N-O-P Flashcards
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nabob
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very wealthy or powerful person
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nadir
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lowest point
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natation
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act of swimming
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naught
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nothing
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nebulous
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hazy, vague, uncertain
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necromancy
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magic, especially that practiced by a witch
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nefarious
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wicked
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neologism
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new use of a word or a new coinage of a word
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neophyte
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novice
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nether
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lower
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nettle
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irritate, annoy
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nicety
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subtlety
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niggardly
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stingy
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niggle
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to spend excessive time on unimportant details
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nihilism
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total rejection of established laws
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noisome
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foul smelling, harmful, injurious
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nominal
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in name, not in fact
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non sequitur
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something that does not logically follow
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nonage
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a period of immaturity
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nonpareil
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unequaled, unrivaled
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nonplus
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confuse, perplex
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nostrum
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quack medicine, supposed cure-all
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notorious
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infamous, bad reputation
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noxious
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harmful
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nubile
suitable for marriage in regard to age
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nugatory
worthless, invalid
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numismatist
coin collector
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obdurate
stubborn, hard-headed
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obeisance
a bow or similar gesture expressing deep respect
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obfuscate
to confuse, bewilder, perplex
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oblation
offering for religious or charitable purposes
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obligatory
mandatory
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obloquy
strong disapproval, bad reputation resulting from public criticism
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obscurant
a person who tries to prevent the spread of knowledge
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obsequious
excessively submissive, overly attentive
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obsequy
a funeral rite or ceremony
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obstinate
stubborn
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obstreperous
boisterous, unruly
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obtuse
slow to comprehend
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obviate
avoid
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occidental
western, opposite of oriental
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occlude
to shut, close
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ocular
pertaining to sight
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odious
hateful, disgusting
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odoriferous
strong smell
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offal
garbage waste parts
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officious
meddling, interfering
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omnifarious
of all kinds
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onerous
burdensome, heavy
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onus
burden, responsibility
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opprobrious
shameful, disgraceful
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oracular
mysterious, predicting
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orifice
mouth, opening
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ornithology
study of birds
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orthography
correct spelling
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ossify
change into bone, become rigid
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ostensible
apparent, conspicuous
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ovine
like a sheep
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ovoid
egg-shaped
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paean
song of praise or joy
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palatial
magnificent
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pall
cover or conceals, become wearisome, unpleasant
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palliate
ease, lessen
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paltry
trivial worthless
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panacea
cure all
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panache
self-confidence, showy manner
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panegyric
expression of praise
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panoply
suit of armor, protective covering
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paragon
model of excellence or perfection
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paramount
chief, supreme
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parity
equality, similarity
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parley
discussion, conference
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parlous
dangerous
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parochial
local, narrow, limited
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paroxysm
a sudden outburst or fit
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parry
to avoid something such as a thrust or blow
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parsimonious
stingy
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partisan
strong supporter of a cause
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patent
obvious, evident
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pathogenic
causing disease
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pathos
pity, deep feeling
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patrician
aristocratic
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patrimony
heritage, inherited right
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paucity
scarcity, lack
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peccadillo
a minor offense
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peculate
steal, embezzle
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pecuniary
pertaining to money
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pedagogue
schoolteacher
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pedantic
showing off one's learning
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peerless
without equal, unmatched
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peevish
hard to please, irritable
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pejorative
having a negative effect, insulting
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pellucid
clear, transparent
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penchant
inclination, strong liking for
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penitent
remorseful
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penury
extreme poverty
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peon
common worker
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perdition
damnation, ruin, hell
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peregrinate
to travel from place to place
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peremptory
decisive, final,
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perennial
long lasting
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perfidious
deceitful, unfaithful
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perforce
of necessity
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perigee
point in orbit nearest the earth
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periphrastic
said in a roundabout way
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pernicious
deadly, destructive
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peroration
concluding part of a speech
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perquisite
additional to regular pay
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perspicacity
keenness of judgement
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perspicuity
clearness as of a statement
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pert
bold, saucy
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peruse
to read carefully
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pervade
to spread throughout, to pass through
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phalanx
closely massed body of persons
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philander
to engage in various love affairs
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philately
stamp collecting
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philippic
a bitter verbal attack
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phlegmatic
unemotional, cool, not easily excited
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picaresque
pertaining to an adventurous wanderer
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piddling
trifling, petty
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pied
many colors, variegated
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pillage
rob by violence
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pillory
expose to public ridicule or abuse
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piquant
exciting to the taste
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piscine
like a fish
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pithy
concise
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pittance
small share
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pivotal
central crucial
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platitude
dull or trite remark
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platonic
spiritual
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plaudit
applause, any expression of approval
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plenary
full, complete, absolute
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pluck
courage
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plumb
to test, measure
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plutocracy
rule by the wealthy class
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poignant
keenly distressing, affecting the emotions
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polarize
to separate into opposing groups
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polemic
a controversy or argument
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poltroon
coward
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polyglot
speaking or writing several languages
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pomp
brillant show or display
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ponderous
heavy, burdensome
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portentous
warning, foreshadowing
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portly
stout, large
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posterity
future generations
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postulate
assume without proof, take for granted
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potentate
ruler, monarch
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prate
to talk extensively and pointlessly, to babble
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precarious
dangerous, risky, uncertain
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precept
rule of conduct
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precipitous
extremely steep
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precis
brief summary
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preclude
to prevent, to shut out
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precocious
prematurely developed
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precursor
a forerunner, predecessor
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predicate
declare, assert
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predilection
a liking, preference, inclination
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preeminent
standing above all others
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preen
dress smartly or carefully
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preponderance
superiority in quantity, power or dominance
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presage
to indicate or warn in advance
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prescience
knowledge of things before they happen
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presentiment
anticipation, especially of something evil
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preternatural
abnormal, beyond what is natural
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pretext
a false reason or motive, an excuse
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prevaricate
to lie
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primogeniture
state of being the firstborn
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prismatic
many colored
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privation
loss or lack of something essential
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probity
honesty, integrity
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proclivity
inclination, tendency
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procrustean
designed to get conformity at any cost
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prodigal
wasteful
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prodigious
enormous, vast
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profess
acknowledge, admit frankly
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proffer
to offer
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profligate
shamelessly immoral, extremely wasteful
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profuse
abundant
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progeny
descendants
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prognostic
to predict foretell
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proletarian
one who belongs to the working class
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proliferate
expand, increase
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prolific
productive, fertile
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prolix
tediously long and wordy
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promontory
piece of land that juts out
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promulgate
to announce, advocate
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prone
reclining, inclined, lying flat
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propagate
to spread, multiply
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propensity
inclination
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propinquity
nearness, closeness
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propitious
favorable
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prosaic
dull, commonplace, unimaginative
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proscribe
denounce exile
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proselyte
a person who has changed from one religion to another a convert
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prostrate
thrown of fallen to the ground
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protean
changeable, variable
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protract
prolong
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provident
having foresight
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provincial
countrified, narrow, limited
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proviso
condition, stipulation
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prowess
skill, strength, daring
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prurient
lustful, obscene, lewd
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puerile
childish, immature
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pugilist
a boxer
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pugnacious
eager to fight, quarrelsome
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puissant
powerful, strong
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pulchritude
beauty
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punctilious
very exact, precise
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pundit
a learned man, expert, authority
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purloin
steal
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purvey
furnish, supply
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pusillanimous
cowardly, fearful
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putative
supposed, believed
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pyre
funeral fire in which a corpse is burned
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pyretic
pertaining to fever
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pyrrhic victory
success gained at too high a cost
