NSF nationals vocabulary W19 Flashcards by Awesome Cool

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poky

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Small, slow, cramped

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pollster

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a person who conducts polls for the public

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polygamy

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having more than one spouse at a time

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pontificate

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the role or job of a pontiff

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portent

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a sign of something about to happen

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portentous

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the nature of portent, momentous, marvelous

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posit

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to place, put, or to set

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post mortem

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after death

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potsherd

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a shard of pottery

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pragmatic

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character that emphasizes practicality

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precept

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a rule of personal conduct, a doctrine that is taught

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precis

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a concise summary

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predacious

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hunting other animals for food

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pre-empt

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a high bid that is intended to stop other players from bidding

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preen

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to dress or groom elaborately

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preponderance

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exceeding in heaviness

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prepossessing

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creating a favorable impression

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preternatural

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unordinary, supernatural

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primeval

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existing from the beginning

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primogeniture

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being the first born children of the same parents

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primordial

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having existed from the beginning

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pro forma

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as a matter of form

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procurement

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the act of getting possession of something

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proffer

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an offer or proposal

progeny

the immediate descendants of somebody

prognostication

knowledge of the future

prolix

to speak or write at long lenths

prologue

an introduction to a play

propitiate

make peace with

propitious

presenting favorable circumstances

propriety

appropriate behavior

prorate

to make a distribution

proscription

the act of banning or prohibition

protagonist

the principle character in a work of fiction

protract

lengthen in time, last longer

protrude

to bulge outwards

provisional

under terms, not final or fully worked out

proviso

a stipulated condition

provocateur

a person who provokes trouble

prudery

excessive modesty