Week 11 Vocab LHS AVID 12

If you have jennings this is the vocab to study, you got this!

Prevaricate (v)

to lie, evade the truth

Primeval (adj)

ancient, primitive

Primordial (adj)

original, existing from the beginning

Pristine (adj)

untouched, uncorrupted

Privation (n)

lack of usual necessities or comforts

Probity (n)

honesty, high

Proclivity (n)

tendency, inclination

Procrastinator (n)

one who continually and unjustifiably postpones

Procure (v)

to obtain

Prodigal (adj)

wasteful, extravagant, lavish

Prodigious (adj)

vast, enormous, extraordinary

Profane (adj)

impure; contrary to religion; sacrilegious

Proficient (adj)

expert, skilled in a certain subject

Profligate (adj)

corrupt, degenerate

Profuse (adj)

lavish, extravagant

Progenitor (n)

originator, forefather

Progeny (n)

offspring, children

Prognosis (n)

prediction of disease outcome

Progressive (adj)

favoring progress or change; moving forward, moving step

Proliferation (n)

propagation, reproduction; enlargement, expansion

Prolific (adj)

productive, fertile

Prologue (n)

introductory section of a literary work or play

Promontory (n)

piece of land or rock higher than its surroundings

Promulgate (v)

to make known publicly

Propensity (n)

inclination, tendency

Propinquity (n)

nearness

Propitiate (v)

to win over, appease

Propitious (adj)

favorable, advantageous

Proponent (n)

advocate, defender, supporter

Prosaic (adj)

relating to prose; dull, commonplace

Proscribe (v)

to condemn, to forbid, to outlaw

Prose (n)

ordinary language used in everyday speech

Prosecutor (n)

person who initiates a legal action or suit

Proselytize (v)

to convert to a particular belief or religion

Prostrate (adj)

lying face downward, lying flat on ground

Protagonist (n)

main character in a play or story, hero

Protean (adj)

readily assuming different forms or characters

Protestation (n)

declaration

Protocol (n)

ceremony and manners observed by diplomats

Protract (v)

to prolong, draw out, extend

Protrusion (n)

something that sticks out

Provincial (adj)

rustic, unsophisticated, limited in scope

Provocation (n)

cause, incitement to act or respond

Prowess (n)

bravery, skill

Proximity (n)

nearness

Proxy (n)

power to act as substitute for another

Prude (n)

one who is excessively proper or modest

Prudent (adj)

careful, cautious

Prurient (adj)

lustful, exhibiting lewd desires

Pry (v)

to intrude into; force open

Pseudonym (n)

pen name; fictitious or borrowed name

Psychic (adj)

perceptive of non

Puerile (adj)

childish, immature, silly

Pudgy (adj)

chubby, overweight

Pugilism (n)

boxing

Pugnacious (adj)

quarrelsome, eager and ready to fight

Pulchritude (n)

beauty

Pulverize (v)

to pound, crush, or grind into powder; destroy

Pummel (v)

to pound, beat

Punctilious (adj)

careful of observing rules of behavior or ceremony

Pungent (adj)

strong or sharp in smell or taste

Punitive (adj)

having to do with punishment

Purgation (n)

process of cleansing, purification

Purge (v)

to cleanse or free from impurities

Puritanical (adj)

adhering to a rigid moral code

Purport (v)

to profess, suppose, claim

Quack (n)

faker; one who falsely claims to have medical skill

Quadrilateral (n)

four

Quadruped (n)

animal having four feet

Quagmire (n)

marsh; difficult situation

Qualify (v)

to provide with needed skills; modify, limit

Quandary (n)

dilemma; difficulty

Quarantine (n)

isolation period, originally 40 days, to prevent spread of disease

Quaternary (adj)

consisting of or relating to four units or numbers

Quell (v)

to crush or subdue

Querulous (adj)

inclined to complain, irritable

Query (n)

question

Quibble (v)

to argue about insignificant details

Quicken (v)

to hasten, arouse, excite

Quiescence (n)

inactivity, stillness

Quintessence (n)

most typical example

Quiver (v)

to shake slightly, tremble, vibrate

Quixotic (adj)

overly idealistic, impractical

Quotidian (n)

occurring daily, commonplace

Raconteur (n)

witty, skillful storyteller

Radical (adj)

fundamental; drastic

Rail (v)

to scold with bitter or abusive language

Rally (v)

to assemble, recover, recuperate

Ramble (v)

to roam, wander; to babble, digress

Ramification (n)

implication, outgrowth, or consequence

Ramshackle (adj)

likely to collapse

Rancid (adj)

spoiled, rotten

Rant (v)

to harangue, rave, forcefully scold

Rapport (n)

relationship of trust and respect

Rapt (adj)

deeply absorbed

Rarefy (v)

to make thin or less dense

Rash (adj)

careless, hasty, reckless

Ratify (v)

to approve formally, confirm

Ratiocination (n)

methodical, logical reasoning

Ration (n)

portion, share