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721-856 SAT Vocab
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10th Grade
03/22/2012
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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
insufficient amount
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peccadillo
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n
a mino 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
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penchant
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adj
a strong indication
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pensive
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adj
thoughtful
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penultimate
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n
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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Term
734
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Term
735
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736
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Term
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, especially under oath
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permutation
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n
a thorough change in form/ character/ condition, a transformation
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perennial
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adj
lasting through many years
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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 hasty manner
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perturbation
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n
agitation
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peroration
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n
sermon
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pernicious
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adj
harmful, destructive
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persiflage
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n
wittiness
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perspicacious
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adj
quick to see and understand
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perturbation
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n
agitation, disquiet, 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 wrongheaded
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petulant
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adj
pouting
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philanthropist
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n
a person who contributes resources to help others
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philistine
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n
a narrow minded person with ordinary taste/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
two 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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pique
 Definition
v
to offend, especially by slighting, to arouse
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piquant
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adj
sharp
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pithy
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adj
short and pertinent
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pittance
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n
a small amount/share
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placate
 Definition
v
to appease or pacify
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placid
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adj
calm, peaceful
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platitude
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n
a cliche
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plausible
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adj
believable at first glance
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plebeian
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adj
of or relating to the common people
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reciprocal
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adj
given or preformed in return; mutual
Term
recidivism
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n
a reversion; chronic repetition
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recapitulate
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v
to restate
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recant
 Definition
v
to deny
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recalcitrant
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adj
stubborn
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rebut
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v
to deny or disprove by offering opposing evidence or proof
Term
raze
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v
to demolish
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ravages
 Definition
n
devastating damage
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raucous
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adj
noisy
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rationalize
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v
to justify
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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 relationships
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rancor
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n
hatred
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rampant
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adj
wild
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quiescent
 Definition
adj
in a resting state; quiet; not active
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quibble
 Definition
v
to argue; to mislead
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querulous
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adj
complaining
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quandary
 Definition
n
a state of uncertainty; a delemma
Term
qualm
 Definition
n
a doubt
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quail
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v
to lose heart; to cower
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quagmire
 Definition
n
an area of swampy ground
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quack
 Definition
n
an imposter
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purloin
 Definition
v
to steal; to pilfer; to take dishonestly
Term
purge
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v
to make clean; to free from guilt; to rid of anything undesirable
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pungent
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adj
bitter; sour
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pundit
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n
a scholar
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pulchritude
 Definition
n
beauty
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puissant
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adj
powerful; potent
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pugilist
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n
a fighter; a boxer
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puerile
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adj
immature
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pseudonym
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n
a fictitious name assumed to conceal one's identity
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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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prudent
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adj
cautious; careful
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proxy
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n
a substitute
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provocative
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adj
tending to arouse; making curious or angry
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protracted
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adj
drawn out in time; prolonged
Term
prototype
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n
the original
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protagonist
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n
the leading character in a work of literature
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prostrate
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v
to cast oneself face down on the ground
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proscribe
 Definition
v
to forbid
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Polyglot
 Definition
adj
miltilingual
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pompous
 Definition
adj
puffed up with self-importance
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ponderous
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adj
large and heavy; bulky
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portend
 Definition
v
to threaten; to indicate
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posterity
 Definition
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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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
 Definition
adj
practical
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prate
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v
to talk nonsense
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precarious
 Definition
adj
dangerous
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precept
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n
a rule for guiding conduct or action
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precipitate
 Definition
v
to bring about sooner than expected
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preclude
 Definition
v
to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of
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precocious
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adj
advanced; premature
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predilection
 Definition
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
 Definition
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 to attract attention
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prevail
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v
to succeed(in spite of the odds); to gain control
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prevalent
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adj
common; generally practiced
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prevaricate
 Definition
v
to lie; to speak falsely
Term
prim
 Definition
adj
formally precise or proper; stiffly neat
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primordial
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adj
primitive
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pristine
 Definition
adj
pure; original
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privy
 Definition
adj
participating in the knowledge of something private or secret
Term
procrastinate
 Definition
v
to postpone taking action
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procure
 Definition
v
to secure; to obtain; to acquire
Term
prodding
 Definition
n
jabbing or poking with, as if with a prod
Term
prodigal
 Definition
adj
wasteful
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prodigious
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adj
huge; enormous; monumental
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profound
 Definition
adj
marked by deep thought or insight
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prognosis
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n
a prediction; a forcast
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prognosticate
 Definition
v
to predict
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prolific
 Definition
adj
highly productive or fruitful
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prolix
 Definition
adj
wordy
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promiscuous
 Definition
adj
indiscriminate; careless
Term
promulgate
 Definition
v
to make known formally; to publish; to circulate
Term
propensity
 Definition
n
an inclination
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propinquity
 Definition
n
a kinship or nearness in place or time
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propitiate
 Definition
v
to forgive
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prosaic
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adj
ordinary
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plethora
 Definition
n
excessive amount
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poignant
 Definition
adj
sorrowful
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polemic
 Definition
n
an argument
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