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Word List ponderous pontificate portal posthumous postulate potable potent potential precarious precede precipice preclude precocious predecessor predicament predilection predominate prelude premature premise preposterous prerogative presage prescribe presumptuous

Synonyms

Select the word that most nearly is a synonym of the given words.

______	1.	swank; cock
		a. potential b. pontificate c. presumptuous d. precede

______	2.	rank; outrank
		a. pontificate b. precede c. presumptuous d. potent

______	3.	solicit; challenge
		a. portal b. ponderous c. posthumous d. postulate

______	4.	prologue; preamble
		a. preposterous b. preclude c. potential d. prelude

______	5.	postmortem; post-obit
		a. precarious b. posthumous c. preclude d. precocious

______	6.	advanced
		a. precipice b. presage c. precocious d. preposterous

______	7.	entry; doorway
		a. potent b. potable c. pontificate d. portal

______	8.	heavy; massive
		a. predecessor b. precipice c. precede d. ponderous

______	9.	brassbound; self-assertive
		a. potable b. presumptuous c. presage d. premise

______	10.	prototype; ancestor
		a. predicament b. portal c. presumptuous d. predecessor

______	11.	augury; portent
		a. preclude b. premature c. presage d. prescribe

______	12.	hot; box
		a. predicament b. prerogative c. premature d. presage

______	13.	avert; stave
		a. postulate b. prescribe c. precipice d. preclude

______	14.	powerful; forceful
		a. predominate b. potent c. posthumous d. precarious

______	15.	borderline; equivocal
		a. precarious b. precipice c. ponderous d. preclude

______	16.	drinkable
		a. potable b. presage c. predicament d. premise

______	17.	thesis; assumption
		a. posthumous b. premature c. premise d. pontificate

______	18.	ordain; impose
		a. pontificate b. prescribe c. predicament d. preposterous

______	19.	overearly; early
		a. premature b. predilection c. presage d. preclude

______	20.	bent; proclivity
		a. preposterous b. prerogative c. prescribe d. predilection

______	21.	silly; loony
		a. predilection b. potent c. precocious d. preposterous

______	22.	privilege; birthright
		a. prerogative b. predilection c. potential d. presumptuous

______	23.	possible
		a. potential b. precarious c. portal d. pontificate

______	24.	preponderant; ascendant
		a. prerogative b. predominate c. ponderous d. precipice