NSF regionals vocabulary 31 Flashcards by Awesome Cool

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predicate

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to affirm or assert

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prelude

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a introduction to an event or action

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prequel

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a literary work that prefigures a later work

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presage

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a sign of something that is about to happen

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presumptuous

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excessively forward, bold

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prevaricate

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to speak falsely or misleadingly, newspeak

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prima donna

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a female opera singer

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prime rate

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the minimum interest rate for a commercial bank

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prioritize

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to assign a priority to

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probity

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strong moral principles, honesty

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procurement

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the act of getting possession of equipment

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proficiency

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having skill or expertise in a field

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profiteer

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someone who makes or seeks a big profit

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progeny

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the immediate descendents of someone

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prolific

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present in large quantities

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prologue

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an introduction to a play

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pronto

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in a punctual manner

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propinquity

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nearness in place, being close together

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proponent

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one who puts an proposition or proposal

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propriety

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correct or appropriate behavior

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props

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proper respect

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prorate

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to divide or distribute equally

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prosaic

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commonplace or dull, not imaginative

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prosecute

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to institute legal proceedings against

prostrate

stretched out along the ground

protagonist

the main character in a drama or work of art

protocol

code of correct conduct

proton

a negative charge of a electron

protuberant

curving outward

providence

the foreseeing of god and care

proxy

someone who is a substitute

prudence

caution with regard

pseudonym

a fictitious name used to cover identity

puckish

mischievous, naughtily playful

purport

the intended meaning of communication

pyre

wood for burning a dead body as a funeral rite

quandary

state of uncertainty

quark

a fundamental particle in mesons and baryons

quaver

to shake or quiver