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GRE: Set 36
prodigious-prurient
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01/23/2011
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prodigious
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vast, enormous, extraordinary
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profligate
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corrupt, degenerate
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profundity
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great depth
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profuse
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lavish, extravagant
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progenitor
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originator, forefather, ancestor in a direct line
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prognosticate
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to predict
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prolix
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tedious; wordy
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promontory
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piece of land or rock higher than its surroundings
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promulgate
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to make known publicly
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propagate
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to breed
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propensity
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inclination, tendency
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propinquity
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nearness
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propitiate
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to win over, appease
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propitious
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favorable, advantageous
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propriety
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appropriateness
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prosaic
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relating to prose; dull, commonplace
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proscribe
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to condemn; to forbid, outlaw
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prose
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ordinary language used in everyday speech
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proselytize
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to convert to a particular belief or religion
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prostrate
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lying face downward, lying flat on the ground
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protean
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readily assuming different forms or characters
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protestation
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declaration
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protract
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to prolong, draw out, extend
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provident
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prudent, frugal
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providential
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prudent, lucky
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provincial
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rustic, unsophisticated, limited in scope
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provocation
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cause, incitement to act or respond
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prowess
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bravery, skill
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prudent
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careful, cautious
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prurient
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lustful, exhibiting lewd desires
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