List 22 Flashcards
Privation
Lack of what is needed for existence
Pristine
Free from dirt or decay
Probe
A penetrating investigation
Probity
Honesty, adherence to the highest ideals
Proclivity
癖好
Procrastinate
To put off doing something out of laziness
Procure
To get possession of
Prod
迫使,刺激
Prodigal
挥霍的
Prodigious
Enormous , great in size
Profane
亵渎
Proffer
To offer for acceptance
Proficient
Having an advanced degree of competence
Profligate
Reckless wasteful
Profusion
Abundance
Proliferate
To grow by rapidly producing offspring
Prolix
Tending to speak at excessive length
Prologue
The preface or introduction to a literary work
Prolong
To lengthen in extent
Proofread
校对
Promulgate
To make know by open declaration
Propagate
繁殖,传播
Propensity
倾向,癖好
Prophetic
Predictive
Propitiate
Appease, 劝解
Propitious
吉祥的
Proponent
An advocate
Propriety
礼节
Prosaic
Lacking in imagination
Proscribe
To prohibit
Prosecution
起诉
Proselytize
劝诱改宗
Prospect
勘探
Prosperous
Having success, flourishing
Prostrate
Lying flat
Protean
Displaying great diversity or variety
Protocol
正确的礼仪规范
Protract
To draw out or lengthen in time
Protrude
突出
Protuberant
隆起的,突出的
Provident
Frugal, economical节俭的
Providential
天意的
Provincial
Narrow and self centered
Provisional
Temporary
Provisory
Conditional带有附加条件的
Prowess
Superior strength
Prowl
巡游以猎取食物
Prude
过分守礼的人
Prudent
Wise
Prudish
过分守礼
Prune
梅干,修剪
Pry
刺探
Pseudonym
假名
Pucker
噘嘴,使收缩
Puckish
淘气的,顽皮的
Puerile
Immature
Puissance
Power, might
Pulchritude
Beauty
Pulverize
研磨成粉
Pun
双关语
Punctilious
注意细节的,一丝不苟的
Pundit
A person who gives opinions in an authoritative
Pungent
Taste with a sharp acrid sensation
Puny
Inferior size, weak
Purlieu
A frequently visited place
Purloin
To steal
Pervey
To supply food
Pusillanimous
懦弱的,胆小得令人鄙视
Quack
A pretender to medical skill
Quaff
大口喝
Quail
To shrink back in fear
Qualify
Qualified support 有限的支持
Quandary
A state of doubt
Quarantine
To isolate from normal relations
Quarry
采石场
Quash
To put down or suppress forcibly
Quaver
To speak in a quivering voice
Quell
To put down forcibly
Quench
冷却,淬火
Querulous
Habitually complaining
Quibble
吹毛求疵
Quiescent
Being quiet
Quixotic
Idealistic without regard to practicality
Quotidian
Commonplace
Rabble
混乱的人群
Rabid
Extremely zealous or enthusiastic
Raconteur
善于讲故事的人
Racy
Lively
Raffish
粗俗的
Raffle
抽奖
Rafter
Parallel beams that support a roof