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19 Cards in this Set
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pore
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to study deeply
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(v)
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portend
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foretell
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(v)
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portly
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stout;corpulent
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(adj)
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posterity
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descendants;future generations
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(n)
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potency
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power;effectiveness;influence
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(n)
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potentate
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monarch;sovereign
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(n)
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pragmatic
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practical
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(adj)
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prate
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speak foolishly
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(v)
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prattle
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babble
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(v)
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precarious
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uncertain;risky
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(adj)
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preclude
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make impossible;eliminate
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predilection
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partiality;preference
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(n)
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preeminent
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outstanding;superior
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(adj)
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preempt
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act first for oneself
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prelate
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church official
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(n)
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premise
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assumption;postulate
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(n)
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preposterous
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absurd;ridiculous
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(adj)
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prescience
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ability to foretell future
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(n)
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preside
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act as president or chairman
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