click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Spelling List #8
Term | Definition |
---|---|
jovial | cheerful |
libel | a published false statement |
malign | evil in nature |
misanthrope | person who dislikes humankind |
monotonous | dull, tedious |
novice | a person new to or inexperienced in a field or situation |
opaque | not transparent |
parable | illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson |
pensive | engaged in |
petulant | childishly , or bad tempered |
prattle | talk at length in a foolish way |
prodigious | unnatural or abnormal |
profligate | extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources |
prologue | a separate introductory section |
pugnacious | eager or quick to argue |