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38 PrimaryField=1 SecondaryField=2 GroupField=3 TagField=4 [DATA] word definition part of speech high-frequency propitious favorable; kindly adjective proponent person who supports or proposes (an idea) noun propound put forth for analysis verb propriety fitness; correct conduct noun propulsive driving forward adjective prosaic commonplace; dull adjective proscribe ostracize; banish; outlaw verb proselytize convert to a religion or belief verb prosody the art of versification noun prostrate stretch out fill on ground verb protean versatile; able to take many shapes adjective protg person under protection and support of a patron noun protocol diplomatic etiquette noun prototype original work used as a model by others noun protract prolong verb * protrude stick out verb provenance origin or source of something noun provender dry food; fodder noun provident displaying foresight; thrifty; preparing for emergencies adjective provincial pertaining to a province; limited adjective provisional tentative adjective proviso stipulation noun provoke stir to anger; cause retaliation verb * proximity nearness noun proxy authorized agent noun prude excessively modest person noun prudent cautious; careful adjective * prune cut away; trim verb prurient based on lascivious thoughts adjective pseudonym pen-name noun psyche soul; mind noun psychiatrist a doctor who treats mental diseases noun psychopathic pertaining to mental derangement adjective psychosis mental disorder noun pterodactyl extinct flying reptile noun puerile childish adjective pugilist boxer noun pugnacious combative; disposed to fight adjective puissant powerful; strong; potent adjective pulchritude beauty; comeliness noun pulmonary pertaining to the lungs adjective pulsate throb verb pummel beat verb punctilious laying stress on niceties of conduct, form; precise adjectiv e pundit learned Hindu; any learned man; authority on a subject noun pungent stinging; caustic adjective punitive punishing adjective puny insignificant; tiny; weak adjective purchase firm grasp or footing noun

purgatory place for spiritual expiation noun purge clean by removing impurities; clear of charges verb purloin steal verb purport intention; meaning noun purveyor furnisher of foodstuffs; caterer noun purview scope noun pusillanimous cowardly; fainthearted adjective putative supposed; reputed adjective putrid foul; rotten; decayed adjective pyromaniac person with an insane desire to set things on fire noun quack charlatan; impostor noun quadrupled four-footed animal noun quaff drink with relish verb quagmire bog; marsh noun quail cower; lose heart verb quaint odd; old-fashioned; picturesque adjective qualified limited; restricted adjective * qualms misgivings noun quandary dilemma noun * quarantine isolation of person or ship to prevent spread of infection noun quarry victim; object of a hunt noun quarry dig into verb