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vocab quiz study
Question | Answer |
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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 |