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18 Cards in this Set
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precept
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N. practical rule guiding conduct
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precipitate
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ADJ. rash; premature; hasty; sudden
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precipitous
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ADJ. steep; overhasty
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precis
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N. concise summing up of main points
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preclude
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V. make impossible; eliminate
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premonitory
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ADJ. serving to warn
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preponderance
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N. superiority of power, quanity, etc.
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presage
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V. foretell
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primogeniture
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N. seniority by birth
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privation
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N. harship; want
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privy
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ADJ. secret; hidden; not public
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profligate
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ADJ. dissipate; wasteful; wildly immoral
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prognosticate
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V. predict
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proletarian
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N. member of the working class; blue collar guy
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prolixity
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N. tedious wordiness; verbosity
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promontory
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N. headland
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promulgate
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V. proclaim a doctrine or law; make known by official publication
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propitiate
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V. appease
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