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WH Week 16 Vocab
Week 16 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Linguistics | (n): the scientific study of the structure, sounds, and meaning of language. |
| Precocious | (adj): showing early development, especially mental. |
| Prowess | (n): superior skill or ability. |
| Pugnacious | (adj): eager and ready to fight; quarrelsome |
| Purloin | (v): to steal |
| Pusillanimous | (adj): cowardly; fearful |
| Quell | (v): to put an end to; to allay or quiet. |
| Quixotic | (adj): very idealistic; impractical; caught up in romantic notions. |
| Rabid | (adj): raging; fanatical |
| Vindictive | (adj): seeking revenge; bearing a grudge. |