GRE常考动词（二十）
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polygamist :: one who has more than one spouse at a time porphyry :: igneous rock containing feldspar or quartz crystals portent :: sign; omen; forewarning posterity :: descendants; future generations postulate :: self-evident truth potentate :: monarch; sovereign potion :: dose of liquid potpourri :: heterogeneous mixture; medley poultice :: soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body preamble :: introductory statement precedent :: something preceding in time precept :: practical rule guiding conduct preciosity :: overrefinement in art or speech precursor :: forerunner predilection :: partiality; preference prelude :: introduction; forerunner premonition :: forewarning preponderance :: superiority of power, quantity, etc. prerogative :: privilege; unquestionable right presentiment :: premonition; foreboding prestige :: impression produced by achievements or reputation presumption :: arrogance; effrontery primogeniture :: seniority by birth probity :: uprightness; incorruptibility proboscis :: long snout; nose proclivity :: inclination; natural tendency profusion :: lavish expenditure; overabundant condition progenitor :: ancestor progeny :: children; offspring prognosis :: forecasted course of a disease; prediction projectile :: missile proletarian :: member of the working class promontory :: headland propellants :: substances which propel of drive forward propensity :: natural inclination propinquity :: nearness; kinship propriety :: fitness; correct conduct proscenium :: part of stage in front of curtain prosody :: the art of versification protocol :: diplomatic etiquette prototype :: original work used as a model by others provenance :: origin or source of something provender :: dry food; fodder proviso :: stipulation provocation :: cause for anger or retaliation proximity :: nearness proxy :: authorized agent pseudonym :: pen name psyche :: soul; mind psychiatrist :: a doctor who treats mental diseases psychosis :: mental disorder pterodactyl :: extinct flying reptile pulchritude :: beauty; comeliness pundit :: learned Hindu; any learned man; authority on a subject |
