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Question 1

proffer

\ˈprä-fər\

Answer 1

D. to offer

E. proffered his assistance in helping the two sides reach a compromise

Question 2

proficient

\prə-ˈfi-shənt\

Answer 2

D. skilled

Question 3

profligate

\ˈprä-fli-gət\

Answer 3

D. immoral; wasteful

E. profligate spending

Question 4

profound

Answer 4

D. very deep

Question 5

profusion

Answer 5

D. a great abundance

E. The flowers grow in profusion.

Question 6

progenitor

\prō-ˈje-nə-tər\

Answer 6

D. a forefather

E. the progenitors of modern art

Question 7

progeny

\ˈprä-jə-nē\

Answer 7

D. children or descendants

E. Their work is the progeny of many earlier studies.

Question 8

prognosis

\präg-ˈnō-səs\

Answer 8

D. a forecast

E. Right now, doctors say his prognosis is good. / The president had a hopeful prognosis about the company’s future.

Question 9

proletarian

\ˌprō-lə-ˈter-ē-ən\

Answer 9

D. a worker, especially one who does not own any property

Question 10

prolific

Answer 10

D. producing a lot

Question 11

prolix

\prō-ˈliks\

Answer 11

D. wordy; unduly prolonged or drawn out

E. a person known for habitually transforming brief anecdotes into prolix sagas that exhaust their listeners

Question 12

promiscuous

\prō-ˈmis-kyə-wəs\

Answer 12

D. composed of all sorts of persons or things; not restricted to one sexual partner (pro- forth + miscēre to mix)

E. since I just collect stamps that I happen to like, my collection is pretty promiscuous

Question 13

promontory

\ˈprä-mən-ˌtȯr-ē\

Answer 13

D. a long narrow area of high land that goes out into the sea

E. a rocky promontory overlooking the bay

Question 14

promulgate

\ˈprä-mōl-ˌgāt\

Answer 14

D. to make known

E. Her ideas have been widely promulgated on the Internet.

Question 15

prone

Answer 15

D. lying flat with the front of your body touching the ground; ikely to suffer from something or to do something bad

E. The victim lay prone without moving. / Tired drivers were found to be particularly prone to ignore warning signs.

Question 16

propagate

\ˈprä-pə-ˌgāt\

Answer 16

D. to breed or reproduce

E. We are discovering new ways to propagate plants without seeds.

Question 17

propensity

\prō-ˈpen(t)-sə-tē\

Answer 17

D. a natural tendency

E. He had a propensity for crime.

Question 18

propinquity

\prə-ˈpiŋ-kwə-tē\

Answer 18

D. nearness; kinship

E. local housing prices, thanks to the propinquity of an especially picturesque beach, are out of the reach of many would-be buyers

Question 19

propitiate

\prō-ˈpi-shē-ˌāt\

Answer 19

D. to appease

E. Sacrifices were made to propitiate the gods.

Question 20

propitious

\prə-ˈpi-shəs\

Answer 20

D. likely to produce a successful result

E. It was not a propitious time to start a new business.

Question 21

proponent

Answer 21

D. one who put forth an idea

Question 22

propound

\prə-ˈpau̇nd\

Answer 22

D. to offer for discussion or consideration

E. let us propound the question whether mercy killing should ever be an option

Question 23

propriety

Answer 23

D. moral and social behaviour that is considered to be correct and acceptable

E. Nobody questioned the propriety of her being there alone. / The company had acted in accordance with all legal proprieties.

Question 24

prosaic

Answer 24

D. commonplace

Question 25

proscribe

Answer 25

D. to say officially that something is banned

E. proscribed organizations

Question 26

prosody

\ˈprä-sə-dē\

Answer 26

D. the patterns of sounds and rhythms in poetry; the study of this

Question 27

prostrate

'präs-trāt\

Answer 27

D. lying on the ground and facing downwards, prone; so shocked, upset, etc. that you cannot do anything

E. He stumbled over Luke’s prostrate body. / She was prostrate with grief after her son’s death.

Question 28

protégé

\ˈprō-tə-ˌzh(j)ā\

Answer 28

D. a young person who is helped in their career and personal development by a more experienced person

E. a protégé of the great violinist Yehudi Menuhin

Question 29

protocol

\ˈprō-tə-ˌkȯl\

Answer 29

D. the first or original version of an agreement, especially a treaty between countries; a system of fixed rules and formal behaviour used at official meetings, usually between governments

E. It is set out in a legally binding protocol which forms part of the treaty. / the protocol of diplomatic visits

Question 30

prototype

\ˈprō-tə-ˌtīp\

Answer 30

D. a model

E. He is the prototype of a conservative businessman.

Question 31

protract

\prō-ˈtrakt\

Answer 31

D. to prolong

E. the highway project was protracted by years of litigation

Question 32

protrude

Answer 32

D. to stick out

E. A handkerchief protruded from his shirt pocket.

Question 33

protuberant

\prō-‘tü-bə-rənt\

Answer 33

D. sticking out

E. protuberant eyes

Question 34

provident

'prä-və-dənt\

Answer 34

D. providing for future needs

E. her provident measures kept us safe while we waited out the hurricane / it is possible to be provident without being miserly

Question 35

proviso

\prə-ˈvī-(ˌ)zō\

Answer 35

D. a condition that must be accepted before an agreement can be made

E. He agreed to their visit with the proviso that they should stay no longer than one week.

Question 36

provoke

Answer 36

D. to excite; to anger

Question 37

prowess

\ˈprau̇-əs\

Answer 37

D. boldness; skill

E. He is known for his prowess on the football field.

Question 38

proximity

Answer 38

D. nearness

Question 39

proxy

\ˈpräk-sē\

Answer 39

D. the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another

E. sent a proxy to the meeting to cast his vote for him

Question 40

prudent

Answer 40

D. careful; wise

Question 41

puerile

\ˈpyu̇-rəl\

Answer 41

D. childish

E. told the teenagers that such puerile behavior would not be tolerated during the ceremony

Question 42

pugnacious

Answer 42

D. quarrelsome

Question 43

puissant

\pyoo-uh-suhnt\

Answer 43

D. powerful

E. one of the nation’s most respected and puissant advocates for the rights of minorities

Question 44

pulchritude

\ˈpəl-krə-ˌtüd\

Answer 44

D. beauty, physical comeliness

Question 45

pulmonary

\ˈpu̇l-mə-ˌner-ē\

Answer 45

D. pertaining to the lungs

E. pulmonary respiration

Question 46

punctilious

Answer 46

D. exact