Word List 37 (Precept-Propitiate)

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precept

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n. practical rule guiding conduct

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precinct

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n. district or division of a city

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precipice

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n. cliff; dangerous position

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precipitate

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adj. rash; premature; hasty; sudden

v. throw headlong; hasten

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precipitous

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adj. steep; overhasty

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précis

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n. concise summing up of main points

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precise

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adj. exact

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preclude

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v. make impossible; eliminate

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precocious

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adj. advanced in development

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precursor

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n. forefunner

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predator

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n. creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploits others

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predecessor

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n. former occupant of a post

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predetermine

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v. predestine; settle or decide beforehand; influence markedly

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predicament

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n. tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma

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predilection

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n. partiality; preference

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predispose

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v. give an inclination toward; make susceptible to

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preeminent

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adj. outstanding; superior

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preempt

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v. head off; forestall by acting first; appropriate for oneself; supplant

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preen

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v. make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction

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prehensile

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adj. capable of grasping or holding

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prelate

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n. church dignitary

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prelude

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n. introduction; forerunner

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premeditate

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v. plan in advance

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premise

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n. assumption; postulate

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premonition

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n. forewarning

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preposterous

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adj. absurd; ridiculous

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prerogative

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n. privilege; unquestionable right

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presage

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v. foretell

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prescience

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n. ability to foretell the future

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presentiment

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n. feeling something will happen; anticipatory fear; premonition

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prestige

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n. impression produced by achievements or reputation

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presumptuous

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adj. overconfident; impertinently bold; taking liberties

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pretentious

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adj. ostentatious; pompous; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious

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preternatural

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adj. beyond what is normal in nature

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pretext

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n. excuse

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prevail

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v. induce; triumph over

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prevalent

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adj. widespread; generally accepted

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prevaricate

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v. lie

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prey

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n. target of a hunt; victim

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prim

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adj. very precise and formal; exceedingly proper

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primordial

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adj. existing at the beginning (of time); rudimentary

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primp

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v. groom oneself with care; adorn oneself

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pristine

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adj. characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled

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privation

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n. hardship; want

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probe

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v. explore with tools

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problematic

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adj. doubtful; unsettled; questionable; perplexing

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proclivity

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n. inclination; natural tendency

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procrastinate

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v. postpone; delay or put off

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prod

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v. poke; stir up; urge

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prodigal

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adj. wasteful; reckless with money

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prodigious

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adj. marvelous; enormous

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prodigy

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n. marvel; highly gifted child

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profance

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v. violate; desecrate; treat unworthily

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profligate

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adj. dissipated; wasteful; wildly immoral

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profound

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adj. deep; not superficial; complete

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profusion

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n. overabundance; lavish expenditure; excess

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progenitor

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n. ancestor

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progeny

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n. children; offspring

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prognosis

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n. forecasted course of a disease; prediction

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projectile

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n. missile

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proletarian

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n. member of the working class

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proliferation

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n. rapid growth; spread; multiplication

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prolific

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adj. abundantly fruitful

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prolixity

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n. tedious wordiness; verbosity

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prologue

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n. introduction (to a poem or play)

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prolong

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v. make longer; draw out; lengthen

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prominent

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adj. conspicuous; notable; sticking out

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promiscuous

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adj. mixed indiscriminately; haphazard; irregular, particularly sexually

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promote

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v. help to flourish; advance in rank; publicize

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prompt

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v. cause; provoke; provide a cue for an actor

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promulgate

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v. proclaim a doctrine or law; make known by official publication

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prone

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adj. inclined to; prostrate

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propagate

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v. multiply; spread

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propellants

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n. substances that propel or drive forward

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propensity

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n. natural inclination

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prophetic

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adj. foretelling the future

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propinquity

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n. nearness; kinship

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propitiate

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v. appease