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6001 - 7000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 36
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| propriety | noun | She acted like the perfect model of propriety. | quality of being proper |
| prosecute | verb | We shall prosecute her to the full extent of the law. | initiate civil or criminal action against |
| prostrate | adj. | He was in a prostrate position before the Emperor. | lay down flat |
| verb | You must prostrate yourself before the king. | to kneel or bow | |
| proverb | noun | I enjoy many of the proverbs. | short saying that express basic truths |
| prowess | noun | She showed great prowess in playing basketball. | superior skill or ability |
| prudent | adj. | Her prudent actions in the disagreement helped us. | good judgement, common sense |
| pry | verb | We had to pry the truth out of them. | obtain with difficulty |
| verb | They will pry into our personal lives. | inquire closely in a furtive manner | |
| psalm | noun | The psalms can be most inspiring. | a sacred song, hymn |
| pulp | noun | The machine reduced the food to pulp. | soft, moist shapeless mass |
| purge | verb | We must purge the Party of traitors. | get rid of people |
| pyramid | noun | We saw the great pyramid in Egypt. | a solid 4-sided figure |
| quaint | adj. | She had a quaint way of expressing herself. | odd, old-fashioned |
| quarry | noun | The police lost the quarry in the crowd. | an object of pursuit |
| noun | The marble quarry made a good profit. | open pit to mine stone | |
| query | noun | The query looked into the problem of ownership | question, inquiry |
| quill | noun | In years past people wrote using an ink quill. | hollow stemlike shaft of a feather |
| quilt | noun | The quilt will keep us warm this winter. | a thick blanket with cotton batting inside |
| raccoon | noun | Raccoons will often raid garbage left outside. | carnivorous North American mammal |
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