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propell’er n. revolving shalt with blades for driving a ship or airplane— propul’sion n. [L. propellere, propuls-| propen’sity n. inclination or bent. [L. propensus, leaning forward] prop’er a. own, peculiar, individual; of a noun, denoting an individual person or place: fit, suitable; strict; conforming to etiquette, decorous—prop’erly adv. [L. proprius, own| prop’erty n. owning; being owned; that is owned; quality or attribute belonging to something: article used on the stage in a play, etc. |F. propriété} proph’et n. inspired teacher or revealer of the Divine Will: one who foretells future events.—proph’etess fem.—proph ecy (-s}) n, prediction or prophetic utterance — roph’esy (-si) v.i. utter predictions =-v.t. foretell —prophet'ic a.—prophet’ically adv. [G. prophetes, fore-speaker] prophylact'ic (pro-) a, done or used to ward off disease.—n. prophylactic medi- cine or measure. [G. prophylaktikos, guarding, before] propin’quity n. nearness; affinity. [L. propinquitas} propi'tiate (-ish-) v.t. appease, gain the favor of—propitia'tion n—propi'- tiatory a—propi'tious a. favorable. [L. propitiare, propitiat-, make favorable] propolis n, reddish waxy resin used by bees to repair cells, etc. [G. pro, before, polis, city] proportion share; relation; comparison; relative size or number; due relation between connected things or parts—v.t. arrange proportions of— propor'tional a.—propor'tionable a. in due proportion —propor'tionally adu, [L. proportio—portio, share] propose’ v.t. put forward for consider- ation; ’ present (someone) for office; membership etc; propose a toast to be drunk—v.i. offer marriage—propo’sal n—propo ser 1. [L. proporere, proposit-} proposi'tion n. statement or assertion; suggestion of terms. [L. propositio} PLULOBUC (tog) Cl. diols at the end of a session without dissolution—pro’- rogate v—proroga'tion n. |L. proro- gare, extend term of office] prosce’nium (-sé'-! n. front of the stage. IG. skene, stage] - proscribe’ v.. outlaw, condemn— proscrip'tion n. (L. proscribere| prose n. speech or writing not verse—v.t talk or write prosily—prosa'ic a, commonplace. —pro’sy a, tedious, dull — pro'sily adu.—pro'siness n, [L. prosus, straightforward] pros‘ecute v.t. carry on, bring legal proceedings against—prosecu'tion n.— prosecutor n.—pros‘ecutrix fem. [L. prosegui, fr, sequi, secut-, to follow| pros’elyte n. convert.—proselytize’ vt. . |G. proselytos, having come| prosody n, science of versification— pros‘odist n. [G. prosodia—ode, song] prosopope'la (-é'-yal n. (rhet.) figure personifying inanimate objects. (6. prosopopoiia| pros’ pect n. view; mental view; that is to be expected. —v.t, and i. explore, esp, for gold—prospect'ive a, future—pros: pect'ively adv.—prospect'or n.—pros- pect'us n. circular describing a company, school, etc. [L. prospicere, prospect, look forward] pros'per vi. do well—v.t. cause to do well—prosper'ity n, good fortune, well being—pros'perous a. flourishing rich—pros'perously adv, {L.] pros'titute n. woman who hires herself for sexual intercourse. —v.t, make a prosti tute of; sell basely, put to an infamous use—prostitu'tion n. [L. prostituere, prostitut-, offer for sale] pros’ trate a. lying full length; overcome exhausted.—v.t. throw down; overthrow, exhaust; lay flat; bow (oneself) to the ground,—prostra'tion n. [L. pro, forward, sternere, strat-, strew] protag’ onist n. leading actor in a play; leading figure in a cause, debate, ete. (6. protos, first, agonistes, combatant] SPSS Le ‘proud a, territory such terr in front] prot’ége person w tion of ar pro’ tein compoun part of protein’j protest’ declarati: mf ing Swan outside member ( n—prot pro’tocc parties a rules of ollon, fi proton containin but great proton, fi pro’ top! plants, {C pro'topl living or substance plas'mic me protapair protozo’ protos, fir protract protrac’t ment for protrahert protrud: protru’si protu’ be protu'be: protubera. is the cat adv, (OE. prove ( AD iS!)