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Preeminent-Putative Flashcards

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Preempt

A

To seize something by prior right

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Preeminent

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better than anyone else
Outstanding
Supreme

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Premise

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An assumption

The basis for a conclusion

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Prepossess

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To preoccupy
To influence beforehand or prejudice
To make a good impression on beforehand

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Perogative

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A right or privilege connected exclusively with a position, a person, a class, a nation, or some other group or classification

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Prevail

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To triumph
To overcome rivals
(Used with “on” “upon” or “with”)= to persuade

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Pristine

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Original
Unspoiled
Pure

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Prodigal

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Wastefully extravagant

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Prodigious

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Extraordinary

Enormous

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Prodigy

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An extremely talented child

An extraordinary accomplishment or occurrence

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Profane

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Not having to do with religion
Irreverent
Blasphemous

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Profess

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To declare

To declare falsely or pretend

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Proficient

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Thoroughly competent
Skillful
Good(at something)

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Profligate

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Extravagantly wasteful and, usually wildly immoral

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Profound

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Deep(in several senses)

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Profuse

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Flowing

Extravagant

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Proletariat

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The industrial working class
People who roll up heir sleeves and do an honest day's work
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Proliferate

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To spread or grow rapidly

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Prolific

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Abundantly productive

Fruitful or fertile

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Promulgate

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To proclaim

To publicly or formally declare something

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Propensity

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A natural inclination or tendency

A predilection

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Propitious

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Marked by favorable signs or conditions

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Proponent

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An advocate

A supporter of a position

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Proprietary

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Characteristic of an owner of property

Constituting property

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Propriety

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Properness

Good manners

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Prosaic

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Dull
Unimaginative
Like prose

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Proscribe

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To outlaw

To prohibit

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Prosyletize

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To convert (someone) from one religion or doctrine to another
To recruit converts
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Protagonist

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The leading character in a novel, play, or other work; a leader or champion

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Protract

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To prolong

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Provident

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Preparing for the future
Providing for the future
Frugal

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Provincial

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Limited in outlook to one’s own small corner of the world

Narrow

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Provisional

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Conditional
Temporary
Tentative

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Proximity

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Nearness

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Prudent

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Careful

Having foresight

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Purported

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Rumored

Claimed

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Putative

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Commonly accepted
Supposed
Reputed

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