281-300 Flashcards
Platitude
A meaningless truism, A dull remark
Plethora
An overabundance of, a large amount
Ponderous
Heavy; Dull; so heavy as to be clumsy
Portent
A Forewarning
Pragmatic
Practical, Based on experience, Down-to-earth
Precipitate
To cause to happen suddenly
Preclude
To cut off to prevent from happening
Preempt
To take the place of. Or to take advantage of a mistake
Prerogative
A right of privilege to a specific person
Pristine
Un-spoiled, clean, pure
Procreate
To produce offspring
Prodigal
Recklessly extravagant, Wasteful
Progeny
Offspring
Proliferate
To increase quickly
Propensity
A strong natural inclination, a tendency
Proselytize
To actively seek to convert to a belief
Provident
Prepping for the future, careful
Provisional
For the time being, Temporary
Purgatory
A place of suffering and misery
Plaintive
Expressing Sadness or sorrow