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25 Cards in this Set
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PROGRESSIVE
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favoring progress or change; moving forward, going step-by-step
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PROLIFERATION
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propagation, reproduction; enlargement, expansion
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PROLIFIC
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productive, fertile
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PROLOGUE
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introductory section of a literary work or play
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PROMONTORY
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piece of land or rock higher than its surroundings
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PROMULGATE
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to make known publicly
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PROPENSITY
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inclination, tendency
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PROPINQUITY
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nearness
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PROPITIATE
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to win over, appease
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PROPITIOUS
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favorable, advantageous
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PROPONENT
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advocate, defender, supporter
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PROSAIC
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relating to prose; dull, commonplace
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PROSCRIBE
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to condemn; to forbid, outlaw
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PROSE
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ordinary language used in everyday speech
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PROSECUTOR
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person who initiates a leagal action or suit
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PROSELYTIZE
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to convert to a particular belief or religion
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PROSTRATE
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lying face downward, lying flat on ground
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PROTAGONIST
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main character in a play or story, hero
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PROTEAN
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readily assuming different forms or characters
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PROTESTATION
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declaration
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PROTOCOL
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ceremony and manners observed by diplomats
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PROTRACT
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to prolong, draw out, extend
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PROTRUSION
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something that sticks out
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PROVINCIAL
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rustic, unsophisticated, limited in scope
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PROVOCATION
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cause, incitement to act or respond
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