Vocab lists 6 and 7

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Placate

To soothe, to pacify, to appease

platitude

A dull remark, a cliche, a weak comment

Pompous

Arrogant, self-important

Ponderous

Very heavy, bulky or dull, boring

Pragmatic

Practical, down to earth

Preclude

To prevent, to shut out

Precocious

Prematurely intelligent, showing intelligence as a child

Pretentious

Showy, flashy, overdone

Prodigious

Enormous

Profane

Not polite, not religious

Profusion

An abundance, a great amount

Prolific

Productive, plentiful, abundant, producing many offspring

Propensity

A tendency, a leaning, a bent

Provincial

Unsophisticated, country-like, narrow-minded

Prudent

Wise, careful, cautious, sensible

Pugnacious

Combative, quarrelsome, eager to fight

Quandary

A state of doubt, a state of confusion

Racondeur

A storyteller

Rancor

Bitterness, resentment, malice, spite

Recalcitrant

unruly, defiant, unwilling to follow orders

Recluse

A person who lives away from others, an isolate

Redundant

Repetitious, wordy, excessive

Refurbish

to renovate, to refreshen, to make like new

Relegate

To banish, to exile, to demote

intrinsic

inborn, inherent, essential

irrevocable

irreversible

judicious

prudent, wise, careful

laconic

brief, using few words

lampoon (N)

satire, writing which ridicules

lampoon (v)

to ridicule

languish

to become weak, to become very tired, to become depressed

latent

hidden, unable to be seen

laudable

praiseworthy, commendable

levity

light-heartedness, frivolity

lucid

clear, easy to understand

malicious

evil, spiteful, intentionally hurtful

meticulous

fussy, finicky, careful about details

mitigate

to lessen, to relieve, to make milder

morose

sullen, somber, gloomy

obliterate

to wipe out, to destroy, to blot out

obscure

hidden, remote, unclear

officious

nosey, giving unwanted advice, meddling

opportunist

someone who takes advantage of others

opulent

luxurious, wealthy

overt

obvious, public, not hidden

pariah

an outcast, a loner

parsimonious

stingy, miserly

paucity

shortage, scarcity

peruse

to read carefully, to study

pique

to offend, to provoke, to arouse