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Word list 37
Barron's GRE wordlist 37
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| precept | practical rule guiding contact |
| precipice | cliff; dangerous position |
| precipitant | something that causes a substance in a chemical solution to separate out in solid form |
| precipitate (adj) | rash; premature; hasty; sudden |
| precipitate (v) | throw headlong; hasten; rash |
| precipitous | steep; overhasty |
| precis | concise summing up of main points |
| precise | exact |
| preclude | make impossible; eliminate |
| precocious | advanced in development |
| precursor | forerunner |
| predator | creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploit others |
| predecessor | former occupant of a post |
| predetermine | predestine; settle or decide beforehand; influence markedly |
| predicament | tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma |
| predilection | partiality; preference |
| predispose | give an inclination toward; make susceptible to |
| preeminent | outstanding; superior |
| preempt | head off; forestall by acting first; appropriate for oneself; supplant |
| preen | make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self satisfaction |
| prefatory | introduction |
| prehensile | capable of grasping or holding |
| prelate | church dignitary |
| prelude | introduction; forerunner |
| premeditate | plan in advance |
| premise | assumption; postulate |
| premonition | forewarning |
| premonitory | serving to warn |
| preponderance | superiority of power; quantity, etc. |
| preposterous | absurd; ridiculous |
| prerogative | privilege; unquestionable rights |
| presage | foretell |
| prescience | ability to foretell the future |
| presentiment | feeling something will happen; anticipating fear; premonition |
| prestige | impression produces by achievements or reputation |
| presumptuous | arrogant; taking liberties |
| pretentious | ostentatious; pompous; making unjustified claims; overambitious |
| preternatural | beyond that which is normal in nature |
| pretext | excuse |
| prevail | induce; triumph over |
| prevaricate | lie |
| prey | target of a hunt; victim |
| prim | very precise and formal; exceedingly proper |
| primogeniture | seniority by birth |
| primordial | existing at the beginning of time; rudimentary |
| primp | groom oneself with care; adorn oneself |
| pristine | characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled |
| privation | hardship; want |
| privy | secret; hidden; not public |
| probe | explore with tools |
| probity | uprightness; incorruptibility |
| problematic | doubtful; unsettled; questionable; perplexing |
| proclivity | inclination; natural tendency |
| procrastinate | postpone; delay or put off |
| procurement | obtaining |
| prod | poke; stir up; urge |
| prodigal | wasteful; reckless with money |
| prodigious | marvelous; enormous |
| prodigy | highly gifted child; marvel |
| profane | violate; desecrate; treat unworthily |
| profligate | dissipated; wasteful; wildly immoral |
| profound | deep; not superficial; complete |
| profusion | overabundance; lavish expenditure; excess |
| progenitor | ancestor |
| progeny | children; offspring |
| prognosis | forecasted course of a disease; prediction |
| prognosticate | predict |
| prohibitive | tending to prevent the purchase or use of something; inclined to prevent or forbid |
| projectile | missile |
| proletarian | member of the working class; blue collar guy |
| proliferate | grow rapidly; spread; multiply |
| prolific | abundantly fruitful |
| prolixity | tedious wordiness; verbosity |
| prologue | introduction ( to a poem or play) |
| prolong | extend; draw out; lengthen |
| prominent | conspicuous; notable; protruding |
| promiscuous | mixed indiscriminately; haphazard; irregular, particularly sexuality |
| promontory | headland |
| promote | help to flourish; advance in rank; publicize |
| prompt | cause; provoke; provide a cure for an actor |
| promulgate | proclaim a doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| prone | inclined to; prostate |
| propagate | multiply; spread |
| propellant | substance that propels or drives forward |
| propensity | natural inclination |
| prophetic | having to do with predicting the future |
| prophylactic | used to prevent disease |
| propinquity | nearness; kinship |
| propitate | appease |
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