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Prodigious- Renounce
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English
11th Grade
04/07/2009

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Root: pro
Definition
much, for, a lot
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Root: vid/vis
Definition
to see
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Root: nat/nas/nai
Definition
to be born
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Root: nounc/nunc
Definition
to announce
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Root: cern/cert/cret/crim/crit
Definition
to separate; to judge; to distinguish; to decide
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Root: cla/clo/clu
Definition
shut; close
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Prodigious
Definition
extraordinary; enormous
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Prodigy
Definition
an extremely talented child; an extraordinary accomplishment or occurrence
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Profane
Definition
not having to do with religion; irreverent; blasphemous
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Profess
Definition
to declare; to declare falsely or pretend
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Proficient
Definition
thoroughly competent; skillful; good (at something)
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Profligate
Definition
extravagantly wasteful and, usually, wildly immoral
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Profound
Definition
deep
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Profuse
Definition
flowing; extravagant
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Proletariat
Definition
the industrial working class
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Proliferate
Definition
to spread or grow rapidly
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Prolific
Definition
abundantly productive; fruitful or fertile
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Promulgate
Definition
to proclaim; to publicly or formally declare something
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Propensity
Definition
a natural inclination or tendency; a predilection
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Propitious
Definition
marked by favorable signs or conditions
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Proponent
Definition
an advocate; a supporter of a position
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Proprietary
Definition
characteristic of an owner or property; constituting property
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Propriety
Definition
properness; good manners
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Prosaic
Definition
dull; unimaginative; like prose
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Proscribe
Definition
to outlaw; to prohibit
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Prozelytize
Definition
to convert (someone) from one religion or doctrine to another; to recruit converts to a religion or doctrine
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Protagonist
Definition
the leading character in a novel, play or other work; a leader or champion
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Protract
Definition
to prolong
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Provident
Definition
preparing for the future; providing for the future; frugal
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Provincial
Definition
limited in outlook to one's own small corner of the world; narrow
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Provisional
Definition
conditional; temporary; tentative
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Proximity
Definition
nearness
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Prudent
Definition
careful; having foresight
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Purported
Definition
rumored; claimed
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Putative
Definition
commonly accepted; supposed; reputed
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Qualify
Definition
to modify; to restrict
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Qualitative
Definition
having to do with the quality or qualities of something
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Querulous
Definition
complaining; grumbling; whining
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Quixotic
Definition
romantic or idealistic to a foolish or impractical degree
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Ramification
Definition
a consequence; a branching out
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Rancor
Definition
bitter, long-lasting ill will or resentment
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Rapacious
Definition
greedy; plundering; avaricious
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Rebuke
Definition
to criticize sharply
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Rebut
Definition
to contradict; to argue in opposition to; to prove to be false
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Recalcitrant
Definition
stubbornly defiant on authority or control; disobedient
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Recant
Definition
to publicly take back and deny (something previously said or believed); to openly confess error
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Reciprocal
Definition
mutual; shared; interchangeable
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Reclusive
Definition
hermitlike; withdrawn from society
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Recondite
Definition
hard to understand; over one's head
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Recrimination
Definition
a bitter counteraccusation, or the act of making a bitter countraccusation
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Redolent
Definition
fragrant
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Redundant
Definition
unnecessarily repetative; excessive; excessively wordy
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Refute
Definition
to prove to be false; to disprove
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Reiterate
Definition
to say again; to repeat
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Relegate
Definition
to banish; to send away
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Relentless
Definition
continuous; unstoppable
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Relinquish
Definition
to release or let go of; to surrender; to stop doing
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Remonstrate
Definition
to argue against; to protest; to raise objection
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Renaissance
Definition
a rebirth or revival
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Renounce
Definition
to give up formally or resign; to disown; to have nothing to do with anymore
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