Word List Page 27

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prevaricate

Back 1

be evasive

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primordial

Back 2

first in order of a series

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privet

Back 3

a type of evergreen shrub

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probity

Back 4

complete honesty, trustworthiness

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proclivity

Back 5

tendency

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procrastinate

Back 6

delay doing something, put off without reason

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prodigious

Back 7

large

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profligate

Back 8

utterly immoral

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prolix

Back 9

long-winded

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promiscuous

Back 10

without discrimination or selection

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propinquity

Back 11

nearness

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proscenium

Back 12

portion of the stage in front of the curtain including the framework

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proselyte

Back 13

convert won ovre from another way of thought

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protagonist

Back 14

leading character

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prototype

Back 15

original model, first example

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protuberance

Back 16

something that juts out, bulge

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provender

Back 17

dry food for animals

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providential

Back 18

fortunate, lucky

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psychic

Back 19

of the mind, acting outside of known physical laws

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punctilious

Back 20

exact in formalities and details

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purloin

Back 21

carry away dishonestly, steal

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purulent

Back 22

discharging pus

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pusillanimous

Back 23

faint-hearted

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putative

Back 24

supposed, reputed

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putrefy

Back 25

to decay, decompose

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pyrography

Back 26

burning of designs on wood

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Pyrrhic victory

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victory gained at too great cost

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pythonic

Back 28

pertaining to the prediction of future events, oracular, prophetic

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quadrennial

Back 29

lasting four years, occurring once in four years

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quandary

Back 30

doubt, uncertainty, a state of difficulty or perplexity

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quench

Back 31

extinguish, put out, slake

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query

Back 32

question

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quiescent

Back 33

not aroused, inactive

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quintessence

Back 34

concentrated essence

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quirk

Back 35

a turn, a twist, a caprice

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quiver

Back 36

to shake or tremble, to shudder

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quixotic

Back 37

extravagantly chivalrous, impractical

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quote

Back 38

to cite, as a passage from some author; to name or repeat

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quotidian

Back 39

daily, recurring daily

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quotient

Back 40

in arithmetic, the number resulting from the division of one number by another

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rabbet

Back 41

groove made in a board to receive the edge of another

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rabble

Back 42

a tumultuous throng of vulgar, noisy people

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rabid

Back 43

furious, raging, suffering from rabies

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radiation

Back 44

divergence in all directions from a point

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raillery

Back 45

banter, jesting language, good-humored pleasantry or slight satire.

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ramification

Back 46

a division into subdivisions, a branching out

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rampant

Back 47

springing or climbing unchecked, rank in growth

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ramshackle

Back 48

tumbling down, shaky out of repair

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ratiocination

Back 49

process of logical reasoning

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recalcitrant

Back 50

stubborn, refusing to obey

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recapitulate

Back 51

mention or relate in brief, summarize

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receptive

Back 52

able and tending to receive and accept, open to influence

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reciprocal

Back 53

done in return, affecting both sides, mutual