P-Q Flashcards
profligate
extravagantly wasteful and wildly immoral
profound
deep
profuse
flowing; extravagant
proletariat
the industrial working class
proliferate
to spread or grow rapidly
prolific
abundantly productive; fruitful or fertile
promulgate
to proclaim; to publicly or formally declare something
propensity
a natural inclination or tendency; predilection
propitious
marked by favorable signs or conditions
proponent
advocate
proprietary
characteristic of an owner of property; act as though you own it
propriety
properness; good manners
prosaic
dull; unimaginative
proscribe
to outlaw; to prohibit
proselytize
to convert someone from one religion to another
protract
to prolong
provident
preparing or providing for the future; frugal
provincial
limited in outlook to one’s own small corner of the world; narrow
provisional
conditional; temporary; tentative
proximity
nearness
prudent
careful; having foresight
purported
rumored; claimed
putative
commonly accepted; supposed; reputed
qualify
to modify or restrict
querulous
complaining; grumbling; whining
quixotic
romantic or idealistic to a foolish or impractical degree
