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GRE Vocab 4000
Question | Answer |
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potentate | sovereign, king |
potpourri | medley |
preamble | introduction |
precipice | cliff |
precipitous | steep |
precis | summary |
precocious | advanced |
predacious | plundering |
predicate | base |
predilection | inclination |
preponderance | predominance |
prepossessing | appealing, charming |
prestidigitator | magicians |
preternatural | abnormal, unnatural |
prevaricate | lie |
priggish | pedantic, affected |
prim | formal, prudish |
primogeniture | first-born child |
prismatic | many-colored, sparkling |
privation | hardship |
proclivity | inclination |
proctor | supervise |
procurer | pander |
prodigal | wasteful |
prodigious | marvelous, enormous |
prodigy | a person with extraordinary ability |
proffer | bring forward |
profiteer | extortionist |
profligate | licentious, prodigal |
profusion | overabundance |
prognosticate | foretell |
prolix | long-winded |
promethean | inspirational |
promontory | headland, cape |
promulgate | publish, disseminate |
prophylactic | preventative |
propound | propose |
propriety | decorum |
proscenium | platform, rostrum |
prosody | study of poetic structure |
prostrate | supine |
protean | changing readily |
proverbial | well-known |
provident | having foresight, thrifty |
provisional | temporary |
proviso | stipulation |
provisory | conditional |
proxy | substitute, agent |
prurient | lewd |
pseudonym | alias |
puckish | impish, mischievous |
puerile | childish |
pugilism | boxing |
pugnacious | combative |
puissant | strong |
punctilious | meticulous |
purblind | obtuse, stupid |
puritanical | prim |
purlieus | environs, surrounding |
purloin | steal |
purport | claim to be |
purported | rumored |
pursuant | following, according |
purvey | deliver |
purview | range, understanding |
pusillanimous | cowardly |
pyrrhic | battle won with unacceptable losses. |