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6/24/05
Stack #20732
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Polyglot | speaker of many languages |
| Pontificate | to speak in a pententious manner |
| Pore (v.) | to study closely or meditatively |
| Porous | full of holes, permeable to liquids |
| Portent | omen |
| Potable | drinkable |
| Pragmatic | practical; moved by facts rather than abstract ideals |
| Prattle (n.) | meaningless, foolish talk |
| Precipitous | hasty, quickly, with too little caution |
| Preclude | to rule out |
| Precocious | unusually advanced at an early age |
| Predilection | preference, liking |
| Precursor | forerunner, predecessor |
| Premeditate | to consider, plan beforehand |
| Prepossessing | attractive, engaging, appealing |
| Presage | to foretell, indicate in advance |
| Prescient | Having foresight |
| Presumptuous | rude, improperly bold |
| Prevalent | widespread |
| Prevaricate | to lie, evade the truth |
| Privation | lack of usual necessities or omforts |
| Probity | honesty, high-mindedness |
| Proclivity | tendency, inclination |
| Prodigal (adj) | wasteful, extravagant, lavish |
| Prodigious | vast, enormous, extraordinary |
| Profuse | lavish, stravagant |
| Progenitor | originator, forefather, ancestor in a deirect line |
| Progeny | offspring, children |
| Prognosis | prediction of disease outcome; any prediction |
| Prolific | productive |