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proclivity.noun,.plural.proclivities
a natural propensity
or inclination; predisposition
synonym.predilection
peter,
petered,
petering,
peters.intransitive
verbs
to diminish slowly and come to an end; dwindle;
often used with out (their enthusiasm soon petered out); to become exhausted
pheromone.noun
a chemical secreted by an animal, especially an
insect, that influences the behavior or development of others of the same
species
pheromonal.adjective
peremptory.adjective
putting an end to all debate or action (a peremptory
decree) ; not allowing contradiction or refusal; imperative.(the
officer issued peremptory commands); having the nature of or expressing
a command; urgent (the teacher spoke in a peremptory tone; offensively
self assured; dictatorial
peremptorily.adverb
peremptoriness.noun
prempt.or.preempt,
preempted,
prempting,
preempts.transitive-and.intransitive
verbs
to take the place of; to have precedence or predominance
over; displace; to appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others
preemptor.noun
preemptory.adjective
palate.noun
the roof of the mouth in vertebrates
having a complete or partial separation of the oral and nasal cavities
and consisting of the hard palate and the soft palate; the sense of taste
partial.adjective
of, relating to, being, or affecting only a part;
not total; incomplete (the plan calls for partial deployment of missiles;
the police have only a partial description of the suspect); favoring one
person or side over another or others; biased or prejudiced (a decision
that was partial to the plaintiff); having a particular liking or fondness
for something or someone (partial to romantic novels)
partialness.noun
synonyms.fractional,
incomplete, fragmentary, imperfect
antonyms.complete,
whole, perfect
partially.adverb
to a degree;
not totally
partiality.noun,.plural.partialities
the state of being partial;
favorable
prejudice or bias;
a special fondness; a predilection.(a
child with a grown up partiality for organic foods)
predilection.noun
a partiality or disposition
in favor of something; a preference
synonyms.bias,
leaning, partiality, penchant,
prejudice,
proclivity,
propensity
prefer,
preferred,
preferring,
prefers.transitive
verbs
to choose or be in the habit of choosing as more
desirable or as having more value (prefers coffee to tea)
preferrer.noun
preference.noun
the selecting of someone or something over another
or others; the right or chance to so choose; the state of being preferred;
precedence
synonyms.priority,
predominance,
prerogative
prolix.adjective
tediously.prolonged;
wordy (editing a prolix manuscript); tending
to speak or write at excessive length
prolixity.noun
prolixly.adverb
pungent.adjective
affecting the organs of taste or smell with a
sharp,
acrid sensation; penetrating,
biting, or caustic.(pungent
satire); to the point; sharp; pointed
pungency.noun
pungently.adverb
parody.noun,.plural-parodies
something so bad as to be equivalent to intentional
mockery;
a travesty (the trial was a parody
of justice); a literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristic
style of an author or a work for comic effect or ridicule; the genre
of literature comprising such works
parody,
parodied,
parodying,
parodies.transitive
verbs
to make a parody of
parodic or parodical.adjective
parodist.noun
parodistic.adjective
synonyms.imitate,
caricature, burlesque, travesty, satire, lampoon
polyunsaturated.adjective
of or relating to long chain carbon compounds,
especially fats, having many unsaturated bonds
prompt,
prompter,
promptest.adjective
being on time; punctual; carried out or performed
without delay (a prompt reply)
prompt,
prompted,
prompting,
prompts.transitive
verbs
to move to act; spur;
incite.(a
noise prompted the guard to go back and investigate); to give rise to;
inspire (the accident prompted a review of school safety policy); to assist
with a reminder; remind; to assist (an actor or a reciter) by providing
the next words of a forgotten passage; cue
prompt.noun
the act of prompting or giving a cue; a reminder
or cue; a symbol that appears on a monitor to indicate that the computer
is ready to receive input
prompter, promptitude
or promptness.also.nouns
promptly.adverb
paramour.noun
a lover, especially one in an adulterous relationship
prod, prodded,
prodding,
prods.transitive
verbs
to jab or
poke, as with a pointed object; to goad
to action; incite; urge
prod.noun
a pointed object used to prod (a cattle prod);
an incitement; a stimulus
prodder.noun
premeditated, premeditative.adjectives
characterized
by deliberate purpose, previous
consideration (thinking before about it), and some degree of planning (a
premeditated crime
premeditatedly.adverb
premeditate, premeditated,
premeditating,
premeditates.verbs
transitive use.to
plan, arrange, or plot (a crime, for example) in advance
intransitive use.to
reflect, ponder, or deliberate beforehand
premeditator.noun
pontificate.noun
the office or term of office of a pontiff
pontificate, pontificated,
pontificating,
pontificates.intransitive
verbs
to express opinions or judgments in a dogmatic
way; to administer the office of a pontiff; to act as an ecclesiastic,
from Latin pontifex, pontifex
pontification, pontificator.nouns
pontiff.noun
the pope; a bishop; a pontifex (French pontife,
from Old French pontif, from Latin pontifex, pontifex. See pent- below)
pent-.important
derivatives are find, pontiff, pontoon, punt1, sputnik, path.
pent-.to
tread, go; find, from Old English findan, to find, from Germanic finthan,
to come upon, discover; PONS, PONTIFEX, PONTIFF, PONTINE, PONTOON, PUNT1;
(TRANSPONTINE), from Latin bridge (earliest meaning way, passage, preserved
in the priestly title pontifex, "he who prepares
the way";
-fex.maker;
SPUTNIK, from Russian sputnik, fellow traveler, sputnik, from put', path,
way
possible.adjective
capable
of happening, existing, or being true without contradicting
proven facts, laws, or circumstances;
capable of occurring or being done without offense to character,
nature, or custom; potential (a possible site for the new truck)
possibly.adverb
possibility.noun,.plural.possibilities
possibility as compared to probability is that
possibility is less likely to occur; it exists in a realm all by itself
and outside the realm of probability;
it's closer to mentalness, deals with mind;
when a possibility is squared it
produces a probability (a minus plus a minus equals a positive) and the
fact or state of being possible;
something that is possible; potentiality
for results (the spirit of man has tremendous possibilities); deals with
what is known as chance, which is
non randomness once one understands chance
(compare probabilities)
probable.adjective
likely to happen or to be true
probably.adverb
most likely; presumably
probability.noun,.plural.probabilities
the quality or condition of being probable;
likelihood; a probable situation, condition, or event; the likelihood that
a given event will occur (a great probability of rain this evening); probability
means more likely to occur than a possibility; probability exists in normal
realm
of space time in which we live, probability exists inside this space time
realm; probability is closer to physicalness (the ego world), deals with
matter; probability is always greater than zero; deals with numbers in
the everyday world (probability of a person passing as used by insurance
companies; probability that a coin flipped will turn up heads); probability
deals with what is believed to be randomness
compare possibilities
in all probability.idiom
most probably; very likely
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