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Postulate
- noun - (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
- maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future"
- require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
- take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature"
- To put forward a concept or suggestion or solution to a problem
Posturers
- noun - someone who behaves in a manner calculated to impress or mislead others
Posturing
- verb - adopting a vain conceited posture
- assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
- behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself"
Pothunter
- noun - a nonprofessional archeologist
- someone who hunts for food (not for sport)
- someone who participates in contests in order to collect trophies
Precursor
- noun - a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
- a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)
- something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
Prejudged
- verb - judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence
Prejudges
- verb - judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence
Prejudice
- noun - a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
- disadvantage by prejudice
- influence (somebody's) opinion in advance