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Prodigious - Putative
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English
10th Grade
03/25/2008

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Prodigious
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Extraordinary; enormous
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Prodigy
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An extremely talented child; an extraordinary accomplishment or occurrence
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Profane
Definition
Not having to do with religion; irreverent; blasphemous
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Profess
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To declare; to declare falsely or pretend
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Proficient
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Thoroughly competent; skillful; good (at something)
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Profligate
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Extravagantly wasteful and, usually, wildly immoral
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Profound
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Deep (in several senses)
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Profuse
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Flowing; extravagant
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Proletariat
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The industrial working class
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Proliferate
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To spread or grow rapidly
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Prolific
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Abundantly productive; fruitful or fertile
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Promulgate
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To proclaim; to publicly or formally declare something
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Propensity
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A natural inclination or tendency, a predilection
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Propitious
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Marked by favorable signs or conditions
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Proponent
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An advocate, a supporter of a position
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Proprietary
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Characteristic of an owner of property; constituting property
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Propriety
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Properness; good manners
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Prosaic
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Dull; unimaginative; like prose (as opposed to poetry)
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Proscribe
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To outlaw; to prohibit
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Proselytize
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To convert (someone) from one religion or doctrine to another; to recruit converts to a religion or doctrine
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Protagonist
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The leading character in a novel, play, or other work; a leader or champion
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Protract
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To prolong
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Provident
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Preparing for the future; providing for the future; frugal
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Provincial
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Limited in outlook to one's own small corner of the world; narrow
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Provisional
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Conditional; temporary; tentative
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Proximity
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Nearness
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Prudent
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Careful; having foresight
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Purported
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Rumored; claimed
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Putative
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Commonly accepted; supposed; reputed
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Root - Pro
Definition
Much, for, a lot - Prolific, profuse, prodigal
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Root - Vid/vis
Definition
To see - Evident, television, video
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