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Word Smart: word list 65-66

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  1. polarize
    cause to divide into conflicting positions
  2. polemic
    a verbal or written attack, especially of a belief or dogma
  3. ponderous
    having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
  4. portent
    a sign of something about to happen
  5. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  6. precedent
    an example that is used to justify similar occurrences
  7. precept
    a rule of personal conduct
  8. precipitous
    extremely steep
  9. preclude
    make impossible, especially beforehand
  10. precursor
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  11. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  12. preeminent
    greatest in importance, degree, or significance
  13. preempt
    acquire for oneself before others can do so
  14. premise
    a statement that is held to be true
  15. prepossession
    an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence
  16. prerogative
    a right reserved exclusively by a person or group
  17. prevail
    be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
  18. pristine
    immaculately clean and unused
  19. prodigal
    recklessly wasteful
Created on Thu Oct 10 23:32:44 EDT 2013

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