Quarter 4 Vocab

Periphery

n. the outermost part within a boundary, the outside edge

Permeate

v. to flow or spread through; penetrate

Petulant

adj. ill-humored, irritable, cranky

Phobia

n. a persistent; illogical fear

Pique

n/v. irritation, resentment stemming from wounded pride; to arouse curiosity

Plight

n. a distressing situation

precarious

adj. unsafe, unsteady, unstable

prowess

n. exceptional skill and bravery

Quandary

n. state of perplexity or doubt; a difficult or uncertain situation

Queue

n/v. to form or to wait in a like; a line

Quixotic

adj. totally or foolishly impractical

Ramification

n. a consequence

Relinquish

v. to give up, to surrender, give in

Resurgent

adj. rising after defeat

Revere

v. to regard with great devotion or respect, to honor