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proclivity | tendency
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procrastinate | to postpone
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procreate | to produce
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procrustean | to get conformity at any cost
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procure | to obtain
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prodigal | wasteful
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prodigious | enormous; great amount
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profane | showing disrespect
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profess | to acknowledge or admit
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proffer | to offer
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proficiency | skill; ability
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profligate | immoral or extremely wasteful
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profound | very deep; insightful
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profuse | abundant
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progeny | descendants
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prognosticate | to predict; to foretell
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proletarian | a member of the working class
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proliferate | to increase or expand
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prolific | productive
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prolix | tediously long and wordy
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prologue | introduction
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promenade | a stroll or a walk; an area used for walking
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promiscuous | sexually loose
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promontory | piece of land that juts out
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promulgate | to advocate
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prone | lying flat
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propagate | to multiply
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propensity | inclination
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prophetic | predicting
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propinquity | closeness
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propitious | favorable
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propriety | conformity; appropriateness
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prosaic | commonplace or dull
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proscribe | to denounce; exile
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proselyte | a convert
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prospectus | a report describing a new project
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prostrate | lying flat
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protagonist | main character
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protean | changeable
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protégé | one who has been instructed by another
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protocol | etiquette observed by diplomats
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prototype | the original
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protract | to prolong
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protrude | to stick out
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proverbial | well-known
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provident | having foresight; prudent
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provincial | unsophisticated; narrow; limited
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provisional | temporary
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proviso | a condition
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provoke | to irritate; to excite
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prowess | skill or strength
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proximity | nearness
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proxy | one who acts in place of another
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prudence | good judgment; cautious; careful
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prune | to cut off or lop off such as twigs, branches, or roots
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prurient | lustful; obscene; lewd
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pseudo | false
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pseudonym | an assumed name
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psyche | the human spirit
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puerile | immature
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pugilist | a boxer
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pugnacious | eager to fight
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puissant | powerful
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pulchritude | beauty
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pulmonary | pertaining to the lungs
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pulverize | crush or grind; totally destroy
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pummel | to beat or thrash with the fists
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pun | the use of words that sound alike but differ in meaning
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punctilious | precise
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pundit | an expert
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pungent | having a sharp taste or smell; severely critical or sarcastic
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punitive | pertaining to punishment
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puny | weak
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purge | to purify
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puritanical | strict
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purloin | to steal
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purport | to claim
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purvey | to supply
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pusillanimous | cowardly
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putative | supposed; believed
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putrefy | to decay
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pyre | a funeral fire
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pyretic | pertaining to fever
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pyromaniac | one who likes to start fires
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quadruped | a four-footed animal
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quaff | to gulp; to drink in large quantities
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quagmire | a swamp; a difficult situation
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quall | to lose courage
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