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TIA S4/5 Vocab 17
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pariah (n) | an outcast |
| Patrician (n) | an aristocrat |
| Paucity (n) | scarcity, lack |
| Pedagogue (n) | a schoolteacher |
| Penchant (n) | a strong liking for |
| Pensive (adj) | dreamily thoughtful |
| Penury (n) | extreme poverty |
| Personification (n) | a perfect example; or a figure of speech in which a thing, quality, or idea is represented as a person |
| Quaff (v) | to drink in large quantities; to gulp |
| Qualm (n) | a feeling of uneasiness |
| Query (n/v) | a question (n); to ask, inquire (v) |
| Queue (n) | a line of people waiting their turn |
| Rabid (adj) | intense; violent or raging; affected with rabies |
| Rambunctious (adj) | unruly; uncontrollable exuberance |
| Rancid (adj) | having a bad taste or smell; spoiled |