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1 prodigal adj [usually before noun] or n
1 prodigal son/daughter someone who leaves their family and home without the approval of their family, but who is sorry later and returns 2
2 spending money, wasting time etc in a careless way [= extravagant]:
a prodigal lifestyle

2 proliferate

3 propensity n
a natural tendency to behave in a particular way
the male propensity to fight
He seems to have a propensity for breaking things.

4 propitiate v
to make someone who has been unfriendly or angry with you feel more friendly by doing something to please them [= appease]
—propitiation noun [uncountable]

5 propriety n
correctness of social or moral behaviour [≠ impropriety]
They discussed the propriety of treating ill children against the wishes of the parents.
They conducted themselves with propriety.

2 the proprieties especially British English the accepted rules of correct social behaviour:
strict in observing the proprieties

6 proscribe v (LAW)
to officially say that something is not allowed to exist or be done [= forbid, prohibit]:
The Act proscribes discrimination on the grounds of race.
proscription noun [uncountable and countable]

7 pungent adj
1 having a strong taste or smell
the pungent odour of garlic

2 formal : pungent speech or writing is clever and direct, and usually criticizes someone or something strongly:
He expressed some fairly pungent criticisms.

—pungently adverb
—pungency noun [uncountable]

8 qualified

9 quibble n
a small complaint or criticism about something unimportant:
I've just got a few minor quibbles

quibble v
to argue about small unimportant details
quibble about/over
Let's not quibble over minor details.

10 quiescent adj
not developing or doing anything, especially when this is only a temporary state