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Spelling list #7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| jargon | special words that are difficult to understand |
| lament | expression of grief or sorrow |
| magnate | a wealthy person |
| melee | a confused mass of people |
| mollify | appease the anger of someone |
| negate | make ineffective |
| officious | enthusiastic in offering help or advice |
| paltry | small or meager |
| persona | a role or character adopted by an author/actor |
| peripheral | relating or situated on the edge of something |
| porous | not retentive or secure |
| presumptuous | failing to observe the limit |
| prodigy | a young person with exceptional qualities |
| provincial | an inhabitant of a province of a country or empire |
| provocative | causing annoyance, or anger |