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Prescient

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To have foreknowledge of events

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Primeval

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Original, ancient

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Probity

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Virtue, integrity

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Proclivity

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A strong inclination towards something

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Promulgate

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To proclaim, make known

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Propensity

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An inclination, preference

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Propitious

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Favorable

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Prosaic

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Plain, lacking liveliness

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Proscribe

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To condemn, outlaw

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Protean

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Able to change shape, displaying great variety

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Prurient

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Electing or possessing an extraordinary interest

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Puerile

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Juvenile, immature

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Pugnacious

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Quarrelsome, combative

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Pulchritude

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Physical beauty

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Punctilious

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Eager to follow rules or conventions

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Quagmire

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A difficult situation

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Querulous

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Whiny, complaining

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Quixotic

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Idealistic, impractical

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Rancor

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Deep, bitter resentment

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Rebuke

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To scold, criticize

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Precocious

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Advanced, developing ahead of time