presume
To be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission [with to (+ infinitive)].
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presumed
Appearing to be the most probable, often with some preparations starting to be made for it.
paradigm
A pattern, a way of doing something; especially a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework.
pavement
A paved surface; a hard covering on the ground.
payday
The day of the week or month, or the specific day, on which an employee's wages or salary is paid.
perpetual
Lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time.
physiology
A branch of biology that deals with the functions and activities of life or of living matter (as organs, tissues, or cells) and of the physical and chemical phenomena involved.
pigeon
a person who is easily deceived or manipulated
plateau
A largely level expanse of land at a high elevation; tableland.
playlist
A list of recorded songs scheduled to be played on a radio station.
precinct
An enclosed space having defined limits, normally marked by walls.
premiership
The office of a premier or prime minister.
proliferation
The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.
pseudo
An intellectually pretentious person; a pseudointellectual.
pudding
Any of various dishes, sweet or savoury, prepared by boiling or steaming or from batter.
pairing
The combination or union of two things.
pertaining
Something that pertains; an appurtenance.
praising
An act of giving praise.
presbyterian
Of or pertaining to a presbyter, or to ecclesiastical government by presbyters; relating to those who uphold church government by presbyters; also, to the doctrine, discipline, and worship of a communion so governed.
prick
A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.
prolific
Fertile; producing offspring or fruit in abundance, applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.
proportional
At a constant ratio (to). Two magnitudes (numbers) are said to be proportional if the second varies in a direct relation arithmetically to the first. Symbol: ∝.
prosperous
Characterized by success.
pas
A step in a dance.
patriotism
Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country.
periodically
In a manner that is regular or periodic.
piles
A large amount of.
plumbing
The pipes, together with the joints, tanks, stopcocks, taps, and other fixtures of a water, gas, or sewage system in a house or other building.
poppy
Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially a common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.
PRATT
An often-made but previously debunked argument
patty
A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape.
plastics
Plastic surgery, especially as a profession.
potassium
A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature; an element with atomic number 19 and atomic weight of 39.0983.
priceless
So precious as not to be obtainable or sold at any price.
projecting
Sticking out.
prostitute
Taking part in promiscuous sexual activity, licentious; (later, chiefly as attributive use of noun) that is a prostitute.
parameter
A value kept constant during an experiment, equation, calculation, or similar, but varied over other versions of the experiment, equation, calculation, etc.
pathology
The study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences; now usually and especially in the clinical and academic medicine subsenses defined below. — The clinical biomedical specialty that provides microscopy and other laboratory services to clinicians (e.g., cytology, histology, cytopathology, histopathology, cytometry).
piercing
A hole made in the body so that jewellery can be worn through it.
plotting
The act of scheming or making plots; machination.
poisonous
Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest.
pounding
An act in which something or someone is pounded.
pretended
feigned; counterfeit
procession
The act of progressing or proceeding.
purge
To clean thoroughly; to rid of impurities; to cleanse; to clear of (something unwanted).
paced
Having a (particular) pace
pagan
Relating to, characteristic of religions that differ from main world religions.
planetary
Of, or relating to planets, or the orbital motion of planets.
playboy
A single man, especially a wealthy one, who devotes himself to a life of leisure and pleasure, often sexual, without commitments or responsibilities.
porcelain
A hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often (figurative) such a material as a symbol of the fragility, elegance, etc. traditionally associated with porcelain goods.
programmer
One who writes computer programs.
promoter
One who promotes.
psalm
A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God.
psychiatry
The branch of medicine that focuses on mental and behavioral health by subjectively diagnosing, treating, or preventing mental disorders (mental illnesses) and behavioural conditions.
pursuant
That pursues.
penetrate
To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.
phi
Φ, the 21st letter of the Euclidean and modern Greek alphabet, usually romanized as "ph".
plaintiff
A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.
plural
Consisting of or containing more than one of something.
Poe
A person whose views, statements, or behaviour are so extreme or satirical that it is impossible to tell whether they are sincere or parodic.