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Voc List 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mundane | (adj) ordinary, commonplace |
| nonchalant | (adj) calm, casual, seeming unexcited |
| novice | (n) apprentice, beginner |
| opulent | (adj) wealthy |
| orator | (n) lecturer, speaker |
| ostentatious | (adj) showy, displaying wealth |
| parched | (adj) dried up, shriveled |
| perfidious | (adj) faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy |
| precocious | (adj) unusually advanced or talented at an early age |
| pretentious | (adj) pretending to be important, intelligent or cultured |
| procrastinate | (v) to unnecessarily delay, postpone, put off |
| prosaic | (adj) relating to prose; dull, commonplace |
| prosperity | (n) wealth or success |
| provocative | (adj) tending to provoke a response, e.g., anger or disagreement |
| prudent | (adj) careful, cautious |
| querulous | (adj) complaining, irritable |
| rancorous | (adj) bitter, hateful |
| reclusive | (adj) preferring to live in isolation |
| reconciliation | (n) the act of agreement after a quarrel, the resolution of a dispute |
| renovation | (n) repair, making something ne |