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27 Cards in this Set
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Propound |
to set forth or propose; to offer for consideration |
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Propriety |
properness; good manners |
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Prosaic |
dull; unimaginative; like prose (as opposed to poetry) |
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Proscribe |
to outlaw; to prohibit |
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Proselytize |
to convert (someone) from one religion or doctrine to another; to recruit converts to a religion or doctrine |
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Protege |
a person under the care of someone interested in his welfare or career |
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Protocol |
diplomatic; etiquette and customs |
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Protract |
to prolong |
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Provident |
preparing for the future; provision for the future; frugal |
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Provincial |
limited in outlook to one's own small corner of the world; narrow |
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Provisional |
conditional; temporary; tentative |
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Provocation |
the act of provoking; incitement; cause |
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Prowess |
exceptional skill or strength; uncommon bravery |
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Proximity |
nearness |
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Prudent |
careful; having foresight |
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Prurient |
having lustful thoughts or desires; causing lust |
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Pseudonym |
a false name; an alias |
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Psyche |
the human soul; the mind; the spirit |
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Pummel |
to pound or punch with the fists |
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Punctilious |
meticulously attentive to detail; scrupulously exact |
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Pundit |
an expert; an authority; a learned person |
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Pungent |
sharp-tasting or sharp-smelling; acrid; caustic |
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Punitive |
inflicting a punishment |
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Purblind |
dim-sighted; practically blind; lacking understanding or imagination |
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Puritanical |
severe and strict about morals |
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Purported |
rumored; claimed |
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Putative |
commonly accepted; supposed; reputed |
