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prone, supine, prostrate, recumbent.
These adjectives mean lying down, as on the ground.
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proportion, harmony, symmetry, balance.
These nouns are compared as they mean aesthetic arrangement, as in a design,
marked by proper distribution of elements.
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proud, arrogant, haughty, disdainful, supercilious.
These adjectives mean filled with or marked by a high opinion of oneself and
disdain for what one views as being unworthy.
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provoke, incite, excite, stimulate, arouse, rouse, stir.
These verbs are compared in the sense of moving a person to action or feeling
or summoning something into being by moving a person in this way.
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prudence, discretion, foresight, forethought, circumspection.
These nouns are compared as they refer to the exercise of good judgment and
common sense, especially in the conduct of practical matters.
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pulsate, pulse, beat, palpitate, throb.
These verbs mean to exhibit recurrent rhythmical movements of or like those
involved in the periodic expansion and contraction of the heart.
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punish, correct, chastise, discipline, castigate, penalize.
These verbs mean to subject a person to a penalty, such as loss, pain, or
confinement, for an offense, a sin, or a fault.
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puzzle, perplex, mystify, bewilder, confound.
These verbs mean to cause bafflement or confusion.
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quality, property, attribute, character, trait.
These nouns all signify a feature that distinguishes or identifies someone or
something.
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qualm, scruple, compunction, misgiving.
These nouns denote a feeling of uncertainty about the fitness or correctness
of an action.
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reach, achieve, attain, gain, compass.
All of these verbs mean to succeed in arriving at a goal or an objective
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real, actual, true, existent.
These adjectives are compared as they mean not imaginary but having verifiable
existence.
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