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Word list 38
Barron's GRE wordlist 38
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| propitious | favorable; fortunate; advantageous |
| proponent | supporter; backer; opposite of opponent |
| propound | put forth for analysis |
| propriety | fitness; correct conduct |
| propulsive | driving forward |
| prosaic | dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact |
| proscenium | part of stage in front of curtain |
| proscribe | ostracize; banish; outlaw |
| proselytize | induce someone to convert to a religion or belief |
| prosody | the art of versification |
| prosperity | good fortune; financial success; physical well-being |
| prostrate | stretch out full on ground |
| protean | versatile; able to take on many forms |
| protege | person receiving protection and support from a patron |
| protocol | diplomatic etiquette(manners, politeness) |
| prototype | original work used as a model by others |
| protract | prolong |
| protrude | stick out |
| protuberance | protrusion; bulge |
| provenance | origin or source of something |
| provender | dry good; fodder |
| provident | displaying foresight; thrifty; preparing for emergencies |
| provincial | pertaining to a province; limited in outlook; unsophisticated |
| provisional | tentative |
| proviso | stipulation |
| provocative | arousing anger or interest; annoying |
| prowess | extraordinary ability; military bravery |
| proximity | nearness |
| proxy | A person authorized to act for another; an agent or substitute. |
| prude | excessively modest or proper person |
| prudent | cautious; careful |
| prune | cut away; trim |
| prurient | having or causing lustful thoughts and desires |
| pry | inquire impertinently; use leverage to raise or open something |
| pseudonym | A fictitious name, especially a pen name |
| psyche | soul; mind |
| psychiatrist | a doctor who treat mental diseases |
| psychopathic | pertaining to mental derangement |
| psychosis | mental disorder |
| pterodactlyl | extinct flying reptile |
| puerile | childish |
| pugilist | boxer |
| pugnacity | combativeness; disposition to fight |
| puissant | powerful; strong; potent |
| pulchritude | beauty; comeliness |
| pulmonary | pertaining to the lungs |
| pulsate | throb |
| pulverize | crush or grind into very small particles |
| pummel | beat or pound with fists |
| punctilious | stressing niceties of conduct or form; minutely attentive ( perhaps too much so) to fine points |
| pundit | authority on a subject; learned person; expert |
| pungent | stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic |
| punitive | punishing |
| puny | insignificant; tiny; weak |
| purchase | firm grasp or footing |
| purgatory | place of spiritual expiation |
| purge | remove or get rid of something unwanted; free form blame or guilt; cleanse or purify |
| purport | intention; meaning |
| purported | alleged; claimed; reputed or rumored |
| purse | pucker; contact into wrinkles |
| purveyor | furnisher of foodstuffs; caterer |
| pusillanimous | cowardly; fainthearted |
| putative | supposed |
| putrid | foul; rotten; decayed |
| pylon | marking post to guide aviators; steel tower supporting cables or telephone lines |
| pyromaniac | person with an insane desire to st things on fire |
| quack | charlatan; impostor |
| quadruped | four-footed animal |
| quaff | drink with relish (zest) |
| quagmire | soft, wet, boggy land; complex of dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself |
| quail | cower; lose heart |
| quaint | odd; old fashioned; picturesque |
| qualified | limited; restricted |
| qualms | misgivings; uneasy fears, especially about matters of conscience |
| quandary | dilemma |
| quarantine | isolation of a person, place or ship to prevent spread of infection |
| quarry (n) | victim; object of hunt |
| quarry (v) | dig into |
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