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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 |