Unit 19

Question 1

ponderable

Answer 1

有价值，值得考虑的

exerted a ponderable influence

Question 2

pontificate

Answer 2

傲慢地做或说

pontificate to show a sense of superiority

Question 3

portentous

Answer 3

预兆性的，凶兆的

an errie and portentous stillness

Question 4

poseur

Answer 4

故作姿态，不真诚的人

a pretending poseur

Question 5

posit

Answer 5

假定，断定

The committee posited that he was qualified for the election

Question 6

potable

Answer 6

饮品，有其指酒精饮料

Potables are offered at the bar fot free

Question 7

potentate

Answer 7

有权势的人

a son of a potentate

Question 8

prate

Answer 8

闲聊，空谈

prating on the phone for hours

Question 9

precarious

Answer 9

1危险的,不稳定的
a precarious livehood
2可疑的，不明确的
a precarious assumption

Question 10

precipitate

Answer 10

1匆忙的
precipitate withdrawl from the field of battle
2促使，导致
precipitate an international crisis

Question 11

precipitous

Answer 11

1非常陡峭的
a precipitous gorge
2匆忙的
precipitous action

Question 12

preclude

Answer 12

预先阻止

preclude him from standing as a candidate

Question 13

predilection

Answer 13

爱好，偏袒

a predilection for travel

Question 14

preempt

Answer 14

预先占有

preempt front-row seats

Question 15

preen

Answer 15

打扮修饰

preens herself in an elaborate suit

Question 16

preface

Answer 16

序言

a preface to the three-day conference

Question 17

pregnant

Answer 17

重要的，意味深长的

the pregnant phrases of the Bible

Question 18

preoccupation

Answer 18

非常关心，全神贯注

gloomy preoccupation

Question 19

preponderant

Answer 19

占优势的，更重要的

a preponderant misconception

Question 20

preposterous

Answer 20

荒谬的，不符合常理的

a preposterous conclusion

Question 21

presage

Answer 21

征兆，预示，预言

a welcome presage of spring

Question 22

prescience

Answer 22

预知，先见

God’s prescience

Question 23

presumptutous

Answer 23

傲慢的

the presumptuous and impatient doctor

Question 24

pretense

Answer 24

1虚假，伪装
too much pretense in his piety
2自大，优越感

Question 25

preternatural

Answer 25

超乎寻常的 | preternatural courage

Question 26

prognosis

Answer 26

预兆 | a gloomy prognosis for economic recovery

Question 27

prevaricate

Answer 27

撒谎，支吾其词 | the witness did his best to prevaricate

Question 28

primordial

Answer 28

原始的，最初的 | primordial forms of life

Question 29

primp

Answer 29

精心打扮 | she primps for hours before a date

Question 30

peddle

Answer 30

叫卖，兜售 | peddle fruits and vegetables

Question 31

pristine

Answer 31

纯净的，质朴的，未被文明腐蚀的 | a pristine forest

Question 32

privation

Answer 32

缺乏，穷困 | the constant privation of sleep

Question 33

procrastinate

Answer 33

（因为懒散）拖延 | she procrastinate and missed the submission deadline

Question 34

procure

Answer 34

获得，取得 | procured the prisoner's release

Question 35

prod

Answer 35

促使...行动 | prod the government into action

Question 36

prodigal

Answer 36

挥霍的，败家子 | prodigal outlays for her clothes

Question 37

proffer

Answer 37

献出，提供 | proffered her assistance in...

Question 38

profligate

Answer 38

挥金如土的，挥霍的 | leading a profligate life

Question 39

pushover

Answer 39

容易做的工作，易如反掌的事 | GRE is not a pushover to crack

Question 40

prolix

Answer 40

啰嗦的，冗长的 | Prolix reality

Question 41

promulgate

Answer 41

正式宣布 | The law was promulgate in June

Question 42

prophetic

Answer 42

预言的，预示的 | a prophetic indicator of...

Question 43

propitiate

Answer 43

抚慰，劝解 | propitiate sb.

Question 44

propitious

Answer 44

吉祥的 | propitious sign

Question 45

prosaic

Answer 45

单调的，常见的 | prosaic advice

Question 46

proselytize

Answer 46

(使）改变信仰 | proselytize the Native Americans of Minnesota

Question 47

prostrate

Answer 47

1平躺的 he was lying prostrate on the bed 2衰弱的 illness that prostated an entire family

Question 48

protean

Answer 48

善变的，多才多艺的 | he loved to show off his protean talent

Question 49

protract

Answer 49

延长，拖长

Question 50

protrude

Answer 50

突出 | a handkerchief protruding from his breast pocket

Question 51

protuberant

Answer 51

隆起的，突出的 | protuberant eyes

Question 52

provident

Answer 52

1节俭的 be provident without being miserly 2有远见的 provident measures

Question 53

providential

Answer 53

天意的，幸运的 | a providential escape

Question 54

provincial

Answer 54

狭隘（的） | been critcized for being provincial