Precariously:
MEANING: Dangerously
SENTENCE: The glass was precariously balanced on the edge of the table.
Precipitate:
MEANING: cause something to happen suddenly,
unexpectedly and not always in a good way
SENTENCE: The assassination of the Archbishop precipitated World War
Two.
Prevarication:
MEANING: The deliberate act of deviating from the truth
SENTENCE: The reporter said that he is extremely sorry for spreading the
prevarications about the Prime Minister's death in the hospital.
Pristine:
MEANING: Unspoiled; remaining in a pure state
SENTENCE: Much of the coastline of Australia is made up of pristine
beaches.
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Precursor:
MEANING: Something that comes before, and indicates that
something will follow
SENTENCE: Pride is a precursor to a fall.
Probity
: MEANING: The quality of having strong moral principles;
honesty and decency
SENTENCE: She showed great probity in the divorce process and they
split amicably.
Prescient:
MEANING: Having or showing knowledge of events before
they take place
SENTENCE: It is difficult, now, to appreciate just how prescient her art
work was.
Problematic:
MEANING: Constituting or presenting a problem.
SENTENCE: The COVID-19 lockdown was problematic for businesses
and employees.
Presumptuous:
MEANING: Taking liberties, bold forwardness
SENTENCE: I hope I won't be considered presumptuous if I offer you
some advice.
Prodigal
: MEANING: Rashly or wastefully extravagant
SENTENCE: Out of all the family, their uncle was the most prodigal, and
they bailed him out frequently.
Profound:
MEANING: Very insightful; deep
SENTENCE: She realised the book offered some very profound messages
on our current society.
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Prevaricate:
MEANING: Be deliberately ambiguous in order to mislead
SENTENCE: His style was to prevaricate, but she saw through him and
got to the truth.
Prohibitive:
MEANING: Tending to discourage (especially prices)
SENTENCE: The books were made browser-proof with prohibitive
cellophane wrapping.
Proliferate
: MEANING: Increase rapidly in number; multiply
SENTENCE: Science fiction magazines proliferated in the 1920s.
Prolific:
MEANING: Productive; fruitful
SENTENCE: She wrote three songs before breakfast; she was a prolific
songwriter in this stage of her career.
Propensity:
MEANING: An inclination or natural tendency to behave in a
particular way
SENTENCE: The dog has a propensity to bark, and we have a propensity
to be annoyed by it!
Proscribe:
MEANING: Forbid, especially by law
SENTENCE: The headmaster proscribed the use of mobile phones in the
classroom.
Protracted:
MEANING: Drawn out for a long time, in a tedious way
SENTENCE: The protracted heat had the effect of driving people away
from the city yesterday.
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Prudent
: MEANING: Wise; judicious.
SENTENCE: Her partner was prudent with their money and their future,
which made her very happy!
Punctiliously
: MEANING: Fastidiously, very carefully
SENTENCE: British soldiers act punctiliously at the changing of the guard
at Buckingham Palace.
Propitiate:
MEANING: win or regain favour; appease
SENTENCE: He propitiated his mother on Mother’s Day with a bouquet
and a box of chocolates.
Pungent:
MEANING: Having a sharply strong taste or smell
SENTENCE: This homegrown garlic has a particularly pungent flavour.
Propriety:
MEANING: Conforming to good manners or appropriate
behaviour
SENTENCE: They questioned the propriety of certain investments made
by the council.
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Qualified:
MEANING: officially recognized as being trained to perform a
particular job; certified
SENTENCE: I was well qualified with a degree to teach the class English
vocabulary!
Quibble:
MEANING: Small fight or argument over something
unimportant
SENTENCE: She did not want to quibble over a few euros when she
bought the dog from the pet shop.
Quiescent:
MEANING: Resting, quiet
SENTENCE: He enjoyed quiescent moments in his garden hammock on a
beautiful summer Sunday.
Quotidian
: MEANING: Daily, routine, ordinary
SENTENCE: She enjoyed all things quotidian: doing chores, brushing her
teeth, going to work, because she had a happy nature.
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