Set6 Flashcards
prophetic
【1】adj. foretelling events:predictivewould soon be in
propitiate
【1】vt. to conciliate (an offended power); appease
propitious
【1】adj. favorably disposed: pointing toward a happy outcomeunpropitious
proponent
【1】n. one who argues in support of something; an advocate
propriety
【1】n. conformity to what is socially acceptable in conduct or speech【2】n. the quality or state of being especially suitable or fitting
prosaic
【1】adj. being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of eventsimaginary
proscribe
【1】vt. to prohibit; forbid【反】 sanction, permit, allow, let, suffer
prosecution
【1】n. the doing of an action
proselytize
【1】v. to persuade to change to one’s religious faith
prospect
【1】vi. to go into or range over for purposes of discovery【2】n. the act or state of looking forward to some occurrence
prosperous
【1】adj. marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically
prostrate
【1】adj./v. lying flat or at full length【2】adj./v. to reduce to extreme weakness or incapacitation
protean
【1】adj. displaying great diversity or variety; versatile
protocol
【1】n. a code of correct conduct
protract
【1】vt. to draw out or lengthen in time; prolong
protrude
【1】vi. to jut out; project; bulge
protuberant
【1】adj. thrusting out from a surrounding or adjacent surface often as a rounded mass
provident
【1】adj. frugal; economical【2】adj. having or showing awareness of and preparation for the future
providential
【1】adj. happening as if through divine intervention
provincial
【1】adj./n. limited in perspective; narrow and self-centered
provisional
【1】adj. provided or serving only for the time being; temporary
provisory
【1】adj. depending on a proviso; conditional; serving in a position for the time being
prowess
【1】n. superior strength, courage, or daring, especially in battle
prowl
【1】vt. to roam through stealthily, as in search of prey or plunder
prude
【1】n. a person who is greatly concerned with seemly behavior and morality especially regarding sexual mattersair
prudish
【1】adj. marked by prudery
prudent
【1】adj. marked by wisdom or judiciousness; wise【2】adj. marked by circumspection
prune
【1】n. a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation【2】vt. to cut off or remove dead or living parts or branches of (a plant, for example) to improve shape or growth
pry
【1】v. to look or inquire closely, curiously, or impertinently
pseudonym
【1】n. a fictitious name
pucker
【1】vi. to become gathered, contracted, and wrinkled
puckish
【1】adj. mischievous; impish
puerile
【1】adj. immature; lacking in adult experience or maturity
puissance
【1】n. power; might
pulchritude
【1】n. great physical beauty and appeal
pun
【1】n. the usually humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest two or more of its meanings or the meaning of another word similar in sound
punctilious
【1】adj. strictly attentive to minute details of form in action or conduct.
pundit
【1】n. a person who gives opinions in an authoritative manner usually through the mass media
pungent
【1】adj. marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
puny
【1】adj.of inferior size, strength, or significance; weak
purlieu
【1】n. a place for spending time or for socializing【2】n. an adjoining region or space
purloin
【1】vt. to steal, often in a violation of trust
purvey
【1】v. to supply (food, for example); furnish.
pusillanimous
【1】adj. lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity
quack
【1】n. a pretender to medical skill
quaff
【1】vt. to drink (a beverage) heartily
quail
【1】vi. to shrink back in fear; cower
qualify
【1】vt. to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form【2】v. to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function
quandary
【1】n. a state of perplexity or doubt
quarry
【1】n. an open excavation or pit from which stone is obtained by digging, cutting, or blasting【2】n. an object of pursuit
quash
【1】vt. to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
quaver
【1】vt. to speak in a quivering voice; utter a quivering sound
quell
【1】vt. to put down forcibly; suppress【2】vt. to pacify; quiet
quench
【1】vt. to put out (a fire, for example); extinguish.【2】v. to put a complete end to (a physical need or desire)
querulous
【1】adj. habitually complaining
quiescent
【1】adj. being quiet, still, or at rest; inactive
quixotic
【1】adj. having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality
quotidian
【1】adj. everyday; commonplace
rabble
【1】n. a disorganized or disorderly crowd of people
rabid
【1】adj. extremely zealous or enthusiastic; fanatical
racy
【1】adj. vigorous; livelyvapid
raffish
【1】adj. marked by or suggestive of flashy vulgarity or crudeness
raffle
【1】n. discarded or useless material
ragged
【1】adj. dressed in tattered or threadbare clothes【2】adj. not having a level or smooth surface
rail
【1】vi. to revile or scold in harsh, insolent, or abusive language
rakish
【1】adj. having or showing lowered moral character or standards; dissolute
rambunctious
【1】adj. being rough or noisy in a high-spirited way
ramshackle
【1】adj. appearing ready to collapse; rickety
rancor
【1】n. a bitter deep-seated ill will
rankle
【1】vt. to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness
rant
【1】n. a long angry speech or scolding【2】vi. to speak or write in a noisy, angry or violent manner
rapacious
【1】adj. having a huge appetite【2】adj. excessively grasping or covetous
rapport
【1】n. a friendly relationship marked by ready communication and mutual understanding
rapprochement
【1】n. establishment of or state of having cordial relations
rapscallion
【1】n. a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
rapt
【1】adj. experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion【2】adj. deeply absorbed; engrossed
rarefy
【1】vt. to make rare, thin, porous, or less dense: to expand without the addition of matter
raspy
【1】adj. harsh and dry in sound【2】adj. easily irritated or annoyed
ratify
【1】vt. to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
ratiocination
【1】n. the thought processes that have been established as leading to valid solutions to problems