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prodigy
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(Prodigy) person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
E.g.Brianna Kahane, the 8-year-old violin prodigy, played at the memorial observance there.
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profane
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(мирской) violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse
E.g.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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profligate
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(расточительного) inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly; wildly immoral
E.g.Although surrounded by wild and profligate companions, she nevertheless managed to retain some sense of decency.
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profound
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(глубокое) deep; not superficial; far-reaching
E.g.Volunteers return to their normal lives in profound silence, as if they had been on a sacred retreat.
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profusion
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(изобилие) overabundance; lavish or unrestrained expense
E.g.Freddy was so overwhelmed by the profusion of choices on the menu that he knocked over his wine glass and soaked his host.
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progenitor
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(прародитель) direct ancestor; originator of a line of descent; originator or founder
E.g.The Roth family, whose progenitor emigrated from Germany early in the nineteenth century, settled in Peru, Illinois.
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progeny
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(потомство) one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product
E.g.He was proud of his progeny in general, but regarded George as the most promising of all his children.
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prognosis
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(прогноз) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease
E.g.Doctors have told him his long-term prognosis is good, but rehabilitation and training is necessary.
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prohibitive
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(запретительные) tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding
E.g.The intent, however, was to make the taxes and terms prohibitive to all non-medical use.
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projectile
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(снаряда) weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; fired, thrown, or otherwise propelled object, such as bullet
E.g.The soldier has always hurled projectile at his enemy whether in the form of stones or of highly explosive shells.
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proletarian
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(пролетарской) member of working class; blue collar person
E.g."Workers of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains" is addressed to each proletarian.
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proliferate
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(распространяться) grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
E.g.Over the next few weeks, the plants' maiden blossoms will proliferate and form clusters, most noticeably at the branch tips.
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prolific
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(плодовитый) producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile
E.g.My editors must assume I'm a prolific writer: they expect me to revise six books this year!.
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prolixity
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(многословие) tedious wordiness; verbosity; great length; minute detail
E.g.A writer who suffers from prolixity tells his readers everything they never wanted to know about his subject.
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prologue
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(прологом) introduction, usually to a poem or play
E.g.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
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(продлить) make longer; draw out; lengthen
E.g.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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prominent
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(видный) conspicuous; immediately noticeable; sticking out; widely known
E.g.The most prominent is the almost total domination of the top overall rankings by smaller communities.
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promiscuous
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(беспорядочную) having casual sexual relations frequently with different partners; irregular, casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
E.g.In the opera La Boheme, we get a picture of the promiscuous life led by the young artists of Paris.
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promontory
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(мыс) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape
E.g.They erected a lighthouse on the promontory to warn approaching ships of their nearness to the shore.
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promote
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(содействовать) help to flourish; advance in rank; publicize
E.g.Founder of the Children's Defense Fund, Marian Wright Edelman and her team ceaselessly promote the welfare of young people everywhere.
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