10/14 Flashcards

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Promontory

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high area of rock

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Propagate

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breed specimens naturally

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Propensity

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an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way

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Propitious

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favorable, good chance of sucess

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Propriety

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the state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals.

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prosaic

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having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty.

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7
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proscribe

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forbid

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8
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protean

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able to change often

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protract

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prolong

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provident

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making or indicative of timely preparation for the future.

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provincial

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of or concerning a province of a country or empire.

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prude

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a person who is or claims to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity.

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prudent

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acting with or showing care and thought for the future.

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14
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psychosis

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a severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality

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puerile

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childishly silly and trivial.

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pugilist

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boxer

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pugnacious

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eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.

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pulchritude

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beauty

19
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punctilious

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showing great attention to detail or correct behavior

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pundt

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an expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called on to give opinions about it to the public.

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pungent

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something havin shart taste or smell

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punitive

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inflicting or intended as punishment.

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quaint

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attractively unusual or old-fashioned.

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qaulified

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officially recognized as being trained to perform a particular job; certified