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20 Cards in this Set
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prognosticate
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(transitive verb)
1 : to foretell from signs or symptoms : PREDICT 2 : PRESAGE synonym: FORETELL |
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prophylaxis
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(noun) plural
: measures designed to preserve health (as of an individual or of society) and prevent the spread of disease |
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propinquity
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(noun)
1 : nearness of blood : KINSHIP 2 : nearness in place or time : PROXIMITY |
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protean
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(adjective)
1 : of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms 2 : displaying great diversity or variety : VERSATILE |
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provenance
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(noun)
1 : ORIGIN, SOURCE 2 : the history of ownership of a valued object or work of art or literature |
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puerile
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(adjective)
1 : JUVENILE 2 : CHILDISH, SILLY |
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pulchritude
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(noun)
: physical comeliness |
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purview
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(noun)
1 a : the body or enacting part of a statute b : the limit, purpose, or scope of a statute 2 : the range or limit of authority, competence, responsibility, concern, or intention 3 : range of vision, understanding, or cognizance |
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pusillanimous
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(adjective)
: lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity synonym: COWARDLY |
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Pyrrhic
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adjective)
: achieved at excessive cost <a _victory>; also : costly to the point of negating or outweighing expected benefits <a great but _act of ingenuity> |
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quisling
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(noun)
: TRAITOR 2, : COLLABORATOR |
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raffish
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adjective)
1 : marked by or suggestive of flashy vulgarity or crudeness 2 : marked by a careless unconventionality : RAKISH |
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rapprochement
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(noun)
: establishment of or state of having cordial relations |
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rebus
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(noun)
: a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound ; also : a riddle made up of such pictures or symbols |
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recreant
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(adjective)
1 : crying for mercy : COWARDLY 2 : unfaithful to duty or allegiance (noun) 1 : COWARD 2 : APOSTATE, DESERTER |
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rectitude
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(noun)
1 : the quality or state of being straight 2 : moral integrity : RIGHTEOUSNESS 3 : the quality or state of being correct in judgment or procedure |
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redoubtable
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able (adjective)
1 : causing fear or alarm : FORMIDABLE 2 : ILLUSTRIOUS, EMINENT; broadly : worthy of respect |
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reify
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(transitive verb)
: to regard (something abstract) as a material or concrete thing |
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renascent
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(adjective)
: rising again into being or vigor |
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rime
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(noun)
1 : FROST 2 : an accumulation of granular ice tufts on the windward sides of exposed objects that is formed from supercooled fog or cloud and built out directly against the wind 3 : CRUST, INCRUSTATION |
