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prescient

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Foreknowing.

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prescription

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An authoritative direction.

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presentient

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Perceiving or feeling beforehand.

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presentiment

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Foreboding.

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presentment

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Semblance.

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presumption

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That which may be logically assumed to be true until disproved.

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prevalence

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Frequency.

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prevaricate

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To use ambiguous or evasive language for the purpose of deceivin.

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prickle

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To puncture slightly with fine, sharp points.

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priggish

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Conceited.

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prim

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Stiffly proper.

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primeval

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Belonging to the first ages.

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primitive

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Pertaining to the beginning or early times.

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principal

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Most important.

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principality

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The territory of a reigning prince.

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privy

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Participating with another or others in the knowledge of a secret transaction.

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probity

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Virtue or integrity tested and confirmed.

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proclamation

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Any announcement made in a public manner.

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procrastinate

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To put off till tomorrow or till a future time.

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procrastination

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Delay.

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prodigal

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One wasteful or extravagant, especially in the use of money or property.

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revelation

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Making known of what was before secret, private, or unknown.

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reverent

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Humble.

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reversion

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A return to or toward some former state or condition.

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revocation

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Repeal.

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rhapsody

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Rapt or rapturous utterance.

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rhetoric

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The art of discourse.

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ribald

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Indulging in or manifesting coarse indecency or obscenity.

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ridicule

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Looks or acts expressing amused contempt.

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ridiculous

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Laughable and contemptible.

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rife

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Abundant.

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righteousness

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Rectitude.

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rigmarole

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Nonsense.

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rigor

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Inflexibility.

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rigorous

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Uncompromising.

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risible

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capable of exciting laughter.

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robust

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Characterized by great strength or power of endurance.

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rote

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Repetition of words or sounds as a means of learning them.

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rotund

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Round from fullness or plumpness.

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rue

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To regret extremely.

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ruminate

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To chew over again, as food previously swallowed and regurgitated.

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rupture

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To separate the parts of by violence.

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rustic

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Characteristic of dwelling in the country.

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sacrificial

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Offering or offered as an atonement for sin.

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sacrilege

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The act of violating or profaning anything sacred.

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sacrilegious

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Impious.

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salacious

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Having strong sexual desires.

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salient

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Standing out prominently.

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salutary

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Beneficial.

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salvage

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Any act of saving property.