Word List 38 Flashcards by Joseline lu | Brainscape

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Propitious

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Favorable; fortunate; advantageous

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Propound

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Put forth for analysis

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Propulsive

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Driving forward

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Prosaic

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Dull and unimaginative; factual

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Proscribe

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Ostracize; banish; outlaw

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Protean

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Versatile

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Protocol

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Diplomatic étiquette

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Protract

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Prolong

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Protrude

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Stick out

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Provident

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Displaying foresight

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Provincial

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Limited in outlook; unsophisticated

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Provisional

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Tentative

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Prowess

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Extraordinary ability

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Proximity

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Nearness

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Prude

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Excessively modest person

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Prune

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Cut away; trim

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Prurient

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Having or causing lustful thought and desires

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Pseudonym

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Pen name

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Psyche

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Soul; mind

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Puerile

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Childish; immature

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Pugnacity

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Combativeness

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Pulchritude

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Beauty; comeliness

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Punctilious

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Laying stress on niceties of conduct or form

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Pundit

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Authority on a subject

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Pungent

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Stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic

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Punitive

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Punishing

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Puny

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Insignificant; tiny; weak

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Purge

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Remove or get rid of something unwanted

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Purported

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Alleged; claimed

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Purse

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Pucker

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Pusillanimous

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Cowardly; faint-hearted

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Quack

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Charlatan; impostor

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Quagmire

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Soft, wet, boggy land

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Quail

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Cower; lose heart

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Qualified

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Limited; restricted

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Quandary

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Dilemma

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Quarantine

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Isolation of person or ship to prevent spread of infection

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Quarry

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Victim; object of a hunt

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Quarry

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Dig into