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  1. proliferate
    grow rapidly
    Home visiting programs have proliferated in the past few decades, with a few becoming national models.
  2. penetrate
    come to understand
  3. prevalent
    most frequent or common
  4. proportion
    harmonious arrangement or relation of parts within a whole
  5. perceive
    become aware of through the senses
  6. perceptible
    easily grasped by the senses or the mind
    syn: noticeable
  7. perceptive
    having the ability to understand
    But Ms. Smith displays a perceptive understanding of the male ego. New York Times (Jun 7, 2012)
  8. provoke
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
    The case has provoked widespread outcry in China, with many people expressing their anger online, state media reported.
  9. prospect
    the possibility of future success
  10. persistent
    stubbornly unyielding
  11. prohibit
    command against
    Quebec prohibits advertising of any sort directed at children.
  12. puberty
    the time of life when one becomes capable of having children
  13. ponder
    reflect deeply on a subject
    Lots of rich-world firms are pondering how to profit in Africa’s fast-growing bits.
  14. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  15. proceed
    continue a certain state, condition, or activity
  16. puddle
    a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
  17. plea
    a humble request for help from someone in authority
  18. permanent
    continuing or enduring without marked change in status
    There is no guarantee of permanent employment after training.
  19. perverse
    deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper
  20. prestige
    a high standing achieved through success or influence
  21. perpetual
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
    Government and parliament are in a state of perpetual conflict.
  22. premature
    uncommonly early or before the expected time
    He said flu infections late in pregnancy may lead to inflammation, a known risk for premature birth.
  23. persecution
    causing someone to suffer
    Putin also voiced concern over what he called persecution of Christians and other religious minorities by extremists in Syria, the Kremlin press service said.
    unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs
  24. proclaim
    declare formally
    In 1975, two years after the final American troops had left Vietnam, communist forces took Saigon and proclaimed the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
  25. plausible
    apparently reasonable, valid, or truthful
  26. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
    Fraser's legacy will be, as he once said, his penchant for "doing crazy things out there".
    have a penchant for sth
  27. pacify
    ease the anger, agitation, or strong emotion of
    She is fighting hard to pacify the peaceful demonstrators by making concessions on education spending and investment in health and doctors. BBC (Jul 2, 2013)
    to make sb who is angry or upset become calm or quiet
    to bring peace to an area
  28. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
    They are living in precarious conditions - vulnerable to malaria, the number one killer in CAR, it adds.
  29. pervade
    spread or diffuse through
    The stench of corpses buried under the debris pervades the air.
    syn: permeate
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Created on Sun Nov 03 21:25:18 EST 2013 (updated Sun Dec 08 06:43:27 EST 2013)

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