281-300 Flashcards
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Platitude
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A meaningless truism, A dull remark
2
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Plethora
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An overabundance of, a large amount
3
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Ponderous
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Heavy; Dull; so heavy as to be clumsy
4
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Portent
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A Forewarning
5
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Pragmatic
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Practical, Based on experience, Down-to-earth
6
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Precipitate
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To cause to happen suddenly
7
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Preclude
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To cut off to prevent from happening
8
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Preempt
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To take the place of. Or to take advantage of a mistake
9
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Prerogative
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A right of privilege to a specific person
10
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Pristine
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Un-spoiled, clean, pure
11
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Procreate
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To produce offspring
12
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Prodigal
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Recklessly extravagant, Wasteful
13
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Progeny
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Offspring
14
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Proliferate
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To increase quickly
15
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Propensity
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A strong natural inclination, a tendency
