Vocabulary Cards
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B1 noun
procedure
Meaning
An established or official way of doing something.
Example
Follow the procedure for accuracy.
B1 verb
proceed
Meaning
to continue with a course of action; to move forward
Example
Let's proceed with the meeting as planned.
B2 noun
proceeding
Meaning
a course of action; often used for a legal process or event
Example
The court proceedings lasted for several hours.
B2 noun
proceedings
Meaning
An event or a series of activities involving a formal or set procedure.
Example
The proceedings discussed language issues.
C1 noun
proceeds
Meaning
money obtained from an event, activity, or sale
Example
The proceeds from the charity event were donated to the orphanage.
A2 noun
process
Meaning
A series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end.
Example
Recruitment involves a three-stage process.
C1 noun
process stability
Meaning
The consistency and steadiness of biological or functional processes
Example
Cold air ensures process stability in plants.
B2 noun
processed foods
Meaning
Foods that have been altered from their natural state through various methods such as canning, freezing, refrigeration, dehydration and aseptic processing.
Example
Excessive consumption of processed foods leads to health issues.
B1 noun
processing
Meaning
the series of actions or steps taken to achieve a particular end, especially in data or food handling
Example
Data processing takes place in the server.
B2 noun
Procession
Meaning
a group of people or vehicles moving forward in an organized way, especially as part of a ceremony
Example
The wedding procession walked slowly to the church.
B2 noun
processor
Meaning
a machine or device that processes something, especially a computer's central processing unit (CPU)
Example
The new laptop has a faster processor.
B2 verb
proclaim
Meaning
to announce something publicly or officially, especially something important
Example
The president proclaimed a national day of mourning.
C1 noun
Proclamation
Meaning
an official public announcement, especially one made by someone in authority
Example
The king issued a proclamation declaring peace.
C2 noun
proclivity
Meaning
A tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing.
Example
She has a proclivity for learning new languages.
C1 verb
procrastinate
Meaning
To delay or postpone action; to put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness.
Example
He tends to procrastinate when facing difficult tasks.
C1 noun
procrastination
Meaning
The act of delaying or postponing tasks or activities.
Example
Procrastination is the enemy of success.
C1 noun
proctor
Meaning
a person who supervises students during an examination
Example
The proctor reminded students to keep their phones switched off.
C1 verb
procure
Meaning
to obtain something, especially with effort or difficulty
Example
They managed to procure enough supplies for the expedition.
C1 noun
procurement
Meaning
The action of obtaining or procuring something, especially for official purposes.
Example
The procurement of modern equipment has improved research accuracy.
C1 verb
prod
Meaning
to poke or push someone or something with a finger, foot, or pointed object
Example
She prodded him in the arm to get his attention.
C1 adjective
prodigal
Meaning
spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant
Example
The prodigal son returned home after wasting his inheritance.
C2 noun
prodigality
Meaning
the quality of being wastefully extravagant
Example
His prodigality with money left him bankrupt.
C1 adjective
prodigious
Meaning
remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree
Example
The team made a prodigious effort to complete the project on time.
C1 noun
prodigy
Meaning
a person, especially a young one, with exceptional talents or abilities
Example
Mozart was a child prodigy in music.