Word List 37 Flashcards by Joseline lu

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Precept

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Practical rule guiding conduct

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Precipice

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Cliff; dangerous position

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Precipitate

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Rash; premature; hasty; sudden

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Precipitous

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Steep; overhasty

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Precis

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Concise summing up of main points

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Preclude

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Make impossible

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Precocious

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Advanced in development

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Precursor

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Forerunner

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Predator

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Creature that seizes and devours another animal

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Predecessor

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Former occupant of a post

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Predicament

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Tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma

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Predilection

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Partiality; preference

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Preeminent

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Outstanding; superior

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Preempt

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Head off; forestall by acting first

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Preen

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Make oneself tidy in appearance

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Prehensile

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Capable of grasping or holding

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Premeditate

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Plan in advance

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Premonition

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Forewarning

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Preposterous

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Absurd; ridiculous

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Prerogative

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Privilege; unquestionable

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Presage

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Foretell

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Prescience

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Ability to foretell the future

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Presentiment

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Feeling something will happen

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Prestige

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Impression

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Presumptuous

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Overconfident

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Pretentious

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Ostentatious; pompous

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Preternatural

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Beyond what is normal in nature

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Prevail

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Induce; triumph over

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Prevalent

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Widespread; generally accepted

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Prevaricate

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Lie

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Prim

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Very precise and formal

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Primordial

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Existing at the beginning; rudimentary

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Primp

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Groom oneself with care

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Pristine

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Characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled

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Privation

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Hardship

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Probe

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Explore with tools

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Proclivity

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Inclination

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Prodigal

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Wasteful

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Prodigious

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Marvelous; enormous

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Profane

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Violate; desecrate; treat unworthy

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Profligate

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Dissipated; wasteful; wildly immoral

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Profusion

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Overabundance; lavish expenditure; excess

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Progenitor

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Ancestor

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Progeny

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Children; offspring

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Prognosis

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Forecasted course of a disease

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Proletarian

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Member of a working class

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Proliferation

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Rapid growth; spread; multiplication

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Prolixity

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Tedious wordiness; verbosity

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Prologue

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Introduction

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Prominent

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Conspicuous; notable

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Promiscuous

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Mixed indiscriminately; haphazard

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Prone

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Inclined to

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Propagate

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Multiply; spread

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Propensity

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Natural inclination

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Prophetic

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Foretelling the future

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Propinquity

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Nearness; kinship

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Propitiate

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Appease