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Word Lists 33-36 Flashcards

1
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pore

A

study deeply; stare

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2
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porous

A

full of pores; like a sieve

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portend

A

foretell

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portly

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stout; sorpulent

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posterity

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descendants; future generations

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potency

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power; effectiveness

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7
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potentate

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monarch

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practical

A

based on experience; useful

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pragmatic

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practical, not idealistic

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prairie

A

vast, level, or slightly rolling tract of grassland

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prate

A

speak foolishly; boast idly

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12
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prattle

A

babble

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13
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preamble

A

introductory statement

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14
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precarious

A

uncertain

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precedent

A

something preceding in time that may be used as an authority or guide for future action

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16
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precipitate

A

rash; premature

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17
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precipitous

A

steep

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18
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preclude

A

make impossible; eliminate

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19
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precursor

A

forerunner

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20
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predator

A

creature that seizes and devours another animal

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21
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predetermine

A

predestine

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22
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predilection

A

partiality; preference

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23
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preeminent

A

outstanding; superior

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24
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preempt

A

head off

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25
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prelate

A

church dignitary

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26
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premise

A

assumption

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27
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premonition

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forewarning

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28
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preposterous

A

absurd

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29
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prescience

A

ability to foretell the future

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30
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preside

A

act as president or chairman

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31
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prestige

A

impression produced by achievementsor reputation

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32
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presumptuous

A

taking liberties

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33
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pretentious

A

ostentatious; pompous

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34
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prevail

A

triumph

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35
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prevaricate

A

lie

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36
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prey

A

target of a hunt

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37
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privation

A

hardship

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38
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prodigal

A

wasteful; reckless with money

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39
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prodigious

A

marvelous; enormous

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40
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prodigy

A

highly gifted child

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41
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profane

A

violate; desecrate

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42
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profligate

A

dissipated

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43
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profound

A

deep; not superficial

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44
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profusion

A

overabundance

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45
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progenitor

A

ancestor

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46
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proliferation

A

rapid growth

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47
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prolific

A

abundantly fruitful

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48
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prologue

A

introcution

49
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prolong

A

make longer

50
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prominent

A

conspicuous; notable

51
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promontory

A

high point of land jutting out into a body of water

52
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promote

A

help to flourish

53
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promulgate

A

proclaim a doctrine or law

54
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prone

A

inclined to

55
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propagate

A

multiply; spready

56
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propneisyt

A

natural inclination

57
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property

A

quality or aspect

58
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prophetic

A

foretelling the future

59
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proponent

60
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propriety

A

fitness; correct conduct

61
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prosaic

A

dull and unimaginative

62
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prosperity

A

good fortune; financial success

63
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protagonist

A

principal character

64
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prototype

A

original work used as a model by others

65
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protract

66
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protrude

67
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protuberance

A

protrusion; bulge

68
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provident

A

displaying foresight

69
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provincial

A

pertaining to a province

70
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provisional

71
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provocative

A

arousing anger or interest

72
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proximity

73
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prudent

A

cautious; careful

74
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prune

A

cut away; trim

75
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pseudonym

76
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puerile

A

childish; immature

77
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pugnacious

A

combative; disposed to fight

78
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pulverize

A

crush or grind into dust

79
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pummel

A

beat or pound with fists

80
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punctilious

A

laying stress on niceties of conduct or form; minutely attentive to find points

81
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pungent

A

stinging; sharp in taste or smell

82
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puny

A

insignificant; tiny

83
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purge

A

remove or get rid of something unwanted

84
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purveyor

A

furnisher of foodstuffs; caterer

85
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quack

A

charlatan; impostor

86
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quagmire

A

soft wet boggy land

87
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qualified

A

limited; restricted

88
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quandary

89
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quarry

90
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quarry

91
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quench

A

douse or extinguish

92
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querulous

A

fretful; whining

93
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quibble

A

minor objection or complaint

94
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quip

A

witty jest

95
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quiver

A

tremble; shake

96
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quiver

A

case for arrows

97
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quixotic

A

idealistic but impractical

98
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rabid

A

like a fanatic; furious

99
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raconteur

A

storyteller

100
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rally

A

call up or summon

101
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ramble

A

wander aimlessly

102
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rampant

A

growing in profusion

103
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ramshackle

A

rickety; falling apart

104
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rancid

A

having the odor of stale fat

105
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rancor

A

bitterness

106
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random

A

without definite purpose

107
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rant

A

rave; talk excitedly

108
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rarefied

A

made less dense

109
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raucous

A

harsh and shrill

110
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raze

A

destroy completely

111
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reactionary

A

recoiling from progress; politically ultraconservative

112
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rebuff

A

snub; beat back

113
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recalcitrant

A

obstinately stubborn

114
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recant

A

disclaim or disavow

115
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recapitulate

116
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recession

A

withdrawal

117
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reciprocate

A

repay in kind

118
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recluse

A

hermit; loner

119
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reconcile

A

correct inconsistencies

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