Word List 38 Flashcards by Joseline lu

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Propitious

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Favorable; fortunate; advantageous

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Propound

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Put forth for analysis

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Propulsive

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Driving forward

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Prosaic

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Dull and unimaginative; factual

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Proscribe

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Ostracize; banish; outlaw

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Protean

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Versatile

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Protocol

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Diplomatic étiquette

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Protract

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Prolong

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Protrude

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Stick out

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Provident

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Displaying foresight

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Provincial

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Limited in outlook; unsophisticated

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Provisional

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Tentative

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Prowess

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Extraordinary ability

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Proximity

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Nearness

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Prude

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Excessively modest person

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Prune

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Cut away; trim

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Prurient

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Having or causing lustful thought and desires

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Pseudonym

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Pen name

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Psyche

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Soul; mind

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Puerile

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Childish; immature

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Pugnacity

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Combativeness

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Pulchritude

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Beauty; comeliness

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Punctilious

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Laying stress on niceties of conduct or form

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Pundit

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Authority on a subject

Pungent

Stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic

Punitive

Punishing

Puny

Insignificant; tiny; weak

Purge

Remove or get rid of something unwanted

Purported

Alleged; claimed

Purse

Pucker

Pusillanimous

Cowardly; faint-hearted

Quack

Charlatan; impostor

Quagmire

Soft, wet, boggy land

Quail

Cower; lose heart

Qualified

Limited; restricted

Quandary

Dilemma

Quarantine

Isolation of person or ship to prevent spread of infection

Quarry

Victim; object of a hunt

Quarry

Dig into