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WSHS - 2nd English 10 - Vocab List #12 - Long/Tedder

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Precarious   unsafe; insecure; uncertain; dangerous  
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Pretext   a false reason concealing a real one; an excuse  
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postulate   to assume without proof; an assumption; a basic principle  
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prelude   anything serving as an introduction: an introductory section of a piece of music  
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potency   strength; power  
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protocol   the code prescribing formal etiquette and precedence for official ceremonies and dealings, as with diplomats and the military  
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prevalent   widespread; in general use  
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protrude   to thurst forth; to project or stick out  
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prolific   producing fruit or offspring abundantly; producing a great deal of something  
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prophetic   relating to someone or something that foretells events; predictive  
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qualm   an uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a slight feeling of sickness or nausea  
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quibble   a petty objection; to find a minor fault with  
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purge   to remove undesirable elements from; to rid  
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proximity   nearness; a neighboring area  
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quantitative   capable of being measured or expressed as a numerical amount  
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ravage   to destroy or devastate; great damage  
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reactionary   advocating a return to an earlier policy or condition  
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recipient   a person who receives something  
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rankle   to cause continual irritation, anger, bitterness, or pain  
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rebuke   to criticize; to scold sharply; a scolding  
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