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purport
to profess, suppose, claim: to present, esp. deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely: a document purporting to be official; to convey to the mind as the meaning or thing intended; express or imply.
puritacnical
adhearing to a rigid moral code
purgation
process of cleansing, purification, or purging
pummel
to pound, beat, to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.
punctilious
careful in observing rules of bhaviour or ceremony: However earnest his aims and punctilious his language, Fowler had not found his genius in schoolteaching, and he did not find it in his essays.
pugnacious
quarrelsome, eager and ready to fight
prurient
lustful, exhibiting lewd desires, having, inclined to have, or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts, desires, etc.
prudent
careful, cautious, wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober. Only prudent expenditure may provide quality within a restrictive budget
prude
one who is excessively proper or modest
provocation
cause, incitement to acto or respond; the act of provoking: The slightest provocation would elicit expressions of maternal anxiety.
provincial
rustic, unsophisticated, limited in scope
providential
prudent, lucky: of, pertaining to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care; opportune, fortunate, or lucky: a providential event.
provident
prudent, frugal having or showing foresight; providing carefully for the future.
protract
to prolong, draw out, extend
protocol
ceremony and manners observed by diplomats
protestation
declaration; formal expression or declaration of objection, dissent, or disapproval; protest.
protean
readily assuming different forms or characters: An amoeba is a protean animalcule.
prostrate
lying face downward, lying flat on the ground: He was prostrate from the extreme heat.
proselytize
to convert to a particular belief or religion: The cult members spent every weekend outside the mall proselytizing anyone who would listen in an attempt to get others to join their group
proscribe
to comdemn; to forbid, outlaw: The town council voted to proscribe the sale of alcohol on weekends.
prevaricate
to lie; evade the truth
pretext
excuse, pretended reason: The leaders used the insults as a pretext to declare war.
pretentious
showy, self-important
presumptuous
rede, improperly bold: The princess grew angry after the presumptuous noble tried to kiss her, even though he was far below her in social status.
presentiment
premonition, sense of foreboding: a feeling or impression that something is about to happen, esp. something evil.
preposterous
absurd, illogical: Through a preposterous and utterly hilarious series of events, this precipitates a plague.
prepossessing
attractive, engaging, apealing: His prepossessing appearance made it impossible for me to think of anything else.
premonition
forewarning; presentiment: a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event: He had a vague premonition of danger.
preface
introduction to a book; introductory remarks to a speech: The book included a brief preface by a leading expert in the field.
preeminent
celebrated, distinguished: He is preeminent in his profession.
propitious
favorable, advantageous: propitious whether, propitious gods: The dark storm clouds visible on the horizon suggested that the weather would not be propitious for sailing.
propitiate
to win over, appease, to make favorably inclined, conciliate
propinquity
nearness or similarity
promontory
piece of land or rock higher than its surrounding, could be a peninsula
prologue
introductory section of a leterary work or play; the act of introducing a play
prolific
productive, fertile: a prolific pear tree
prognosticate
to predict: Examining the tea leaves, she prognosticated dark days ahead.
profuse
lavish, extravagant: She grew profuse amounts of zucchini and pumpkins.
profundity
great depth, abyss; depth of intellect, feeling, or meaning; something profound or abstruse.
profligate
corrupt, degenerate: The profligate young heir embarked on a life of depravity and riotous spending that soon eroded both his health and his fortune
profane
impure; contrary to religion; sacrilegious: The movie depicted profane rites that involved drugs and human sacrifice.
prodigious
vast, enormous, extraordinary: a prodigious research grant.
prodigal
wasteful, extravagant, lavish: How can he be so prodigal with money on such tight budget?
prucure
to obtain: He managed to procure a pass.
privation
lack of usual necessities or comforts: His life of privation began to affect his life.
primeval
ancient, primitive: The first primates to walk on two legs, called Australopithecus, were the primeval descendants of modern man.
prevaricate
to lie, evade the truth: to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression
pretext
excuse, pretended reason: The reporter called the company on the pretext of trying to resolve a consumer complaint.
pretentious
showy, self-important1.Claiming or demanding a position of distinction or merit, especially when unjustified.
2.Making or marked by an extravagant outward show; ostentatious.
presumptuous
rude, improperly bold
presentiment
premonition, sense of foreboding: a feeling or impression that something is about to happen, esp. something evil; foreboding.
preposterous
absurd, illogical: Through a preposterous and utterly hilarious series of events, this precipitates a plague.
prepossessing
attractive, engaging, appealing; to possess or dominate mentally beforehand, as a prejudice does.
premonition
forewarning; presentiment: a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment: He had a vague premonition of danger.
preface
introduction to a book; introductory remarks to a speech
preeminent
celebrated, distinguished, eminent above or before others; superior; surpassing: He is preeminent in his profession.
predicate
to found or base on: He predicated his behavior on his faith in humanity.
to connote; imply: His retraction predicates a change of attitude.
predicadment
an unpleasantly difficult, perplexing, or dangerous situation.
precocious
unusually advanced at an early age or mature in development, esp. mental development: a precocious child.
flowering, fruiting, or ripening early, as plants or fruit.
preclude
to rule out:The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
precipice
edge; steep overhang; a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face: The mountain climber hung from a precipice before finding a handhold and pulling himself up; a situation of great peril: on the precipice of war.
precept
principle; law; maxim
precarious
uncertain: dependent on the will or pleasure of another; liable to be withdrawn or lost at the will of another: He held a precarious tenure under an arbitrary administration.
potable
drinkable: During sea voyages it is essential that ships carry a supply of potable water because salty ocean water makes anyone who drinks it sick.
posterity
future generations; all of a person's descendants: 1.Future generations: "Everything he writes is consigned to posterity" (Joyce Carol Oates).
posit
to put in position: to assume the existence of; postulate. See Synonyms at presume.
to suggest an idea: 2.To put forward, as for consideration or study; suggest: "If a book is hard going, it ought to be good. If it posits a complex moral situation, it ought to be even better" (Anthony Burgess).
portly
stout, dignified: He was a portly gentleman, who wore a carnation in his lapel and carried a cane.
pore
to study closely or meditatively, to read or study carefully and attentively: pored over the classified ads in search of a new job.
pontificate
to speak in a pretentious manner; to speak in a pompous or dogmatic manner: Did he pontificate about the responsibilities of a good citizen?
ponderous
weighty, heavy, large: awkward or unwieldy: He carried a ponderous burden on his back.
poignant
emotionally moving; keenly distressing to the feelings: poignant regret. My teacher actually cried after reading to us the poignant final chapter of the novel.
poach
to steal game or fish; cook in boiling liquid; to trespass, esp. on another's game preserve, in order to steal animals or to hunt.
pneumatic
relating to air; worked by compressed air
ply
to use diligently; to engage; to join together; to supply with or offer something pressingly to: to ply a person with drink.
pluralistic
including a variety of groups; of or relating to social or philosophical pluralism. 2.Having multiple aspects or parts: "the idea that intelligence is a pluralistic quality that ... varies in many dimensions among individuals"
pluck
to pull strings on musical instrument
plenitude
abundancre, plenty: a plenitude of food, air, and sunlight.
plaudit
applause
platitude
stale, overused expression, cliché, truism.
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