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vocab quiz study
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ominous | threating; gloomy; foreshadowing tragic development adj |
| opulence | wealth n |
| pervasive | spread throughout; permeating adj |
| piety | religious devotion n |
| pilfer | to steal insignifcant items v |
| pinion | to restrain by binding the arms; to hold fast v |
| pinnacle | the highest point; peak n |
| placate | to appease, soothe ,or pacify v |
| plateau | an area of level high ground; a state of little or know change n |
| plummet | to fall or plunge straight down v |
| pogrom | an organized persecution or massacre n |
| polyglot | using several languages adj |
| ponderous | weighty; slow and heavy adj |
| posh | elegant; fashionable adj |
| potable | fit to drink adj |
| precarious | dangerous, risky; lacking in security or stability adj |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with disrespect v |
| progeny | children or desendent n |
| projectile | something thrown through the air; a missile n |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into the water. n |