Lesson 41   -   edHelper.com
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Word List
pretentious
prevailing
prevarication
primary
prime
primordial
priority
probe
proclamation
procrastinate
prodigious
profane
profess
proficient
profound
progeny
proliferate
promontory
propensity
prophet
proponent
proposition
propriety
prose
proselytize
 
 


Matching

Match each definition with a word.

      profound 1. having intellectual insight and depth; hermetic; abstruse; occult
___________________________ 2. adept or skilled, usu. as a result of study or practice; expert
___________________________ 3. something that is proclaimed; a public and official announcement; publication; promulgation
___________________________ 4. the state or quality of being earlier in time, occurrence, etc; previousness; precedence
___________________________ 5. matter-of-fact, commonplace, or dull expression, quality, discourse, etc; chat; causerie; chin
___________________________ 6. to lie, mislead, or conceal the truth deliberately; canard; misrepresentation; falsity
___________________________ 7. Embryol. first formed; primitive; early
___________________________ 8. to defer action; delay; lag; dawdle
___________________________ 9. anything presented for the purpose of discussion or evaluation; suggestion; proposal
___________________________ 10. a person who puts forward a proposition or proposal; advocate; supporter
___________________________ 11. such descendants or offspring collectively; posterity; seed
___________________________ 12. characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious; temporal; lay
___________________________ 13. to delve into deeply or thoroughly; research; probing; inquest
___________________________ 14. generally current; widespread; regnant
___________________________ 15. wonderful or marvelous; staggering; surprising
___________________________ 16. full of pretense or pretension; orchidaceous; peacockish; swank
___________________________ 17. first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal; prime; pioneer
___________________________ 18. to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation.
___________________________ 19. first in importance, rank, or degree; aurora; morning; daybreak
___________________________ 20. to declare openly; announce or affirm; avow or acknowledge; aver
___________________________ 21. proper or appropriate behavior; appropriateness; aptness
___________________________ 22. a natural or inborn tendency, aptitude, or preference (often fol. by to or for); bent; inclining
___________________________ 23. a high point of land or rock projecting into the sea or other water beyond the line of coast; a headland; naze
___________________________ 24. in the Old Testament, one chosen by God as a messenger and guide to the ancient Hebrews; prognosticator; soothsayer; foreteller
___________________________ 25. to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion.