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precipitate
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adj. acting with excessive haste or impulse
Don't be precipitate- think it through before you make an decision. v. to cause tor happen before anticipated or required An invasion would certainly precipitate a political crisis |
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predilection
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n. a disposition in favor of something; preference
Ever since she was a child, she had a predilection for spicy food. |
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prescience
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n. foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring
the prescience of her remarks |
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prescient
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adj. knowing or correctly suggesting what will happen in the future.
A prescient warning |
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prevaricate
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v. to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
He accused the minister of prevarication. |
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recant
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v. to retract, esp. a previously held belief
After a year spent in solitary confinement, he publicly recanted his views. |
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relegate
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v. to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position
She resigned when she was relegated to a desk job. |
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solicitous
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adj. concerned and attentive; eager
He made a solicitous inquiry after her health. |
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sordid
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adj. characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
There are lots of really sordid apartments in the city's poorer areas. |
