0276-0300 Flashcards
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asperity
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n. severity, rigor
n. acrimony, irritability
2
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profligate
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adj. immoral
adj. recklessly extravagant
3
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profuse
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adj. abundant
adj. freely giving or spending
4
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hapless
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adj. unlucky, unfortunate, luckless
5
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prognostic
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n. a prediction
adj. indicating future events
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proliferate
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v. to grow and spread quickly
7
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puissant
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adj. powerful, mighty
8
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prone
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adj. lying face or front downward
adj. tending to behave or act a certain way
9
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propitiate
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v. to appease
10
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ineffable
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adj. incapable of being described in words
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propitious
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adj. favorable
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propound
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v. to propose or offer for certain consideration
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propriety
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n. proper behavior
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precipitate
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adj. acting with haste or on impulse
v. to cause or hasten an event
15
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prosaic
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adj. common; unimaginative