a. /prə'dɪdʒəs/ Syn. marvelous; enormous impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous Watching the weight lifter heave the barbell to shoulder height and then boost it overhead, we marveled at his prodigious strength.
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productivity
n. /prɒdʌk'tɪvɪtɪ/ quality or state of being productive; productiveness. I believe the UK had experienced phenomenal increases in productivity before 1890.
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profane
v. /prə'feɪn/;/proʊ-/ Syn. violate; desecrate; abuse violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse The members of the mysterious Far Eastern cult sought to kill the British explorer because they saw him profane the sanctity of their holy goblet by using it as an ashtray. .
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proficiency
n. /prə'fɪʃənsɪ/ Syn. skill; expertise skillfulness in command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; expertise Practice greatly improves proficiency.
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profuse
a. /prə'fju:s/ in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal Help mom handle the profuse bleeding from her sweet little toddler's head.
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prohibit
v. /prə'hɪbɪt/;/'proʊ-/ Syn. ban; taboo; forbid ban; taboo; forbid The U.S. Supreme Court has never ruled that public schools must prohibit the distribution of candy canes or Christmas cards.
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prolific
a. /prə'lɪfɪk/ Syn. productive; fruitful producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile My editors must assume I'm a prolific writer: they expect me to revise six books this year!.
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prologue
n. /'proʊlɒg/;/proʊlɔ:g/ Syn. introduction; preface introduction, usually to a poem or play In the prologue to Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare introduces the audience to the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets.
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prolong
v. /prə'lɒŋ/;/proʊ'lɔ:ŋ/ Syn. lengthen make longer; draw out; lengthen In their determination to discover ways to prolong human life, doctors fail to take into account that longer lives are not always happier ones.
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propagate
v. /'prɒpəgeɪt/ Syn. multiply; spread cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to broader area or larger number Since bacteria propagate more quickly in unsanitary environments, it is important to keep hospital rooms clean.