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Pervade - Prodigal
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English
10th Grade
03/10/2008

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Pervade
Definition
To spread throughout
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Petulant
Definition
Rude, cranky, ill tempered
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Philanthropy
Definition
Love of mankind, shown especially by doing good deeds
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Philistine
Definition
Smugly ignorant, a person with no appreciation
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Pious
Definition
Reverent or devout, hypocritical
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Pivotal
Definition
Crucial
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Placate
Definition
To pacify, to appease, to soothe
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Plaintive
Definition
Expressing sadness or sorrow
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Platitude
Definition
Dull or trite remark; a cliche'
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Plebeian
Definition
Common, vulgar, low class
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Plethora
Definition
An excess
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Poignant
Definition
Painfully emotional and extremely moving
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Polarize
Definition
to break up into opposing groups
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Polemic
Definition
A powerful argument to attack a crucial issue
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Ponderous
Definition
So large as to be clumsy, dull
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Portent
Definition
An omen, a sign of something coming in the future
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Postulate
Definition
Something accepted as true without proof, an axiom
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Pragmatic
Definition
Practical, down to earth, based on experience rather than theory
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Precedent
Definition
Early example or model of something
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Precept
Definition
A rule to live by, principle establishing a certain kind of action or behavior, a maxim
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Precipitate
Definition
To cause to happen abruptly
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Precipitous
Definition
Steep
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Preclude
Definition
To prevent something from ever happening
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Precursor
Definition
Forerunner, something that goes before and anticipates or paves the way for what happened.
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Predilection
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A natural preference for something
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Preeminent
Definition
Better than anyone else, outstanding or supreme
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Preempt
Definition
To seize something by prior right
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Premise
Definition
An assumption or basis for conclusion
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Prepossess
Definition
To preoccupy, influence beforehand, or prejudice to make a good impression before hand.
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Perogative
Definition
Right or privilege connected with position, person, class, nation or another group (think of Britney Spears' song My Prerogative)
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Prevail
Definition
To triumph, overcome rivals, persuade
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Pristine
Definition
Original, unspoiled, pure
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Prodigal
Definition
Wastefully extravagant
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Root -Phil
Definition
Love - Philanthropy, Dr. Phil, Philosophy
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Root - Plac
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Please - Placid, placebo
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Root - Ple
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Fill - Complete, deplete
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Root - PRe
Definition
Before - Prelude, preempt
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