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GRE Lesson 36
100 word chunks of Barron's data
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pretend | feign; pretend to: claim to possess; make pretensions to; Ex. I don't pretend to much expertise; N. pretense |
| pretension | pretentiousness; claim (without foundation); Ex. I make no pretensions to skill as an artist. |
| pretentious | ostentatious; showy; pompous; making unjustified claims; overambitious; Ex. pretentious films that claim to be art |
| preternatural | beyond what is normal in nature; supernatural; Ex. preternatural strength/forces |
| pretext | excuse |
| prevail | be widespread; triumph over; gain victory; prevail on: persuade; induce; Ex. Justice has prevailed; Ex. prevail on someone to do something |
| prevalent | widespread; generally accepted |
| prevaricate | lie; hide the truth (by equivocating) |
| prey | target of a hunt; victim; V: hunt and eat as prey; victimize; Ex. Cats prey on mice. |
| prim | proper to the point of affectation; very precise and formal; exceedingly proper |
| primal | first in rank or importance; being first in time; original; Ex. man's primal innocence |
| primary | first in rank or importance; principal; earliest in time; Ex. primary stages; N. CF. first |
| primate | group of mammals including humans |
| prime | period of ideal or peak condition; earliest or beginning stage; Ex. in the prime of life; Ex. prime of the year(spring); ADJ: first in importance or rank; first; V: make ready; prepare |
| 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) |
| primordial | existing at the beginning (of time); rudimentary |
| primp | groom oneself with care; adorn oneself |
| pristine | unspoiled; remaining in a pure state; characteristic of earlier times; primitive; Ex. an old book in pristine condition |
| privation | lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life; hardship; want; CF. deprive |
| privy | secret; hidden; not public; made a participant in something secret; Ex. privy chamber government; Ex. be privy to a discussion; CF. private |
| prize | pry; move with a lever; value highly; esteem; Ex. his most prized possession; N: something captured during war-time (esp. an enemy ship) |
| probe | explore with a probe or tools; investigate; N: slender instrument used to explore a wound or body cavity; device designed to investigate an unknown region; thorough investigation; Ex. space probe |
| probity | uprightness; honesty; incorruptibility |
| problematic | causing a problem; open to doubt; doubtful; unsettled; questionable; Ex. Whether the arena will ever be completed is problematic. |
| proclivity | inclination; natural tendency (esp. towards something bad) |
| procrastinate | postpone; delay or put off |
| procurement | obtaining; V. procure: obtain by effort; obtain (a prostitute) for another |
| prod | poke (with a pointed object); stir up; urge; goad to action; N: pointed object used to prod; prodding |
| prodigal | wasteful; reckless with money; profuse; Ex. a mind prodigal of ideas; N. prodigality |
| prodigious | enormous; marvelous; extraordinary; Ex. prodigious amount/memory |
| prodigy | highly gifted child; person with exceptional talents; marvel; wonder |
| profane | violate; desecrate (something holy); treat unworthily; be profane for; ADJ: secular; nonreligious; irreverent for holy things |
| profligate | wasteful (of money); dissipated; wildly immoral; dissolute; N: profligate person; N. profligacy |
| profound | deep; not superficial; complete; Ex. profound thinker/remark/silence/deafness; N. profundity |
| profusion | great amount; plenty; overabundance; excess; lavish expenditure; Ex. profusion of choices; ADJ. profuse: plentiful; copious; giving or given abundantly; extravagant |
| progenitor | ancestor |
| progeny | children; offspring; descendants |
| prognosis | forecasted course of a disease; prediction; CF. prognostic |
| prognosticate | predict (according to present indications) |
| prohibitive | so high as to prohibit purchase or use; tending to prevent the purchase or use of something; prohibiting; inclined to prevent or forbid; Ex. prohibitive tax |
| projectile | missile; fired or thrown object (such as stone or bullet) |
| proletarian | member of the working class; blue collar guy; N. proletariat: working class (who have to work for wages) |
| proliferate | grow rapidly (in numbers); spread; multiply; N. proliferation |
| prolific | producing offspring or fruit in abundance; fertile; fecund; abundantly fruitful; producing abundant works; Ex. prolific writer |
| prolixity | tedious wordiness; verbosity; ADJ. prolix: wordy; verbose; diffuse |
| prologue | introduction (to a poem or play) |
| prolong | lengthen; extend; draw out |
| prominent | protruding(sticking out); conspicuous; notable; eminent |
| promiscuous | mixed indiscriminately; indiscriminate; not choosing carefully; indiscriminate in the choice of sexual partners; irregular, particularly sexually; Ex. promiscuous life/girl; N. promiscuity |
| promontory | headland |
| promote | advance in rank; advance; help to flourish; advocate; help actively in forming; publicize or popularize; Ex. Milk promotes health; Ex. promote a match/bill; Ex. promote a new product |
| prompt | cause; urge; provoke; provide a cue (for an actor); ADJ: done without delay; done at the right time; punctual; on time; N: reminder or cue |
| promulgate | announce; proclaim a doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| prone | inclined to; likely to (suffer); prostrate; lying with the front downward; Ex. prone to disease/make mistakes; Ex. accident-prone |
| prong | pointed projecting part |
| pronounced | distinct; very noticeable; Ex. pronounced limp |
| prop | support placed under or against something; V. |
| propagate | increase in number by producing young; multiply; spread; Ex. Most plants propagate by seed; Ex. newspaper propagating their ideas |
| propellant(propellent) | substance which propels or drives forward (such as an explosive charge or a rocket fuel) |
| propensity | natural inclination |
| prophetic | of a prophet or prophecy; having to do with predicting the future; N. prophecy; V. prophesy; N. prophet |
| prophylactic | used to prevent disease; N: something prophylactic; condom; N. prophylaxis: prevention of disease |
| propinquity | nearness (in space or relationship); proximity; kinship |
| propitiate | appease; conciliate; make peaceful; ADJ. propitiatory |
| propitious | favorable; auspicious; advantageous; fortunate; Ex. propitious day/sign |
| proponent | supporter; backer; opposite of opponent |
| propound | put forth for consideration or analysis; set forth; Ex. propound a problem/theory |
| propriety | fitness; quality of being proper; correct conduct; conformity to prevailing customs and usages; CF. proprietor, proprietary |
| propulsive | driving forward; N. propulsion |
| prosaic | lacking in imagination; dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact(concerned with facts, not imagination or feelings); factual; CF. prose |
| proscenium | part of stage in front of curtain; front arch of a stage |
| proscribe | prohibit; ostracize; banish; outlaw |
| proselytize | (induce someone to) convert to a religion or belief; N. proselyte: new convert to a doctrine or religion |
| prosody | art of versification; study of the metrical structure of verse |
| prosper | become successful (esp. financially); thrive; grow well; Ex. children prospering under his care |
| prosperity | good fortune and financial success; physical well-being |
| prosperous | successful; rich; affluent; well-to-do; well-off |
| prostrate | stretch out full on ground; make prostrate; enervate; Ex. prostrating illness; ADJ: lying face down; having lost all strength |
| prot\'eg\'e | person receiving protection and support from a patron |
| protagonist | leader or noticeable supporter of an idea; chief character in a play or story |
| protean | able to take on many forms; versatile; CF. Proteus: sea god to change his shape at will |
| protocol | diplomatic etiquette; ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats; first copy of a treaty before its ratification; Ex. Protocol demands that the queen meet him at the airport. |
| prototype | original work used as a model by others |
| protract | prolong; lengthen in time; draw out |
| protrude | stick out; jut; project; Ex. protruding teeth |
| protuberance | protrusion; swelling; bulge |
| provenance | place of origin; origin or source of something; Ex. Gunpowder is of Chinese provenance; CF. come |
| provender | dry food for livestock; fodder |
| proverb | adage; someone or something well known for notoriety; ADJ. proverbial: of a proverb; widely known; ADV. proverbially |
| providence | quality of being provident; divine care; god's care; Providence: god; Ex. It seemed like providence that the doctor happened to be there; ADJ. providential: of divine providence; fortunate |
| provident | providing for future needs; displaying foresight; thrifty; preparing for emergencies; OP. improvident |
| provincial | pertaining to a province; limited in outlook; narrow; unsophisticated |
| provision | act of providing; something provided; preparatory measure; provisions: necessary supplies (esp. food); stipulation; condition in an agreement; Ex. According to the provisions of the agreement |
| provisional | tentative; temporary |
| proviso | stipulation; condition in an agreement; provision |
| provocative | arousing anger or sexual interest; annoying; Ex. provocative in tight jeans; V. provoke: incite to anger; cause (an unpleasant action or feeling); N. provocation |
| prowess | extraordinary ability; military bravery; Ex. prowess in battle |
| proximity | nearness; ADJ. proximate |
| proxy | authorized agent; authority to act for another |
| prude | excessively modest or proper person (who is easily shocked by improper things, esp. of a sexual nature); N. prudery; ADJ. prudish: excessively concerned with propriety |
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