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potable

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D. drinkable

E. around here, the only potable water comes from wells

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potentate

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D. a ruler

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potential

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D. possible; latent

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potpourri

\ˌpō-pə-ˈrē\

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D. a collection of varied things

E. The festival was a musical potpourri—performances included folk, jazz, blues, and rap music.

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poultice

\ˈpōl-təs\

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D. a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions

E. placed a poultice over the infected cut

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practicable

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D. feasible; usable

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pragmatic

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D. practical; dealing with daily matters

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prate

\ˈprāt\

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D. to chatter

E. the young executive gratingly prated on about his weekend hobnobbing with the rich

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precarious

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D. uncertain; risky

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precedent

\pri-ˈsē-dənt\

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D. something done or said that may serve as an example or rule

E. He says that the government will set a dangerous precedent if it refuses to allow the protesters to hold a rally.

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precept

\ˈprē-ˌsept\

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D. a rule or conduct, a doctrine

E. the basic precepts of a religion

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precipitate

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D. to suddenly force somebody/something into a particular state or condition (especially something bad)

E. he assassination of the president precipitated the country into war.

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precipitous

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D. very steep, high and often dangerous; sudden and great; done very quickly, without enough thought or care

E. he land dropped precipitously down to the rocky shore. / The dollar plunged precipitously. / a precipitous decline in exports / We don’t want to act precipitously.

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preclude

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D. to prevent; to make impossible

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precocious

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D. developing earlier than usual

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precursor

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D. a forerunner

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predatory

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D. living by killing and eating other animals; using weaker people for their own financial or sexual advantage

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predicate

\ˈpre-di-kət\

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D. something that is affirmed or denied of the subject in a proposition in logic; to affirm

E. In the sentence “The child threw the ball,” the subject is “the child” and the predicate is “threw the ball.”

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predilection

\ˌpre-də-ˈlek-shən\

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D. a preference

E. an artist with a predilection for bright colours

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predispose

\ˌprē-di-ˈspōz\

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D. to make receptive

E. a good teacher predisposes children to learn / malnutrition predisposes one to disease

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preeminent

\prē-‘e-mə-nənt\

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D. having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding, supreme

E. She’s the preeminent chef in a city that has many good ones.

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prefatory

\ˈpre-fə-ˌtȯr-ē\

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D. introductory

E. Each chapter in the book has a prefatory quotation.

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prelude

\ˈprel-ˌyüd\

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D. opening

E. an eruption of sectarian violence that proved to be the prelude to all-out civil war / the musical had a brief prelude to get the audience in the proper mood

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premeditate

(ˌ)prē-ˈme-də-ˌtāt\

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D. to think out ahead of time

E. a premeditated attack

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premise

\ˈpre-məs\

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D. a statement on which an argument is based

E. His reasoning is based on the premise that all people are equally capable of good and evil.

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premonition

\ˌprē-mə-ˈni-shən\

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D. anticipation of an event without conscious reason (prae- + monēre to warn）

E. she had a premonition that her cat would somehow get hurt that day

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preponderate

\pri-ˈpän-də-ˌrāt\

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D. to exceed in weight, power, or number (prae- + ponder-, pondus weight )

E. Evidence for the accused preponderated at the trial.

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preposterous

\pri-ˈpäs-t(ə-)rəs\

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D. absurd (pre-before + post-after)

E. the idea that extraterrestrials built the pyramids is preposterous

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prerogative

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D. a right or privilege

E. If you’d rather sell the tickets than use them, that’s your prerogative. / It’s a writer’s prerogative to decide the fate of her characters.

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presage

\ˈpre-sij\

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D. to warn; to predict

E. the sight of the first robin is always a welcome presage of spring

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prescience

\ˈpre-sh(ē-)ən(t)s\

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D. foreknowledge

E. He predicted their response with amazing prescience. / Her prescience as an investor is impressive.

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presentiment

\pri-ˈzen-tə-mənt\

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D. a feeling that something is going to happen, especially something unpleasant; a premonition (prae- + sentire to feel)

E. a nagging presentiment of danger

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presumption

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D. the act of supposing that something is true, although it has not yet been proved or is not certain; behaviour that is too confident and shows a lack of respect for other people

E. Everyone is entitled to the presumption of innocence until they are proved to be guilty. / She was infuriated by his presumption in not consulting her first.

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pretentious

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D. showing off

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preternatural

\ˌprē-tər-ˈna-chə-rəl\

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D. abnormal; supernatural

E. wits trained to preternatural acuteness by the debates / She has a preternatural ability to charm people.

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prevaricate

\pri-ˈver-ə-ˌkāt\

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D. to avoid the truth; to lie

E. during the hearings the witness was willing to prevaricate in order to protect his friend

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primordial

\prī-ˈmȯr-dē-əl\

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D. existing in or persisting from the beginning; original (primus first + ordiri to begin)

E. primordial impulses

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pristine

\ˈpris-ˌtēn\

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D. fresh and clean, as if new; not developed or changed in any way; left in its original condition

E. The car is in pristine condition. / pristine, pollution-free beaches

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privy (to)

\ˈpri-vē\

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D. privy to something: allowed to know about something secret

E. he was not privy to any information contained in the letters.

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probity

\ˈprō-bə-tē\

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D. honesty

E. the defense attorney questioned the probity of the witness

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proboscis

\prə-ˈbä-səs\

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D. the long flexible nose of some animals, such as an elephant; the long thin mouth, like a tube, of some insects; a large human nose

E. if there were a direct relation between mendacity and the length of one’s proboscis, hers would be a mile long

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proclivity

\prō-ˈkli-və-tē\

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D. a slope; a tendency

E. showed artistic proclivities at an early age

43
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procrastinate

\pro-ˈkras-tə-ˌnāt\

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D. to delay or postpone

E. He procrastinated and missed the submission deadline.

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prodigal

\ˈprä-di-gəl\

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D. wasteful; generous

E. the prodigal child always spent her allowance the minute she got it

45
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prodigious

\prə-ˈdi-jəs\

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D. wonderful; huge

E. stage magicians performing prodigious feats for rapt audiences

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profane

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D. nonreligious; irreverent

E. the once-lovely landscape had been profaned by ugly factories / offended by the profane language that her coworkers used so casually

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