Word List 38 Flashcards
Propitious
Favorable; fortunate; advantageous
Propound
Put forth for analysis
Propulsive
Driving forward
Prosaic
Dull and unimaginative; factual
Proscribe
Ostracize; banish; outlaw
Protean
Versatile
Protocol
Diplomatic étiquette
Protract
Prolong
Protrude
Stick out
Provident
Displaying foresight
Provincial
Limited in outlook; unsophisticated
Provisional
Tentative
Prowess
Extraordinary ability
Proximity
Nearness
Prude
Excessively modest person
Prune
Cut away; trim
Prurient
Having or causing lustful thought and desires
Pseudonym
Pen name
Psyche
Soul; mind
Puerile
Childish; immature
Pugnacity
Combativeness
Pulchritude
Beauty; comeliness
Punctilious
Laying stress on niceties of conduct or form
Pundit
Authority on a subject
Pungent
Stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
Punitive
Punishing
Puny
Insignificant; tiny; weak
Purge
Remove or get rid of something unwanted
Purported
Alleged; claimed
Purse
Pucker
Pusillanimous
Cowardly; faint-hearted
Quack
Charlatan; impostor
Quagmire
Soft, wet, boggy land
Quail
Cower; lose heart
Qualified
Limited; restricted
Quandary
Dilemma
Quarantine
Isolation of person or ship to prevent spread of infection
Quarry
Victim; object of a hunt
Quarry
Dig into