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SAT Words 1
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10th Grade
04/12/2010

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patrician
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(n) an aristocrat
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patrimony
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(n) an inheritance
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patronizing
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(adj) tending to treat others as inferior
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paucity
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(n) a lack; a scarcity, an insufficient amount
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peccadillo
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(n) a minor sin; a fault; an error
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pedagogue
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(n) a teacher
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pedant
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(n) a person who makes a showy display of knowledge to impress others
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pedestrian
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(adj) dull, ordinary, uninteresting *interesting side note* anyone who isn't in Latin is a PEDESTRIAN HAHAHA.... jkjk
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penchant
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(adj) a stong inclination
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pensive
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(adj) deeply thoughful, often in a sad, dreary, way
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penultimate
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(adj) second to last
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penury
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(n) extreme poverty; want
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peremptory
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(adj) dictatorial; decisive
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perennial
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(adj) lasting through many years; enduring; perpetual
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perfidious
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(adj) deceitful, treacherous
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perfunctory
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(adj) done in a routine manner; hasty
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peripatetic
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(adj) wandering
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periphery
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(n) the outer edge
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perjure
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(v) to lie; esp. while under oath to tell the truth
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permutation
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(n) a thorough change in form, character, condition; a transformation; alteration
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pernicious
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(adj) harmful; destructive
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peroration
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(n) a sermon
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persiflage
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(n) wittiness
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perspicarious
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(adj) quick to see and understand
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perturbation
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(n) agitation; disquite; uneasiness
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peruse
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(v) to read and examine closely and carefully
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pervade
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(v) to spread throughout
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perverse
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(adj) improper; incorrect; stubbornly contrary or wrongheaded
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petulant
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(adj) pouting
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philanthropist
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(adj) a person who contributes resources to help others
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philistine
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(n) a narrow-minded person with ordinary tastes and ideas
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phlegmatic
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(adj) unemotional; not easily excited or moved to action
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picayune
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(adj) worthless
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pied
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(adj) of two or more colors
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piety
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(n) devotion
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pious
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(adj) deeply religious; devout
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piquant
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(adj) sharp
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pique
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(v) to offend esp. by slighting, to arouse
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pithy
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(adj) brief
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pittance
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(n) a small amount or share
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placate
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(v) to appease or pacify
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placid
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(adj) calm, peaceful, quiet, restful
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platitude
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(n) a cliche
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plausible
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(adj) seeming true, honest, reasonable appearing worthy of belief or trust at first glance
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plebeian
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(adj) of, relating to, the common people
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plethora
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(n) an excessive amount
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poignant
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(adj) sorrowful
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polemic
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(n) an argument; a bitter attack
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polyglot
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(adj) multilingual
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pompous
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(adj) puffed with self-importance
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ponderous
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(adj) large and heavy; bulky
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portend
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(v) to threaten; to indicate
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posterity
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(n) successors
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posthumous
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(adj) occurring after a person's death
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potent
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(adj) having strong effect; powerful
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potpourri
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(n) a mixture
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pragmatic
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(adj) practical
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prate
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(v) to talk nonsense
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precarious
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(adj) dangerous
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precept
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(n) a rule for giving conduct or action
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precipitate
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(v) to bring about sooner than expected
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preclude
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(v) to prevent the presence, existence, occurrence of
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precocious
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(adj) advanced, premature
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predilection
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(n) a preference; a liking; a tendency to favor
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preeminent
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(adj) superior; outstanding
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preponderance
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(n) a majority
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prepossessing
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(adj) engaging; attractive
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preposterous
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(adj) senseless; foolish; ridiculous
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prerequisite
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(n) something required as a qualification
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prerogative
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(n) a privilege
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prescient
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(adj) having foresight
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prestigious
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(adj) honored; distinguished
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pretentious
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(adj) showy; making a flashy outward show
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prevail
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(v) to succeed in spite of odds; to gain control
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prevalent
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(adj) common, generally practiced
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prevaricate
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(v) to lie; to speak falsely
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prim
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(adj) formally precise or proper, stiffy, neat
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primordial
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(adj) primitive
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pristine
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(adj) pure; original
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privy
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(adj) participated in the knowledge of knowing
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procrastinate
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(v) to postpone taking action
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procure
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(v) to secure; to obtain; to acquire
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prodding
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(n) jabbing or poking with; as if with a prod
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prodigal
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(adj) wasteful
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prodigious
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(adj) huge; enormous; monumental
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profound
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(adj) marked by deep though or insight
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prognosis
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(n) a prediction; a forecast
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prognosticate
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(v) to predict
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prolific
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(adj) highly productive or fruitful
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prolix
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(adj) wordy
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promiscuous
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(adj) indiscriminate; careless
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promulgate
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(v) to make known formally; to publish; to circulate
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propensity
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(n) an inclination
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propinquity
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(n) a kinship or nearness in place or time
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propitiate
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(v) to appease
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prosaic
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(adj) ordinary
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proscribe
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(v) to forbid
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prostrate
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(v) to cast oneself face down on the ground
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protagonist
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(n) the leading character in a work of literature
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prototype
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(n) the original
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protracted
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(adj) drawn out in time; prolonged
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provocative
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(adj) tending to arouse; making curious and angry
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proxy
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(n) a substitute
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prudent
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(adj) cautious; careful
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prurient
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(adj) tending to have; or to cause to have lustful desires or thoughts
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pseudonym
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(n) a fictitious name assumed to conceal one's identity
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puerile
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(adj) immature
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pugilist
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(n) a fighter; a boxer
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puissant
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(adj) powerful; potent
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pulchritude
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(n) beauty
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pundit
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(n) scholar
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pungent
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(adj) bitter; sour
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purge
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(v) to make clean; to free from guilt; to get rid of anything undesirable
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purloin
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(v) to steal; to pilfer; to take dishonestly
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quack
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(n) an impostor
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quagmire
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(n) an area of swampy ground
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quail
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(v) to lose heart; to cower
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qualm
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(n) a doubt
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quandary
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(n) a state of uncertainty; a dilemma
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querulous
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(adj) complaining
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quibble
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(v) to argue; to mislead
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quiescent
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(adj) in a resting state; quite; not active
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rampant
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(adj) wild
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rancor
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(n) hatred
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rapacious
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(adj) savage
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rapprochement
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(n) the establishment or reestablishment of harmonious relationship
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rationalize
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(v) to justify
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raucous
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(adj) noisy
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ravages
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(n) devastating damage
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raze
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(v) to demolish
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rebut
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(v) to deny or disprove by offering opposing evidence
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recalcitrant
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(adj) stubborn
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recant
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(v) to deny
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recapitulate
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(v) to restate; to summarize; to rephrase
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recidivism
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(n) a reversion; chronic repetition
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reciprocal
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(adj) given or preformed in return; mutual
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