Part 3 Flashcards
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Juxtapose (v.)
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To place side by side
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Judicious (a.)
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Exercising sound judgment
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Kinetic (a.)
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Having to do with motion ; lively ; active
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Labyrinth (n.)
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A maze ; something like a maze
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Laconic (a.)
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Using few words, especially to the points of seeming rude
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Lament (v.)
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To mourn
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Lampoon (v.)
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To satirize ; to mock ; to parody
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Languish (v.)
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To become weak, listless, or depressed
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Largess (n.)
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Generous giving of gifts ; generosity ; philanthropy
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Latent (a.)
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Present but not visible or apparent ; potential
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Laud (v.)
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To praise ; to applaud ; to extol
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Legacy (n.)
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Something handed down from the past ; a bequest
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Lethargy (n.)
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Sluggishness ; laziness ; drowsiness
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Levity (n.)
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Lightness ; frivolity ; unseriousness
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Libel (n.)
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A written or published falsehood that injures the reputation of, defames, someone
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Litigate (v.)
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To try in court ; to engage in legal proceedings
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Loquacious (a.)
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Talking a lot or too much
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Lucid (a.)
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Clear ; easy to understand
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Lugubrious (a.)
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Exaggeratedly mournful
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Luminious (a.)
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Giving off light ; glowing ; bright
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Machination (n.)
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Scheming activity for an evil purpose
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Magnanimous (a.)
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Unresentful ; generous ; noble in spirit
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Magnate (n.)
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A rich, powerful, or very successful business-person
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Malaise (n.)
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A feeling of depression, uneasiness, or queasiness
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Malfeasance (n.)
An illegal act, especially by a public official
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Malinger (v.)
To pretend to be sick to avoid doing work
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Malleable (a.)
Easy to shape or bend
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Mandate (n.)
A command or authorization to do something
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Manifest (a.)
Visible ; evident
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Manifesto (n.)
A public declaration of beliefs or principles, usually political ones
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Marshal (v.)
To arrange in order ; to gather together for the purpose of doing something
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Martial (a.)
Warlike ; having to do with combat
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Martyr (n.)
Someone who gives up his or her life in pursuit of a cause, especially a religious one
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Matriculate (v.)
To enroll, eapecially at a college
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Maudlin (a.)
Silly and overly sentimental
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Maverick (n.)
A nonconformist ; a rebel
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Maxim (n.)
A fundamental principle ; an old saying
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Mediate (v.)
To help settle differences
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Mellifluous (a.)
Sweetly flowing
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Mendacious (a.)
Lying, untrue
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Mendicant (n.)
A beggar
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Mentor (n.)
A teacher, tutor, or coacher
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Mercenary (n.)
A hired soldier ; someone who will do anything for money
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Mercurial (a.)
Emotionally unpredictable ; rapidly changing in mood
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Metamorphosis (n.)
A magical change in form ; a striking or sudden change
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Microcosm (n.)
The world in miniature
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Milieu (n.)
Environment ; surroundings
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Minuscule (a.)
Very tiny
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Misanthropic (a.)
Hating mankind
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Mitigate (v.)
To moderate the effect of something
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Mollify (v.)
To soften ; to soothe ; to pacify
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Monolithic (a.)
Massive whole
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Moribund (a.)
Dying
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Morose (a.)
Gloomy ; sullen
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Mortify (v.)
To humiliate
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Mundane (a.)
Ordinary ; pretty boring
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Munificent (a.)
Very generous
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Myopia (n.)
Nearsightedness ; lack of foresight
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Myriad (n.)
A huge number
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Narcissism (n.)
Excessive love of one's body or oneself
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Nebulous (a.)
Vague ; hazy ; indistinct
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Nefarious (a.)
Evil ; flagrantly wicked
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Neologism (n.)
A new word or phrase ; a new usage of a word
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Nepotism (n.)
Showing favoritism to friends or family in business or politics
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Nihilism (n.)
The belief that there are no values or morals in the universe
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Nominal (a.)
In name only ; insignificant ; A-OK (during rocket launches)
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Nostalgia (n.)
Sentimental longing for the past
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Notorious (a.)
Famous for something bad
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Novel (a.)
New ; original
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Noxious (a.)
Harmful ; offensive
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Nuance (n.)
A subtle difference or distinction
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Obdurate (a.)
Stubborn and insensitive
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Obfuscate (v.)
To darken ; to confuse ; to make confusing
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Oblique (a.)
Indirect : at an angle
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Oblivion (n.)
Total forgetfulness ; the state of being forgotten
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Obscure (a.)
Dark ; hard to understand
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Obsequious (a.)
Fawning ; sucking up to
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Obtuse (a.)
Insensitive ; blockheaded
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Officious (a.)
Annoyingly eager to help or advise
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Onerous (a.)
Burdensome ; oppressive
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Opaque (a.)
Impossible to see through ; impossible to understand
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Opulent (a.)
Luxurious
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Orthodox (a.)
Conventional, adhering to established principles or doctrines, especially in religion ; by the book
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Ostensible (a.)
Professed ; apparent but misleading
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Ostentatious (a.)
Excessively conspicuous ; showing off
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Pacify (v.)
To calm someone down ; to placate
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Painstaking (a.)
Extremely careful ; taking pains
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Palliate (v.)
To relieve or alleviate something without getting rid of the problem ; to assuage ; to mitigate
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Palpable (a.)
Capable of being touched ; obvious ; tangible
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Paltry (a.)
Insignificant ; worthless
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Panacea (n.)
Something that cures everything
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Paradigm (n.)
A model or example
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Paradox (n.)
A true statement or phenomenon that nonetheless seems to contradict itself
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Parochial (a.)
Narrow or confined in point of view ; provincial
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Parody (n.)
A satirical imitation
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Parsimonious (a.)
Stingy
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Partisan (n.)
One who supports a particular person, cause, or idea
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Patent (a.)
Obvious
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Paternal (a.)
Fatherly ; father like
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Pathology (n.)
The science of diseases
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Patriarch (n.)
The male head of a family or tribe
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Patrician (n.)
A person of noble birth ; an aristocrat
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Patronize (v.)
To treat as an inferior ; to condescend to
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Paucity (n.)
Scarcity
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Peccadillo (n.)
A minor offense
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Pedantic (a.)
Boringly scholarly or academic
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Pedestrian (a.)
Unimaginative ; banal
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Pejorative (a.)
Negative ; disparaging
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Penchant (n.)
A strong taste or liking for something ; a predilection
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Penitent (a.)
Sorry ; repentant ; contrite
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Pensive (a.)
Thoughtful and sad
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Peremptory (a.)
Final ; categorical ; dictatorial
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Perennial (a.)
Continual ; happening again and again or year after year
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Perdify (v.)
Treachery
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Perfunctory (a.)
Unenthusiastic ; careless
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Peripatetic (a.)
Wandering ; itinerant
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Periphery (n.)
The outside edge of something
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Perjury (n.)
Lying under oath
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Permeate (v.)
To spread or seep through ; to penetrate
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Pernicious (a.)
Deadly ; extremely evil
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Perquisite (v.)
A previlege that goes along with a job ; a "perk"
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Pertinent (a.)
Relevant ; dealing with the matter at hand
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Perturb (v.)
To disturb greatly
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Peruse (v.)
To read carefully
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Pervade (v.)
To spread throughout
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Petulant (a.)
Rude ; cranky ; ill-tempered
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Philanhropy (n.)
Love of mankind, especially by doing good deeds
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Philistine (n.)
A smugly ignorant person with no appreciation of intellectualot artistic matters
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Pious (a.)
Reverent or devout ; hypocritical
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Pivotal (a.)
Crucial
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Placate (v.)
To pacify ; to appease ; to soothe
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Plaintive (a.)
Expressing sadness or sorrow
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Platitude (n.)
A dull or trite remark ; a cliché
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Plebeian (a.)
Common ; vulgar ; low class ; bourgeois
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Plethora (n.)
An excess
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Poignant (a.)
Painfully emotional ; extremely moving ; sharp or astute
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Polarize (v.)
To break up into opposing factions or groupings
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Polemic (n.)
A powerful argument often made to attack or refute a controversial issue
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Ponderous (a.)
So large as to be clumsy ; massive ; dull
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Portent (n.)
An omen ; a sign of something coming in the future
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Postulate (n.)
Something accepted as true without proof ; an axiom
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Pragmatic (a.)
Practical ; down to earth ; based on experience rather than theory
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Precedent (n.)
An earlier example or model of something
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Precept (n.)
A rule to live by ; a maxim
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Precipitate (v.)
To cause to happen abruptly
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Precipitous (a.)
Steep
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Preclude (v.)
To prevent something from ever happening
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Precursor (n.)
Forerunner ; something that goes before and anticipates or paves the way from whatever it is that follows
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Predilection (n.)
A natural preference for something
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Preeminent (a.)
Better than anyone else ; outstanding ; supreme
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Preempt (v.)
To seize something by prior right
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Premise (n.)
An assumption ; the basis for a conclusion
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Prepossess (v.)
To preoccupy ; to influence beforehand or prejudice ; to make a good impression on beforehand
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Prerogative (n.)
A right or previlege connected exclusively with a position, a person, a class, a nation, or some other group or classification
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Prevail (v.)
To triumph ; to persuade
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Pristine (a.)
Original ; unspoiled ; pure
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Prodigal (a.)
Wastefully extravagant
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Prodigious (a.)
Extraordinary ; enormous
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Prodigy (n.)
An extremely talented child ; an extraordinary accomplishment or occurrence
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Profane (a.)
Not having to do with religion ; irrelevant ; blasphemous
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Profess (v.)
To declare ; to declare falsely or pretend
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Proficient (a.)
Thoroughly conpetent ; skillfull
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Profligate (a.)
Extravagant wasteful and, usually, wildly immoral
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Profound (a.)
Deep (in several senses)
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Profuse (a.)
Flowing ; extravagant
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Proletariat (n.)
The industrial working class
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Proliferate (v.)
To spread or grow rapidly
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Prolific (a.)
Abundantly productive ; fruitful or fertile
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Promulgate (v.)
To proclaim ; to publicly or formally declare something
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Propensity (n.)
A natural inclination or tendency ; a predilection
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Propitious (a.)
Marked by favorable signs or conditions
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Proponent (n.)
An advocate ; a supporter of a position
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Proprietary (a.)
Characteristic of an owner of property ; constituting property
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Propriety (n.)
Properness ; good manners
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Prosaic (a.)
Dull ; unimaginative
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Proscribe (v.)
To outlaw ; to prohibit
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Proselytize (v.)
To covert (someone) from one religion or doctrine to another
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Protagonist (n.)
The leader character in a novel, play, or other work ; a leader
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Protract (v.)
To prolong
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Provident (a.)
Preparing for the future ; frugal
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Provincial (a.)
Limited in outlook to one's own small corner of the world ; narrow
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Provisional (a.)
Conditional ; temporary ; tentative
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Proximity (n.)
Nearness
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Prudent (a.)
Careful ; having forsight
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Purported (a.)
Rumored ; claimed
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Putative (a.)
Commonly accepted ; supposed ; reputed
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Qualify (v.)
To modify or restrict
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Qualitative (a.)
Having to do with the quality of something
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Querulous (a.)
Complaining ; grumbling ; whining
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Quixotic (a.)
Romantic or idealistic to a foolish or impractical degree
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Ramification (n.)
A consequence ; a branching out
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Rancor (n.)
Bitter, long-lasting ill will or resentment
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Rapacious (a.)
Greedy ; plundering ; avaricious
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Rebuke (v.)
To criticize sharply
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Rebut (v.)
To contradict ; to argue in opposition to ; to prove to be false
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Reculcitrant (a.)
Stubbornly defaint of authority or control ; disobedient
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Recant (v.)
To publicly take back and deny (something previously said or believed) ; to openly confess error
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Reciprocal (a.)
Mutual, shared ; interchangeable
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Reclusive (a.)
Hermitlike ; withdrawn from society
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Recondite (a.)
Hard to understand ; over one's head
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Recrimination (n.)
A bitter counteraccusion, or the act of making a bitter counteraccusion
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Redolent (a.)
Fragrant
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Redundant (a.)
Unnecessarily repetitive ; excessive ; excessively wordy
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Refute (v.)
To prove to be false ; to disprove
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Reiterate (v.)
To say again ; to repeat
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Relegate (v.)
To banish ; to send away
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Relentless (a.)
Continuous ; unstoppable
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Relinquish (v.)
To release or let go of ; to stop doing
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Remonstrate (v.)
To argue against ; to protest ; to raise objections
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Renaissance (n.)
A rebirth or revival
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Renounce (v.)
To give up formally or resign ; to disown ; to have nothing to do
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Reparation (n.)
Paying back ; making amends ; conpensation
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Repercussion (n.)
A consequence ; an indirect effect
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Replenish (v.)
To fill again ; to resupply ; to restore
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Replete (a.)
Completely filled ; abounding
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Reprehensible (a.)
Worthy of blame or censure
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Reprisal (n.)
A military action undertaken in revenge for another ; an act of taking "an eye for an eye"
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Reproach (v.)
To scold, usually in disappointment ; to blame ; to disgrace
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Reprove (v.)
To criticize mildly
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Repudiate (v.)
To reject ; to renounce ; to disown ; to have nothing to do with
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Requisite (a.)
Required ; necessary
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Resolute (a.)
Determined ; firm ; unwavering
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Respite (n.)
A period of rest or relief
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Reticent (a.)
Quiet ; restrained ; reluctant to speak, especially about oneself
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Reverse (v.)
To respect highly ; to honor
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Rhetoric (n.)
The art of formal speaking or writing ; inflated discourse
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Rigorous (a.)
Strict ; harsh ; severe
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Robust (a.)
Strong and healthy ; vigorous
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Rogue (n.)
A criminally dishonest person ; a scoundrel
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Rudimentary (a.)
Basic ; crude
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Ruminate (v.)
To contemplate ; to ponder ; to mull over
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Rustic (a.)
Rural ; lacking urban comforts or sophistication ; primitive
