Word Lists 33-36 Flashcards
(119 cards)
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pore
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study deeply; stare
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porous
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full of pores; like a sieve
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portend
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foretell
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portly
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stout; sorpulent
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posterity
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descendants; future generations
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potency
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power; effectiveness
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potentate
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monarch
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practical
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based on experience; useful
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pragmatic
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practical, not idealistic
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prairie
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vast, level, or slightly rolling tract of grassland
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prate
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speak foolishly; boast idly
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prattle
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babble
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preamble
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introductory statement
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precarious
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uncertain
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precedent
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something preceding in time that may be used as an authority or guide for future action
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precipitate
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rash; premature
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precipitous
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steep
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preclude
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make impossible; eliminate
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precursor
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forerunner
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predator
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creature that seizes and devours another animal
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predetermine
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predestine
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predilection
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partiality; preference
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preeminent
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outstanding; superior
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preempt
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head off
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prelate
church dignitary
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premise
assumption
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premonition
forewarning
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preposterous
absurd
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prescience
ability to foretell the future
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preside
act as president or chairman
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prestige
impression produced by achievementsor reputation
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presumptuous
taking liberties
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pretentious
ostentatious; pompous
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prevail
triumph
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prevaricate
lie
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prey
target of a hunt
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privation
hardship
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prodigal
wasteful; reckless with money
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prodigious
marvelous; enormous
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prodigy
highly gifted child
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profane
violate; desecrate
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profligate
dissipated
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profound
deep; not superficial
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profusion
overabundance
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progenitor
ancestor
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proliferation
rapid growth
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prolific
abundantly fruitful
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prologue
introcution
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prolong
make longer
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prominent
conspicuous; notable
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promontory
high point of land jutting out into a body of water
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promote
help to flourish
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promulgate
proclaim a doctrine or law
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prone
inclined to
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propagate
multiply; spready
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propneisyt
natural inclination
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property
quality or aspect
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prophetic
foretelling the future
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proponent
supporter
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propriety
fitness; correct conduct
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prosaic
dull and unimaginative
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prosperity
good fortune; financial success
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protagonist
principal character
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prototype
original work used as a model by others
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protract
prolong
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protrude
stick out
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protuberance
protrusion; bulge
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provident
displaying foresight
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provincial
pertaining to a province
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provisional
tentative
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provocative
arousing anger or interest
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proximity
nearness
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prudent
cautious; careful
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prune
cut away; trim
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pseudonym
pen name
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puerile
childish; immature
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pugnacious
combative; disposed to fight
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pulverize
crush or grind into dust
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pummel
beat or pound with fists
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punctilious
laying stress on niceties of conduct or form; minutely attentive to find points
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pungent
stinging; sharp in taste or smell
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puny
insignificant; tiny
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purge
remove or get rid of something unwanted
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purveyor
furnisher of foodstuffs; caterer
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quack
charlatan; impostor
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quagmire
soft wet boggy land
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qualified
limited; restricted
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quandary
dilemma
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quarry
victim
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quarry
dig into
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quench
douse or extinguish
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querulous
fretful; whining
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quibble
minor objection or complaint
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quip
witty jest
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quiver
tremble; shake
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quiver
case for arrows
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quixotic
idealistic but impractical
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rabid
like a fanatic; furious
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raconteur
storyteller
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rally
call up or summon
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ramble
wander aimlessly
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rampant
growing in profusion
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ramshackle
rickety; falling apart
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rancid
having the odor of stale fat
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rancor
bitterness
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random
without definite purpose
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rant
rave; talk excitedly
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rarefied
made less dense
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raucous
harsh and shrill
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raze
destroy completely
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reactionary
recoiling from progress; politically ultraconservative
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rebuff
snub; beat back
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recalcitrant
obstinately stubborn
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recant
disclaim or disavow
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recapitulate
summarize
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recession
withdrawal
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reciprocate
repay in kind
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recluse
hermit; loner
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reconcile
correct inconsistencies
