Spelling List #7

jargon: a strange language or dialect

lament: mourn (a person's loss or death)

magnate: a wealthy and influential person, especially in business.

melee: a confused mass of people

mollify: soften

negate: nullify; make ineffective

officious: interfering

paltry: petty

persona: character

peripheral: relating to or on the edge of something

porous: not retentive or secure

presumptuous: (of a person or their behavior) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate

prodigy: a highly talented child or youth

provincial: limited in outlook: narrow

provocative: provoking or tending to provoke