Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT Book II Lesson 16

Pique

Pique

To cause resentment; to provoke

Linguistics

The scientific study of the structure, sounds, and meaning of language

Plebeian

N. A commoner; one from the lower classes Adj. common or vulgar

Precocious

Showing early development, especially mental

Predatory

Inclined to prey on others

Prowess

Superior skill or ability

Pugnacious

Eager and ready to fight; quarrelsome

Purloin

To steal

Pusillanimous

Cowardly; fearful

Quell

To put an end to; to allay or quiet

Quixotic

Very idealistic; impractical; caught up in romantic notions

Rabble

A disorderly crowd, a mob

Rabid

Raging; fanatical

Raconteur

A person skilled at telling stories

Vindictive

Seeking revenge; bearing a grudge