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  1. propitious
    presenting favorable circumstances
  2. proponent
    a person who argues for a cause or puts forward an idea
  3. propound
    put forward, as of an idea
  4. propriety
    correct behavior
  5. propulsive
    having the power to move forward with force
  6. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  7. proscenium
    the part of a stage between the curtain and the orchestra
  8. proscribe
    command against
  9. proselytize
    convert or try to convert someone to another religion
  10. prosperity
    the condition of having good fortune
  11. prostrate
    stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
  12. protean
    taking on different forms
  13. protege
    a person who receives support from an influential patron
  14. protocol
    forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by officials
  15. prototype
    a standard or typical example
  16. protract
    lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
  17. protrude
    extend out or project in space
  18. protuberance
    something that bulges out or projects from its surroundings
  19. provenance
    where something originated or started
  20. provender
    food for domestic livestock
  21. provident
    giving something useful for the future
  22. provincial
    associated with an administrative district of a nation
  23. proviso
    a stipulated condition
  24. provocative
    serving or tending to excite or stimulate
  25. prowess
    a superior skill learned by study and practice
  26. proximity
    the property of being close together
  27. proxy
    a person authorized to act for another
  28. prude
    a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
  29. prudent
    marked by sound judgment
  30. prune
    cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
  31. prurient
    characterized by lust
  32. pry
    be nosey
  33. pseudonym
    a fake name used to engage in some activity
  34. psyche
    that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings
  35. psychiatrist
    a specialist in the treatment of mental disorders
  36. psychopathic
    suffering from an undiagnosed mental disorder
  37. psychosis
    severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost
  38. pterodactyl
    extinct flying reptile
  39. puerile
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  40. pugilist
    someone who fights with fists for sport
  41. pugnacity
    a natural disposition to be hostile
  42. puissant
    powerful
  43. pulchritude
    physical beauty, especially of a woman
  44. pulmonary
    relating to or affecting the lungs
  45. pulverize
    make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
  46. pummel
    strike, usually with the fist
  47. punctilious
    marked by precise accordance with details
  48. pundit
    an expert who publicly gives opinions via mass media
  49. pungent
    strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell
  50. punitive
    inflicting punishment
  51. puny
    of inferior size
  52. purchase
    acquire by means of a financial transaction
  53. purgatory
    a temporary state of the dead in Roman Catholic theology
  54. purge
    rid of impurities
  55. purport
    have the often misleading appearance of being or intending
  56. purse
    a container used for carrying money and small personal items
  57. purveyor
    someone who supplies provisions, especially food
  58. pusillanimous
    lacking in courage, strength, and resolution
  59. putative
    purported
  60. putrid
    of or relating to the process of decay
  61. pylon
    a large steel tower supporting high-tension power lines
  62. pyromaniac
    a person with a mania for setting things on fire
  63. quack
    the sound made by a duck
  64. quadruped
    an animal especially a mammal having four limbs
  65. quaff
    swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
  66. quagmire
    a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
  67. quail
    a small game bird
  68. quaint
    attractively old-fashioned
  69. qualm
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
  70. quandary
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  71. quarantine
    isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
  72. quarry
    animal hunted or caught for food
Created on 八月 26, 2010 (updated 八月 26, 2010)

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