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100 Cards in this Set
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depict
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portray
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delineate
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portray; depict; sketch; describe; N. delineation
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bane
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posion; cause of ruin; ADJ. baneful: harmful; poisonous
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vantage
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position giving an advantage (such as a strategic point); CF. vantagepoint
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s championship
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position of champion; defense or support; competition held to determine a champion
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affirmation
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positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath; V. affirm; ADJ. affirmative; CF. affirmative action: positive discrimination
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s healthy
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possessing good health; healthful
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s tenancy
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possession of land or building by rent; period of a tenant's occupancy
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procrastinate
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postpone; delay or put off
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reprieve
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postponement or cancelation of a punishment; temporary stay; V: postpone or cancel the punishment of
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decant
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pour off gently (wine or liquid)
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effusion
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pouring forth; unrestrained outpouring of feeling; V. effuse: pour out; ADJ. effusive: pouring forth; gushing
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indigence
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poverty
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stamina
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power of endurance; strength; staying power
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efficacy
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power to produce desired effect; ADJ. efficacious: effectual
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s surge
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powerful movement of or like a wave; V.
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n mogul
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powerful person; Ex. oil moguls; CF. Mogol, Moghul; CF. Mongolian
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potent
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powerful; convincing; persuasive; greatly influential
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n puissant
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powerful; strong; potent; N. puissance: power
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n impuissance
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powerlessness; feebleness
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pragmatic
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practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with practical worth or impact of something; Ex. pragmatic test of the skill
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pragmatist
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practical person; N. pragmatism: pragmatic way of dealing with things
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precept
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practical rule guiding conduct; Ex. mother's precept
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feasible
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practical; able to be carried out; practicable
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n teetotalism
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practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks; N. teetotaler;; ADJ. teetotal; CF. T + total
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ascetic
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practicing self-denial; avoiding physical pleasures and comforts; austere; Ex. ascetic life of Buddhist monks; N. asceticism
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n extol
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praise very highly; glorify
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n plaudit
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praise; enthusiastic approval; round(succession or series) of applause; ADJ. plauditory; CF. applaud
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laud
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praise; N. ADJ. laudable: praiseworthy; ADJ. laudatory: expressing praise
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encomiastic
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praising; eulogistic; N. encomium: very high praise; eulogy
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eulogistic
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praising; full of eulogy
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escapade
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prank; flighty conduct; reckless adventure that disobeys rules
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n frolicsome
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prankish; gay; playful; merry; frisky
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n invocation
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prayer for help (used in invoking); calling upon as a reference or support; act of invoking
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antecede
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precede
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precedent
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preceding (in time, rank, etc.)
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antecedents
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preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
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n nicety
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precision; accuracy; minute distinction or difference; Ex. to a nicety: exactly; precisely; Ex. distinguish between niceties
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predator
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predatory animal or bird; predatory person; creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploits others; ADJ. predatory: living by preying on other organisms; plundering; N. predation
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s forerunner
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predecessor; one that comes before and indicates the approach of another
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impasse
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predicament(dangerous condition) from which there is no escape; situation allowing for no further progress
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prognosticate
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predict (according to present indications)
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n predilection
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preference; partiality
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foreboding
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premonition of evil; feeling of coming evil; V. forebode: be a warning of (something unpleasant)
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presentiment
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premonition; foreboding; feeling something will happen; anticipatory fear
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materialism
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preoccupation with physical comforts and things; excessive regard for worldly concerns (rather than spiritual matters)
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concoct
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prepare by mixing or combining; make up in concert; devise (something false) so as to deceive; Ex. concoct an elaborate excuse for being late; N. concoction
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n regimen
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prescribed course of diet or exercise; prescribed diet and habits; Ex. daily regimen of a dancer
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latent
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present but not yet noticeable or active; dormant; hidden; N. latency; CF. potential
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s pass_off
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present falsely; represent falsely to be
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s forward
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presumptuous or bold
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feign
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pretend
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n dissimulate
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pretend; conceal by feigning; dissemble
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n sham
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pretend; feign; ADJ: not genuine; fake; Ex. sham jewelry; N: something that is not what it appears; impostor; pretense; Ex. The agreement was a sham.
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hypocritical
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pretending to be virtuous; deceiving; N. hypocrisy: profession of beliefs one does not possess; CF. hypocrite
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n bluff
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pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff; ADJ: rough but good-natured
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connivance
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pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend; V. connive: feign ignorance (of a wrong); cooperate secretly in an illegal action; conspire
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s pretension
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pretentiousness; claim (without foundation); Ex. I make no pretensions to skill as an artist.
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endemic
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prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country; peculiar to a particular region or people; CF. pandemic
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mode
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prevailing style; current fashion; manner; way of doing something; Ex. in the latest mode; Ex. simple mode of life
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forestall
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prevent by taking action in advance
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n preempt
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prevent in advance; head off(forestall); forestall by acting first; appropriate for oneself before others; supplant; take the place of; displace; Ex. preempt any attempts; ADJ. preemptive
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avert
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prevent; avoid; turn away (eyes or thought); Ex. An accident was averted by his quick thinking; Ex. She averted her eyes from the terrible sight.
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aseptic
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preventing infection; having a cleansing effect
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haughtiness
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pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty
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arrogance
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pride; haughtiness; ADJ. arrogant: unpleasantly self-important (with a strong confidence in one's own importance and a lack of respect for other people)
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n caucus
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private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston
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n conclave
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private secret meeting
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prerogative
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privilege; unquestionable right; CF. ask before
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n sensitization
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process of being made sensitive or acutely responsive to an external agent or substance; V. sensitize: make or become sensitive
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s nutrition
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process of nourishing or being nourished; CF. malnutrition
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n cavalcade
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procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages; parade; CF. cavalry
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n emboss
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produce a design in raised relief; decorate with a raised design
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s squelch
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produce a splashing sound (when stepping through mud); crush; squash; CF. ÁøÈëÀ» À§¿¡¼ ¹âÀ» ¶§
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s breed
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produce young; rear; bring up; produce (an undesirable condition); N: kind or sort of animal or plant
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n igneous
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produced by fire; of fire; volcanic; (of rocks) formed from lava; Ex. igneous meteorite
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n visionary
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produced by imagination; fanciful; mystical; showing foresight; N: one having foresight; one given to speculative impractical ideas
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s fertile
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producing many young, fruits, or seeds; (of land) producing good crops; V. fertilize
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kinetic
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producing motion; of motion
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prolific
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producing offspring or fruit in abundance; fertile; fecund; abundantly fruitful; producing abundant works; Ex. prolific writer
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s fruitful
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producing results; profitable; prolific; producing in abundance
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n lachrymose
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producing tears; tearful
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desecrate
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profane; violate the sanctity of
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lucrative
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profitable; producing wealth
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n docket
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program as for trial; book where such entries are made; list of things to be done; agenda; label fixed to a package listing contents or directions; V: describe in a docket
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interdict
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prohibit; forbid; N.
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proscribe
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prohibit; ostracize; banish; outlaw
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n cornice
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projecting molding on building (usually above columns or pillars); ó¸¶ Àå½Ä
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n extrapolation
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projection; conjecture; V. extrapolate: infer (unknown information) from known information
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protract
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prolong; lengthen in time; draw out
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n salient
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prominent; projecting beyond a line; conspicuous; Ex. salient features
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n tout
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promote or publicize (one's goods or service); praise excessively (as a form of advertisement); CF. advertise
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n tendentious
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promoting a particular point of view; biased; having an aim; designed to further a cause; Ex. tendentious rather than truth-seeking; CF. tend: move in a certain direction
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n slur
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pronounce indistinctly; speak indistinctly; mumble
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n tract
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propaganda pamphlet (esp. by a religious or political group); expanse of land; region of indefinite size; system of related organs; Ex. digestive tract
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s decorous
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proper (in behavior, conduct, or appearance)
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n prim
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proper to the point of affectation; very precise and formal; exceedingly proper
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s finished
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properly made and complete; Ex. finished product/performance
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s patrimony
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property inherited from a father
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n sibylline
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prophetic; oracular; N. sibyl: woman prophet (in the ancient world)
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