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38 Cards in this Set
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profuse
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lavish,extravagant
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progenitor
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forefather
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progeny
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offspring
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prognosis
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prediction
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prognostication
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a prediction
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proletarian
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of the landless working class
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proliferate
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to enlarge, expand
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prolific
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productive, fertile
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prolix
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verbose, unduly long-winded
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prologue
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introductory part of a play
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promontory
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land jutting out
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promulgate
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to make widely known
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propensity
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inclination, tendency
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prophecy
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prediction of future
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prophesy
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to predict future
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propinquity
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nearness, proximity
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propitiate
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to win over, appease
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proponent
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advocate, supporter
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prosaic
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dull, commonplace
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proscribe
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to condemn, outlaw
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prose
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language that's not poetry
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prosecutor
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initiator of legal action
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proselytize
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to convert to a religion
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prostrate
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lying face down
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protagonist
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main character
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protean
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assuming different forms
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protestation
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declaration
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protocol
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diplomatic ceremonies, procedures
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protract
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to draw out
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protrusion
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something that sticks out
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provincial
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rustic, unsophisticated
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provisional
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conditional, temporary
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provocation
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incitement
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prowess
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bravery, great skill
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proximity
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nearness
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proxy
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power to act as a substitute
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prude
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one who's excessively proper
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prudent
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careful, cautious
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