Barron's Word List 37

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percept

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practical rule guiding guidance

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percipice

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cliff,dangerous position

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percipitant

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something that causes substance in a chemical solution to separate out in solid form

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precipitate(adj)

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rash,premature,hasty,sudden

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precipitate(v)

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throw headlong,hasten

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precipitous

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steep,overhasty

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precis

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concise summing up of main points

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precise

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exact

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preclude(v)

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make impossible,eliminate

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precocious

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advanced in development

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precursor

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forerunner

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predator

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creature that seizes and devours another animal,person who robs or expoils others

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predecessor

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former occupant of a post

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predetermine(v)

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predestine,settle or decide beforehand,influence markedly

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predicament

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ticky or dangerous situation,dilemma

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predilection

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partiality,preference

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predispose(v)

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give an inclination toward,make susceptible to

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preeminent

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outstanding,superior

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preempt(v)

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head off,forestall by acting first,appropriate for oneself,supplant

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preen(v)

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make oneself tidy in appearance,feel self satisfaction

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prefatory

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introductory

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prehensile

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capable of grasping or holding

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prelate

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church dignitary

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prelude

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introduction,foreruner

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premeditate

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plan in advance

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premise

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assumption,postulate

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premonition

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forewarning

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premonitory

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serving to warn

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preponderance

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superiority of power,quantity

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preposterous

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absurd,ridiculous

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prerogative

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privilege,unquestionable right

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presage

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foretell

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prescience

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ability to foretell the future

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presentiment

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feeling something will happen,anticipated fear,premonition

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prestige

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impression produced by acheivments or reputation

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presumptuous

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arrogant,taking liberties

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pretentious

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ostentatious,pompous,making unjustified claims,overambitious

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preternatural

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beyond that which is norman in nature

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pretext

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excuse

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prevail(v)

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induce,teriumph over

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prevalent

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widespread,generally accepted

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prevaricate

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lie

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prey

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target of a hunt,victum

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prim

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v precise and formal,exceedingly proper

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primogeniture

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seniority by birth

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primordial

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existing at the beginning(of time),rudimentary

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primp(v)

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groom oneself with care,adorn oneself

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pristine

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chchistic of earlier times,primitive,unspoiled

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privation

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hardship,want

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privy

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secret,hidden,not public

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probe(v)

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explore with tools

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probity

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uprightness,uncorruptibility

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problematic

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doubtful,unsettled, questionable,preplexing

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proclivity

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inclination,natural tendency

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procrastinate

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postpone,delsy or put off

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procurement

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obtaining

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prod(v)

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poke,stir up,urge

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prodigal

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wasteful,reckless with money

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prodigious

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marevelous,onormous

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prodigy

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highly gifted child,marvel

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profane(v)

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violate,desecrate

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profligate

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dissipated,wasteful,wildly immoral

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profound

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deep,not superficial,copmlete

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profusion

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overabundance,lavish expenditure,excess

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progenitor

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ancestor

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progeny

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children,offspring

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prognosis

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forecasted course of a disease ,prediction

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prognosticate

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predict

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prohibitive

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tending to prevent the purchase or use of something,inclined to prevent or forbid

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projectile

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missile

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proletarian

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member of the working class

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proliferate(v)

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grow rapidly,spread,multiply

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prolific

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abundantly fruitful

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prolixity

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tedious wordiness,verbosity

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prologue

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introduction(to a poem or play)

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prolong(v)

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extend,draw out.lengthen

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prominent

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conspicuous,notable,protruding

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promiscuous

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mixed indiscriminately,haphazard,irregular,particularlt sexually

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promontory

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headland

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promote

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help to flourish,advance in rank,publicize

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prompt(v)

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cause,provoke,provide a cue for an actor

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promulgate

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proclaim a doctrine or law,make known by official publication

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prone

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inclined to,prostrate

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propagate

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multiply,spread

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propellant

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substance that propels or drives forward

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propensity

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natural inclination

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prophetic

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having to do with predicting the future

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prophylactic

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used to prevent disease

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propinquity

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nearness,kinship

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propitiate(v)

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appease