tailieunhanh - Peterson’s master toefl reading skills part 26

A 15-year-old person who earns a living by playing in New York nightclubs is not likely to stay in high school at the same time. So, you choose a word or words that will finish the sentence correctly. It's not important what the words are; they can even be words in your native language. | 166 PART V Appendixes predominant adjective greatest in numbers or influence. Although hundreds of religions are practiced in India the predominant faith is Hinduism. predominance noun predominate verb . prepossessing adjective attractive. Smart lovely and talented she has all the prepossessing qualities that mark a potential movie star. presumptuous adjective going beyond the limits of courtesy or appropriateness. The senator winced when the presumptuous young staffer addressed him as Chuck. presume verb presumption noun . pretentious adjective claiming excessive value or importance. For an ordinary shoe salesman to call himself a Personal Foot Apparel Consultant seems awfully pretentious. pretension noun . procrastinate verb to put off to delay. If you habitually procrastinate try this technique never touch a piece of paper without either filing it responding to it or throwing it out. procrastination noun . profane adjective impure unholy. It seems inappropriate to have such profane activities as roller blading and disco dancing in a church. profane verb profanity noun . proficient adjective skillful adept. A proficient artist Louise quickly and accurately sketched the scene. proficiency noun . proliferate verb to increase or multiply. Over the past fifteen years high-tech companies have proliferated in northern California Massachusetts and other regions. proliferation noun . prolific adjective producing many offspring or creations. With over three hundred books to his credit Isaac Asimov was one of the most prolific writers of all time. prominence noun the quality of standing out fame. Kennedy s victory in the West Virginia primary gave him a position of prominence among the Democratic candidates for president. prominent adjective . promulgate verb to make public to declare. Lincoln signed the proclamation that freed the slaves in 1862 but he waited several months to promulgate it. propagate verb to cause to grow to foster. John Smithson s will left his fortune