Master WordList -part 5 - Day 20 (P)

bahawal H. (Pakistan)
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  1. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  2. prate
    speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly
  3. prattle
    speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly
  4. preamble
    a preliminary introduction, as to a statute or constitution
  5. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  6. precedent
    an example that is used to justify similar occurrences
  7. precept
    a rule of personal conduct
  8. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  9. precis
    a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument
  10. preclude
    make impossible, especially beforehand
  11. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
  12. precursor
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  13. predecessor
    one who goes before you in time
  14. predetermine
    establish beforehand
  15. predicament
    an unpleasant or difficult situation
  16. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  17. predispose
    make susceptible
  18. preeminent
    greatest in importance, degree, or significance
  19. preempt
    acquire for oneself before others can do so
  20. preen
    clean with one's bill
  21. premeditate
    consider, ponder, or plan beforehand
  22. premise
    a statement that is held to be true
  23. premonition
    an early warning about a future event
  24. preponderance
    exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight
  25. preposterous
    inviting ridicule
  26. prerogative
    a right reserved exclusively by a person or group
  27. presage
    a foreboding about what is about to happen
  28. prescience
    the power to foresee the future
  29. presentiment
    a feeling of evil to come
  30. prestige
    a high standing achieved through success or influence
  31. presumptuous
    going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous
  32. pretentious
    creating an appearance of importance or distinction
  33. pretext
    a fictitious reason that conceals the real reason
  34. prevail
    be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
  35. prevalent
    most frequent or common
  36. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  37. prim
    affectedly dainty or refined
  38. primordial
    having existed from the beginning
  39. primp
    dress or groom with elaborate care
  40. pristine
    immaculately clean and unused
  41. privation
    the act of stripping someone of food, money, or rights
  42. privy
    informed about something secret or not generally known
  43. probe
    an exploratory action or expedition
  44. probity
    complete and confirmed integrity
  45. proclivity
    a natural inclination
  46. procrastinate
    waste time or postpone doing what one should be doing
  47. prod
    push against gently
  48. prodigal
    recklessly wasteful
  49. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  50. prodigy
    an unusually gifted or intelligent person
  51. profane
    grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
  52. profligate
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  53. profound
    situated at or extending to great depth
  54. progeny
    the immediate descendants of a person
  55. prognosis
    a prediction of the course of a disease
  56. prohibitive
    tending to discourage, especially of prices
  57. proliferate
    grow rapidly
  58. prolific
    intellectually productive
  59. prolixity
    boring verbosity
  60. prologue
    an introductory section of a novel or other literary work
  61. prolong
    lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
  62. prominent
    conspicuous in position or importance
  63. promiscuous
    casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
  64. promontory
    a natural elevation
  65. promulgate
    state or announce
  66. prone
    having a tendency
  67. propellant
    any substance that moves forward with force
  68. propensity
    a natural inclination
  69. prophetic
    foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
  70. propinquity
    the property of being close together
  71. propitiate
    make peace with
  72. propitious
    presenting favorable circumstances
  73. proponent
    a person who argues for a cause or puts forward an idea
  74. propound
    put forward, as of an idea
  75. propriety
    correct behavior
  76. propulsive
    having the power to move forward with force
  77. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  78. proscribe
    command against
  79. prosperity
    the condition of having good fortune
  80. protean
    taking on different forms
  81. protege
    a person who receives support from an influential patron
  82. protract
    lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
  83. protrude
    extend out or project in space
  84. provenance
    where something originated or started
  85. provident
    giving something useful for the future
  86. proviso
    a stipulated condition
  87. prowess
    a superior skill learned by study and practice
  88. proximity
    the property of being close together
  89. proxy
    a person authorized to act for another
  90. prude
    a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
  91. prudent
    marked by sound judgment
  92. prune
    weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
  93. prurient
    characterized by lust
  94. pry
    be nosey
  95. puerile
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  96. pugnacity
    a natural disposition to be hostile
  97. puissant
    powerful
  98. pulverize
    destroy completely
  99. pummel
    strike, usually with the fist
  100. punctilious
    marked by precise accordance with details
  101. pungent
    strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell
  102. punitive
    inflicting punishment
  103. puny
    of inferior size
  104. purge
    rid of impurities
  105. purport
    have the often misleading appearance of being or intending
  106. purveyor
    someone who supplies provisions, especially food
Created on 七月 7, 2013 (updated 七月 7, 2013)

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