P-Q Flashcards

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profligate

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extravagantly wasteful and wildly immoral

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2
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profound

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deep

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profuse

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flowing; extravagant

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4
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proletariat

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the industrial working class

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5
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proliferate

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to spread or grow rapidly

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6
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prolific

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abundantly productive; fruitful or fertile

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7
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promulgate

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to proclaim; to publicly or formally declare something

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8
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propensity

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a natural inclination or tendency; predilection

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9
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propitious

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marked by favorable signs or conditions

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10
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proponent

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advocate

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11
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proprietary

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characteristic of an owner of property; act as though you own it

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12
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propriety

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properness; good manners

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13
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prosaic

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dull; unimaginative

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14
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proscribe

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to outlaw; to prohibit

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15
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proselytize

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to convert someone from one religion to another

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16
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protract

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to prolong

17
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provident

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preparing or providing for the future; frugal

18
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provincial

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limited in outlook to one’s own small corner of the world; narrow

19
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provisional

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conditional; temporary; tentative

20
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proximity

A

nearness

21
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prudent

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careful; having foresight

22
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purported

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rumored; claimed

23
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putative

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commonly accepted; supposed; reputed

24
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qualify

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to modify or restrict

25
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querulous

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complaining; grumbling; whining

26
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quixotic

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romantic or idealistic to a foolish or impractical degree