking liberties

Question 44

prodigious

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marvelous; enormous

Question 45

prod

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poke; stir up; urge

Question 46

prolific

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abundantly fruitful

Question 47

proclivity

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inclination; natural tendency

Question 48

promulgate

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proclaim a doctrine or law; make known by official publication

Question 49

probe

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explore with tools

Question 50

prodigal

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wasteful; reckless with money

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profane

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violate; desecrate

Question 52

preclude

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make impossible; elimintate

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prehensile

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capable of grasping or holding

Question 54

premonition

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forewarning

Question 55

progenitor

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ancestor

Question 56

pristine

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characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled

Question 57

precipitous

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steep; overhasty

Question 58

prey

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target of a hunt; victim

Question 59

precipitate

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throw headlong; hasten

Question 60

prescience

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able to foretell the future

Question 61

prophetic

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foretelling the future

Question 62

precint

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district or division of a city

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presage

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foretell

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privation

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hardship; want

Question 65

prolixity

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tedious wordiness; verbosity

Question 66

prolong

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make longer; draw out; lengthen

Question 67

propinquity

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nearness; kinship

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precis

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concise summing up of main points

Question 69

prominent

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conspicuous; notable; sticking out

Question 70

prone

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inclined to; prostrate

Question 71

pretentious

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ostentatious; pompous; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious

Question 72

predator

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creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploits others

Question 73

propensity

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natural inclination

Question 74

predetermine

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predestine; settle or decide beforehand; influence markedly

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precise

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exact

Question 76

precocious

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advanced in development

Question 77

premise

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assumption; postulate

Question 78

promiscuous

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mixed indiscriminately; haphazard; irregular