Set 16 D
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- n privation
- lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life; hardship; want; CF. deprive
- s prance
- move about in a spirited manner (proudly and confidently)
- n prim
- proper to the point of affectation; very precise and formal; exceedingly proper
- n pontifical
- pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous or pretentious; CF. pontiff: pope; bishop
- polity
- (particular form of) political organization; form of government of nation or state; Ex. student polity
- precocious
- advanced in development; N. precocity
- n presumptuous
- going beyond what is right; excessively forward; arrogant; taking liberties
- s soothsayer
- one who foretells the future
- n primogeniture
- seniority by birth; state of being the first-born child; right of the eldest child (to inherit the entire property of one or both parents)
- n prehensile
- capable of grasping or holding (esp. by wrapping around); Ex. prehensile tails
- n preen
- make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction or pride; (of a bird) smooth or clean (feathers) with the beak; Ex. preen oneself on; CF. prune
- presentiment
- premonition; foreboding; feeling something will happen; anticipatory fear
- preclude
- make impossible; prevent; exclude; eliminate
- premonitory
- serving to warn
- n pr\'ecis
- abstract; concise summing up of main points; concise summary of a text
- preeminent
- outstanding; superior
- n prevaricate
- lie; hide the truth (by equivocating)
- n posterity
- descendants; future generations; Ex. go down to posterity; CF. posterior, anterior
- primordial
- existing at the beginning (of time); rudimentary
- n postulate
- self-evident truth; something assumed without proof; V: assume the truth of (as a basis of an argument)
- pragmatic
- practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with practical worth or impact of something; Ex. pragmatic test of the skill
- polyglot
- speaking several languages; multilingual; Ex. polyglot person/society; N.
- s defalcate
- embezzle
- n prescience
- ability to foretell the future; knowledge of actions before they occur; ADJ. prescient
- n poultice
- soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body
- s brink
- edge (at the top of a cliff); Ex. on the brink of the Grand Canyon
- s polarity
- state of having two opposite qualities
- n prelate
- church dignitary; priest of high position in the church (esp. bishop)
- n prattle
- talk idly; babble; N. CF. prate
- portend
- foretell; presage; be a sign or warning of; N. portent: sign; omen; forewarning
- practicable
- feasible
- s interstice
- narrow space between things
- n polemical(polemic)
- aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious (rather than simply expressing opinions)
- n predilection
- preference; partiality
- presage
- foretell; be a warning or sign of; N: presentiment; foreboding; omen
- n preternatural
- beyond what is normal in nature; supernatural; Ex. preternatural strength/forces
- politic
- prudent; judicious; well judged; expedient; well devised
- s pretension
- pretentiousness; claim (without foundation); Ex. I make no pretensions to skill as an artist.
- n primp
- groom oneself with care; adorn oneself
- precipitous
- steep; overhasty; precipitate
- n potentate
- monarch; sovereign
- precipice
- cliff; dangerous position; Ex. on the edge of the precipice
- n pore
- study industriously; ponder; scrutinize; Ex. pore over the book; N.
- s camp
- group sharing a common cause or opinion
- pomposity
- self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt(pompous person); ADJ. pompous: self-important
- prefatory
- introductory; of a preface
- n prate
- talk idly; speak foolishly; boast idly
- n potable
- suitable for drinking; drinkable
- n polemic
- attack or defense of an opinion; controversy or refutation; argument in support of point of view; N. polemics: art of debate or controversy
- premise
- assumption; postulate; proposition upon which an argument is based
- preponderance
- superiority of power, quantity, etc.; V. preponderate: be greater in power, weight, or importance; ADJ. preponderant
- probity
- uprightness; honesty; incorruptibility
- n preempt
- prevent in advance; head off(forestall); forestall by acting first; appropriate for oneself before others; supplant; take the place of; displace; Ex. preempt any attempts; ADJ. preemptive
- n poseur
- person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc., to impress others; person who poses; CF. pose
- s polar
- of a pole; characterized by opposite extremes; Ex. polar opposites
- predetermine
- determine in advance; predestine; settle or decide beforehand; influence markedly
- pragmatist
- practical person; N. pragmatism: pragmatic way of dealing with things
- pretext
- excuse
- precipitant
- something that causes a substance in a chemical solution to separate out in solid form; ħÀüÁ¦; OP. solvent
- precept
- practical rule guiding conduct; Ex. mother's precept
- n privy
- secret; hidden; not public; made a participant in something secret; Ex. privy chamber government; Ex. be privy to a discussion; CF. private