act vocab 7/10

Presuppose

to assume beforehand; to take for granted in advance; to require as a prior condition

Prevail

to triumph; to overcome rivals; (with on, upon, or with) to persuade

Primal

first; original; of the greatest importance

Pristine

original; unspoiled; pure

Privation

lack of comforts or necessities; poverty

Proclaim

to announce; declare; make known

Procure

to obtain or acquire by special means

Prodigal

wastefully extravagant

Prodigious

extraordinary; enormous

Prodigy

an extremely talented child; an extraordinary accomplishment or occurrence

Profane

not having to do with religion; irreverent; blashemous

Profess

to declare; to declare falsely or pretend

Proficient

thoroughly competent; skillful; good (at something)

Profligate

extravagantly wasteful and, usually, wildly immoral

Profound

deep (in several senses)

Profuse

flowing; extravagant

Progeny

offspring; descendants

Proletariat

the industrial working class

Proliferate

to spread or grow rapidly

Prolific

abundantly productive; fruitful or fertile

Promulgate

to proclaim; to publicly or formally declare something

Propagate

to reproduce; to multiply; to spread or disseminate

Propensity

a natural inclination or tendency; a predilection

Propitious

marked by favorable signs or conditions

Proponent

an advocate. a supporter of a position

Proprietary

characteristic or an owner of property; constituting property

Propound

to set forth or propose; to offer for consideration

Propriety

properness; good manners

Prosaic

dull; unimaginative; like prose (as opposed to poetry)

Proscribe

to outlaw; to prohibit

Proselytize

to convert (someone) from one religion or doctrine to another; to recruit converts to a religion or doctrine

Protagonist

the leading character in a novel, play, or other work; a leader or champion

Protégé

a person under the care of someone interested in his welfare or career

Protocol

diplomatic etiquette and customs

Protract

to prolong

Provident

preparing for the future; providing for the future; frugal

Provincial

limited in outlook to one's own small corner of the world; narrow

Provisional

conditional; temporary; tentative

Provcation

the act of provoking; incitement; cause

Prowess

exceptional skill or strength; uncommon bravery

Proximity

nearness

Prudent

careful; having foresight

Prurient

having lustful thoughts or desires; causing lust

Pseudonym

a false name; an alias

Psyche

the human soul; the mind; the spirit

Pummel

to pound or punch with the fists

Punctilious

meticulously attentive to detail; scrupulously exact

Pundit

an expert; an authority; a learned person

Pungent

sharp-tasting or sharp smelling; acrid; caustic

Punitive

inflicting a punishment

Purblind

dim-sighted; practically blind; lacking understanding or imagination

Puritanical

severe and strict about morals

Purported

rumored; claimed

Putative

commonly accepted; supposed; reputed