5000 English Vocabulary Words - Sheet8 Flashcards
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perfidy n
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Treachery
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perforate v
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To make a hole or holes through
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perform v
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To accomplish
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perfumery n
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The preparation of perfumes
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perfunctory adj
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Half-hearted
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perhaps adv
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Possibly
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perigee n
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The point in the orbit of the moon when it is nearest the earth
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periodicity n
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The habit or characteristic of recurrence at regular intervals
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peripatetic adj
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Walking about
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perjure v
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To swear falsely to
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perjury n
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A solemn assertion of a falsity
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permanence n
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A continuance in the same state, or without any change that destroys the essential form or nature
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permanent adj
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Durable
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permeate v
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To pervade
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permissible adj
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That may be allowed
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permutation n
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Reciprocal change, different ordering of same items
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pernicious adj
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Tending to kill or hurt
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perpendicular adj
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Straight up and down
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perpetrator n
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The doer of a wrong or a criminal act
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perpetuate v
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To preserve from extinction or oblivion
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perquisite n
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Any profit from service beyond the amount fixed as salary or wages
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persecution n
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Harsh or malignant oppression
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perseverance n
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A persistence in purpose and effort
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persevere v
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To continue striving in spite of discouragements
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persiflage n
Banter
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persist v
To continue steadfast against opposition
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persistence n
A fixed adherence to a resolve, course of conduct, or the like
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personage n
A man or woman as an individual, especially one of rank or high station
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personal adj
Not general or public
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personality n
The attributes, taken collectively, that make up the character and nature of an individual
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personnel n
The force of persons collectively employed in some service
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perspective n
The relative importance of facts or matters from any special point of view
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perspicacious adj
Astute
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perspicacity n
Acuteness or discernment
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perspicuous adj
Lucid
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perspiration n
Sweat
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perspire v
To excrete through the pores of the skin
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persuade v
To win the mind of by argument, eloquence, evidence, or reflection
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persuadable adj
capable of influencing to action by entreaty, statement, or anything that moves the feelings
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pertinacious adj
Persistent or unyielding
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pertinacity n
Unyielding adherence
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pertinent adj
Relevant
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perturb v
To disturb greatly
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perturbation n
Mental excitement or confusion
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perusal n
The act of reading carefully or thoughtfully
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pervade v
To pass or spread through every part
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pervasion n
The state of spreading through every part
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pervasive adj
Thoroughly penetrating or permeating
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perverse adj
Unreasonable
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perversion n
Diversion from the true meaning or proper purpose
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perversity n
Wickedness
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pervert n
One who has forsaken a doctrine regarded as true for one esteemed false
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pervious adj
Admitting the entrance or passage of another substance
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pestilence n
A raging epidemic
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pestilent adj
Having a malign influence or effect
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pestilential adj
having the nature of or breeding pestilence
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peter v
To fail or lose power, efficiency, or value
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petrify v
To convert into a substance of stony hardness and character
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petulance n
The character or condition of being impatient, capricious or petulant
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petulant adj
Displaying impatience
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pharmacopoeia n
A book containing the formulas and methods of preparation of medicines for the use of druggists
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pharmacy n
The art or business of compounding and dispensing medicines
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phenomenal adj
Extraordinary or marvelous
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phenomenon n
Any unusual occurrence
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philander v
To play at courtship with a woman
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philanthropic adj
Benevolent
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philanthropist n
One who endeavors to help his fellow men
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philanthropy n
Active humanitarianism
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philately n
The study and collection of stamps
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philharmonic adj
Fond of music
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philogynist n
One who is fond of women
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philologist n
An expert in linguistics
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philology n
The study of language in connection with history and literature
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philosophize v
To seek ultimate causes and principles
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philosophy n
The general principles, laws, or causes that furnish the rational explanation of anything
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phlegmatic adj
Not easily roused to feeling or action
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phonetic adj
Representing articulate sounds or speech
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phonic adj
Pertaining to the nature of sound
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phonogram n
A graphic character symbolizing an articulate sound
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phonology n
The science of human vocal sounds
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phosphorescence n
The property of emitting light
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photoelectric adj
Pertaining to the combined action of light and electricity
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photometer n
Any instrument for measuring the intensity of light or comparing the intensity of two lights
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photometry n
The art of measuring the intensity of light
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physicist n
A specialist in the science that treats of the phenomena associated with matter and energy
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physics n
The science that treats of the phenomena associated with matter and energy
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physiocracy n
The doctrine that land and its products are the only true wealth
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physiognomy n
The external appearance merely
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physiography n
Description of nature
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physiology n
The science of organic functions
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physique n
The physical structure or organization of a person
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picayune adj
Of small value
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piccolo n
A small flute
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piece n
A loose or separated part, as distinguished from the whole or the mass
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piecemeal adv
Gradually
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pillage n
Open robbery, as in war
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pillory n
A wooden framework in which an offender is fastened to boards and is exposed to public scorn
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pincers n
An instrument having two lever-handles and two jaws working on a pivot
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pinchers n
An instrument having two jaws working on a pivot
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pinnacle n
A high or topmost point, as a mountain-peak
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pioneer n
One among the first to explore a country
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pious adj
Religious
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pique v
To excite a slight degree of anger in
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piteous adj
Compassionate
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pitiable adj
Contemptible
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pitiful adj
Wretched
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pitiless adj
Hard-hearted
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pittance n
Any small portion or meager allowance
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placate v
To bring from a state of angry or hostile feeling to one of patience or friendliness
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placid adj
Serene
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plagiarism n
The stealing of passages from the writings of another and publishing them as one's own
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planisphere n
A polar projection of the heavens on a chart
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plasticity n
The property of some substances through which the form of the mass can readily be changed
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platitude n
A written or spoken statement that is flat, dull, or commonplace
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plaudit n
An expression of applause
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plausible adj
Seeming likely to be true, though open to doubt
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playful adj
Frolicsome
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playwright n
A maker of plays for the stage
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plea n
An argument to obtain some desired action
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pleasant adj
Agreeable
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pleasurable adj
Affording gratification
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plebeian adj
Common
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pledgee n
The person to whom anything is pledged
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pledgeor n
One who gives a pledge
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plenary adj
Entire
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plenipotentiary n
A person fully empowered to transact any business
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plenitude n
Abundance
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plenteous adj
Abundant
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plumb n
A weight suspended by a line to test the verticality of something
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plummet n
A piece of lead for making soundings, adjusting walls to the vertical
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pluperfect adj
Expressing past time or action prior to some other past time or action
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plural adj
Containing or consisting of more than one
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plurality n
A majority
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plutocracy n
A wealthy class in a political community who control the government by means of their money
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pneumatic adj
Pertaining to or consisting of air or gas
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poesy n
Poetry
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poetaster n
An inferior poet
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poetic adj
Pertaining to poetry
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poetics n
The rules and principles of poetry
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poignancy n
Severity or acuteness, especially of pain or grief
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poignant adj
Severely painful or acute to the spirit
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poise n
Equilibrium
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polar adj
Pertaining to the poles of a sphere, especially of the earth
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polemics n
The art of controversy or disputation
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pollen n
The fine dust-like grains or powder formed within the anther of a flowering plant
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pollute v
To contaminate
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polyarchy n
Government by several or many persons of what- ever class
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polycracy n
The rule of many
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polygamy n
the fact or condition of having more than one wife or husband at once
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polyglot adj
Speaking several tongues
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polygon n
A figure having many angles
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polyhedron n
A solid bounded by plane faces, especially by more than four
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polysyllable adj
Having several syllables, especially more than three syllables
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polytechnic adj
Pertaining to, embracing, or practicing many arts
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polytheism n
The doctrine or belief that there are more gods than one
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pommel v
To beat with something thick or bulky
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pomposity n
The quality of being marked by an assumed stateliness and impressiveness of manner
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pompous adj
Marked by an assumed stateliness and impressiveness of manner
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ponder v
To meditate or reflect upon
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ponderous adj
Unusually weighty or forcible
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pontiff n
The Pope
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populace n
The common people
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populous adj
Containing many inhabitants, especially in proportion to the territory
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portend v
To indicate as being about to happen, especially by previous signs
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portent n
Anything that indicates what is to happen
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portfolio n
A portable case for holding writing-materials, drawings, etc
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posit v
To present in an orderly manner
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position n
The manner in which a thing is placed
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positive adj
Free from doubt or hesitation
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posse n
A force of men
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possess v
To own
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possession n
The having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command
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possessive adj
Pertaining to the having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command
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possessor n
One who owns, enjoys, or controls anything, as property
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possible adj
Being not beyond the reach of power natural, moral, or supernatural
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postdate v
To make the date of any writing later than the real date
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posterior n
The hinder part
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postgraduate adj
Pertaining to studies that are pursued after receiving a degree
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postscript n
Something added to a letter after the writer's signature
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potency n
Power
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potent adj
Physically powerful
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potentate n
One possessed of great power or sway
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potential n
Anything that may be possible
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potion n
A dose of liquid medicine
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powerless adj
Impotent
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practicable adj
Feasible
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prate v
To talk about vainly or foolishly
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prattle v
To utter in simple or childish talk
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preamble n
A statement introductory to and explanatory of what follows
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precarious adj
Perilous
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precaution n
A provision made in advance for some possible emergency or danger
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precede v
To happen first
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precedence n
Priority in place, time, or rank
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precedent n
An instance that may serve as a guide or basis for a rule
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precedential adj
Of the nature of an instance that may serve as a guide or basis for a rule
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precession n
The act of going forward
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precipice n
A high and very steep or approximately vertical cliff
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precipitant adj
Moving onward quickly and heedlessly
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precipitate v
To force forward prematurely
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precise adj
Exact
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precision n
Accuracy of limitation, definition, or adjustment
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preclude v
To prevent
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precocious adj
Having the mental faculties prematurely developed
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precursor n
A forerunner or herald
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predatory adj
Prone to pillaging
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predecessor n
An incumbent of a given office previous to another
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predicament n
A difficult, trying situation or plight
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predicate v
To state as belonging to something
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predict v
To foretell
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prediction n
A prophecy
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predominance n
Ascendancy or preponderance
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predominant adj
Superior in power, influence, effectiveness, number, or degree
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predominate v
To be chief in importance, quantity, or degree
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preeminence n
Special eminence
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preempt v
To secure the right of preference in the purchase of public land
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preemption n
The right or act of purchasing before others
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preengage v
To preoccupy
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preestablish v
To settle or arrange beforehand
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preexist v
To exist at a period or in a state earlier than something else
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preexistence n
Existence antecedent to something
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preface n
A brief explanation or address to the reader, at the beginning of a book
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prefatory adj
Pertaining to a brief explanation to the reader at the beginning of a book
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prefer v
To hold in higher estimation
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preferable adj
More desirable than others
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preference n
An object of favor or choice
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preferential adj
Possessing, giving, or constituting preference or priority
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preferment n
Preference
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prefix v
To attach at the beginning
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prehensible adj
Capable of being grasped
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prehensile adj
Adapted for grasping or holding
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prehension n
The act of laying hold of or grasping
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prejudice n
A judgment or opinion formed without due examination of the facts
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prelacy n
A system of church government
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prelate n
One of a higher order of clergy having direct authority over other clergy
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prelude n
An introductory or opening performance
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premature adj
Coming too soon
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premier adj
First in rank or position
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premise n
A judgment as a conclusion
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premonition n
Foreboding
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preoccupation n
The state of having the mind, attention, or inclination preoccupied
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preoccupy v
To fill the mind of a person to the exclusion of other subjects
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preordain v
To foreordain
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preparation n
An act or proceeding designed to bring about some event
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preparatory adj
Having to do with what is preliminary
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preponderant adj
Prevalent
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preponderate v
To exceed in influence or power
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prepossession n
A preconceived liking
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preposterous adj
Utterly ridiculous or absurd
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prerogative adj
Having superior rank or precedence
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presage v
To foretell
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prescience n
Knowledge of events before they take place
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prescient adj
Foreknowing
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prescript adj
Prescribed as a rule or model
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prescriptible adj
Derived from authoritative direction
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prescription n
An authoritative direction
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presentient adj
Perceiving or feeling beforehand
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presentiment n
Foreboding
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presentment n
Semblance
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preservation n
Conservation
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presumption n
That which may be logically assumed to be true until disproved
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presumptuous adj
Assuming too much
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pretension n
A bold or presumptuous assertion
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pretentious adj
Marked by pretense, conceit, or display
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preternatural adj
Extraordinary
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pretext n
A fictitious reason or motive
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prevalence n
Frequency
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prevalent adj
Of wide extent or frequent occurrence
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prevaricate v
To use ambiguous or evasive language for the purpose of deceiving or diverting attention
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prevention n
Thwarting
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prickle v
To puncture slightly with fine, sharp points
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priggish adj
Conceited
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prim adj
Stiffly proper
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prima adj
First
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primer n
An elementary reading-book for children
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primeval adj
Belonging to the first ages
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primitive adj
Pertaining to the beginning or early times
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principal adj
Most important
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principality n
The territory of a reigning prince
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principle n
A general truth or proposition
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priory n
A monastic house
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pristine adj
Primitive
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privateer n
A vessel owned and officered by private persons, but carrying on maritime war
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privilege n
A right or immunity not enjoyed by all, or that may be enjoyed only under special conditions
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privity n
Knowledge shared with another or others regarding a private matter
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privy adj
Participating with another or others in the knowledge of a secret transaction
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probate adj
Relating to making proof, as of a will
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probation n
Any proceeding designed to ascertain or test character, qualification, or the like
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probe v
To search through and through
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probity n
Virtue or integrity tested and confirmed
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procedure n
A manner or method of acting
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proceed v
To renew motion or action, as after rest or interruption
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proclamation n
Any announcement made in a public manner
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procrastinate v
To put off till tomorrow or till a future time
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procrastination n
Delay
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proctor n
An agent acting for another
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prodigal n
One wasteful or extravagant, especially in the use of money or property
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prodigious adj
Immense
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prodigy n
A person or thing of very remarkable gifts or qualities
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productive adj
Yielding in abundance
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profession n
Any calling or occupation involving special mental or other special disciplines
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professor n
A public teacher of the highest grade in a university or college
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proffer v
To offer to another for acceptance
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proficiency n
An advanced state of acquirement, as in some knowledge, art, or science
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proficient adj
Possessing ample and ready knowledge or of skill in any art, science, or industry
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profile n
An outline or contour
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profiteer n
One who profits
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profligacy n
Shameless viciousness
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profligate adj
Abandoned to vice
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profuse adj
Produced or displayed in overabundance
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progeny n
Offspring
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progression n
A moving forward or proceeding in course
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prohibition n
A decree or an order forbidding something
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prohibitionist n
One who favors the prohibition by law of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages
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prohibitory adj
Involving or equivalent to prohibition, especially of the sale of alcoholic beverages
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projection n
A prominence
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proletarian n
A person of the lowest or poorest class
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prolific adj
Producing offspring or fruit
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prolix adj
Verbose
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prologue n
A prefatory statement or explanation to a poem, discourse, or performance
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prolong v
To extend in time or duration
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promenade v
To walk for amusement or exercise
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prominence n
The quality of being noticeable or distinguished
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prominent adj
Conspicuous in position, character, or importance
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promiscuous adj
Brought together without order, distinction, or design (for sex)
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promissory adj
Expressing an engagement to pay
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promontory n
A high point of land extending outward from the coastline into the sea
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promoter n
A furtherer, forwarder, or encourager
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promulgate v
To proclaim
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propaganda n
Any institution or systematic scheme for propagating a doctrine or system
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propagate v
To spread abroad or from person to person
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propel v
To drive or urge forward
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propellant adj
Propelling
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propeller n
One who or that which propels
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prophecy n
Any prediction or foretelling
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prophesy v
To predict or foretell, especially under divine inspiration and guidance
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propitious adj
Kindly disposed
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proportionate adj
Being in proportion
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propriety n
Accordance with recognized usage, custom, or principles
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propulsion n
A driving onward or forward
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prosaic adj
Unimaginative
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proscenium n
That part of the stage between the curtain and the orchestra
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proscribe v
To reject, as a teaching or a practice, with condemnation or denunciation
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proscription n
Any act of condemnation and rejection from favor and privilege
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proselyte n
One who has been won over from one religious belief to another
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prosody n
The science of poetical forms
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prospector n
One who makes exploration, search, or examination, especially for minerals
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prospectus n
A paper or pamphlet containing information of a proposed undertaking
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prostrate adj
Lying prone, or with the head to the ground
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protagonist n
A leader in any enterprise or contest
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protection n
Preservation from harm, danger, annoyance, or any other evil
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protective adj
Sheltering
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protector n
A defender
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protege n
One specially cared for and favored by another usually older person
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Protestant n
A Christian who denies the authority of the Pope and holds the right of special judgment
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protomartyr n
The earliest victim in any cause
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protocol n
A declaration or memorandum of agreement less solemn and formal than a treaty
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protoplasm n
The substance that forms the principal portion of an animal or vegetable cell
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prototype n
A work, original in character, afterward imitated in form or spirit
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protract v
To prolong
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protrude v
To push out or thrust forth
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protrusion n
The act of protruding
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protuberance n
Something that swells out from a surrounding surface
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protuberant adj
Bulging
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protuberate v
To swell or bulge beyond the surrounding surface
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proverb n
A brief, pithy saying, condensing in witty or striking form the wisdom of experience
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provident adj
Anticipating and making ready for future wants or emergencies
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providential adj
Effected by divine guidance
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provincial adj
Uncultured in thought and manner
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proviso n
A clause in a contract, will, etc, by which its operation is rendered conditional
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provocation n
An action or mode of conduct that excites resentment
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prowess n
Strength, skill, and intrepidity in battle
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proximately adv
Immediately
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proxy n
A person who is empowered by another to represent him or her in a given matter
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prudence n
Caution
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prudential adj
Proceeding or marked by caution
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prudery n
An undue display of modesty or delicacy
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prurient adj
Inclined to lascivious thoughts and desires
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pseudapostle n
A pretended or false apostle
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pseudonym n
A fictitious name, especially when assumed by a writer
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pseudonymity n
The state or character of using a fictitious name
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psychiatry n
The branch of medicine that relates to mental disease
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psychic adj
Pertaining to the mind or soul
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psychopathic adj
Morally irresponsible
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psychotherapy n
The treatment of mental disease
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pudgy adj
Small and fat
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puerile adj
Childish
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pugnacious adj
Quarrelsome
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puissant adj
Possessing strength
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pulmonary adj
Pertaining to the lungs
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punctilious adj
Strictly observant of the rules or forms prescribed by law or custom
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punctual adj
Observant and exact in points of time
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pungent adj
Affecting the sense of smell
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pungency n
The quality of affecting the sense of smell
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punitive adj
Pertaining to punishment
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pupilage n
The state or period of being a student
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purgatory n
An intermediate state where souls are made fit for paradise or heaven by expiatory suffering
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purl v
To cause to whirl, as in an eddy
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purloin v
To steal
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purport n
Intent
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purveyor n
one who supplies
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pusillanimous adj
Without spirit or bravery
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putrescent adj
Undergoing decomposition of animal or vegetable matter accompanied by fetid odors
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pyre n
A heap of combustibles arranged for burning a dead body
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pyromania n
An insane propensity to set things on fire
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pyrotechnic adj
Pertaining to fireworks or their manufacture
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pyx n
A vessel or casket, usually of precious metal, in which the host is preserved
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quackery n
Charlatanry
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quadrate v
To divide into quarters
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quadruple v
To multiply by four
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qualification n
A requisite for an employment, position, right, or privilege
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qualify v
To endow or furnish with requisite ability, character, knowledge, skill, or possessions
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qualm n
A fit of nausea
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quandary n
A puzzling predicament
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quantity n
Magnitude
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quarantine n
The enforced isolation of any person or place infected with contagious disease
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quarrelsome adj
Irascible
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quarter n
One of four equal parts into which anything is or may be divided
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quarterly adj
Occurring or made at intervals of three months
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quartet n
A composition for four voices or four instruments
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quarto n
An eight-page newspaper of any size
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quay n
A wharf or artificial landing-place on the shore of a harbor or projecting into it
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querulous adj
Habitually complaining
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query v
To make inquiry
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queue n
A file of persons waiting in order of their arrival, as for admittance
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quibble n
An utterly trivial distinction or objection
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quiescence n
Quiet
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quiescent adj
Being in a state of repose or inaction
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quiet adj
Making no noise
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quietus n
A silencing, suppressing, or ending
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quintessence n
The most essential part of anything
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quintet n
Musical composition arranged for five voices or instruments
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quite adv
Fully
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Quixotic adj
Chivalrous or romantic to a ridiculous or extravagant degree
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rabid adj
Affected with rabies or hydrophobia
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racy adj
Exciting or exhilarating to the mind
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radiance n
Brilliant or sparkling luster
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radiate v
To extend in all directions, as from a source or focus
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radical n
One who holds extreme views or advocates extreme measures
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radix n
That from or on which something is developed
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raillery n
Good-humored satire
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ramify v
To divide or subdivide into branches or subdivisions
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ramose adj
Branch-like
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rampant adj
Growing, climbing, or running without check or restraint
444
rampart n
A bulwark or construction to oppose assault or hostile entry
445
rancor n
Malice
446
rankle v
To produce irritation or festering
447
rapacious adj
Disposed to seize by violence or by unlawful or greedy methods
448
rapid adj
Having great speed
449
rapine n
The act of seizing and carrying off property by superior force, as in war
450
rapt adj
Enraptured
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raptorial adj
Seizing and devouring living prey
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ration v
To provide with a fixed allowance or portion, especially of food
453
rationalism n
The formation of opinions by relying upon reason alone, independently of authority
454
raucous adj
Harsh
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ravage v
To lay waste by pillage, rapine, devouring, or other destructive methods
456
ravenous adj
Furiously voracious or hungry
457
ravine n
A deep gorge or hollow, especially one worn by a stream or flow of water
458
reaction n
Tendency towards a former, or opposite state of things, as after reform, revolution, or inflation
459
reactionary adj
Pertaining to, of the nature of, causing, or favoring reaction
460
readily adv
Without objection or reluctance
461
readjust v
To put in order after disarrangement
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ready adj
In a state of preparedness for any given purpose or occasion
463
realism n
The principle and practice of depicting persons and scenes as they are believed really to exist
464
rearrange v
To arrange again or in a different order
465
reassure v
To give new confidence
466
rebellious adj
Insubordinate
467
rebuff n
A peremptory or unexpected rejection of advances or approaches
468
rebuild v
To build again or anew
469
rebut v
To oppose by argument or a sufficient answer
470
recant v
To withdraw formally one's belief (in something previously believed or maintained)
471
recapitulate v
To repeat again the principal points of
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recapture v
To capture again
473
recede v
To move back or away
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receivable adj
Capable of being or fit to be received - often money
475
receptive adj
Having the capacity, quality, or ability of receiving, as truths or impressions
476
recessive adj
Having a tendency to go back
477
recidivist n
A confirmed criminal
478
reciprocal adj
Mutually interchangeable or convertible
479
reciprocate v
To give and take mutually
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reciprocity n
Equal mutual rights and benefits granted and enjoyed
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recitation n
The act of reciting or repeating, especially in public and from memory
482
reck v
To have a care or thought for
483
reckless adj
Foolishly headless of danger
484
reclaim v
To demand or to obtain the return or restoration of
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recline v
To cause to assume a leaning or recumbent attitude or position
486
recluse n
One who lives in retirement or seclusion
487
reclusory n
A hermitage
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recognizance n
An acknowledgment entered into before a court with condition to do some particular act
489
recognize v
To recall the identity of (a person or thing)
490
recoil v
To start back as in dismay, loathing, or dread
491
recollect v
To recall the knowledge of
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reconcilable adj
Capable of being adjusted or harmonized
493
reconnoiter v
To make a preliminary examination of for military, surveying, or geological purposes
494
reconsider v
To review with care, especially with a view to a reversal of previous action
495
reconstruct v
To rebuild
496
recourse n
Resort to or application for help in exigency or trouble
497
recover v
To regain
498
recreant n
A cowardly or faithless person
499
recreate v
To refresh after labor
500
recrudescence n
The state of becoming raw or sore again
