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P & P Vocab List 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Affable | pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to |
| Pliancy | willingness to change because of what other people want |
| Affinity | a spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy for someone or something |
| Digressions | a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing |
| Supercilious | having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy |
| Felicity | intense happiness |
| Circumspection | the quality of being wary and unwilling to take risks; prudence |
| Affront | an action or remark that causes outrage or offense |
| Proxy | the authority to represent someone else, especially in voting |
| Ascertaining | find (something) out for certain; make sure of |
| Vogue | the prevailing fashion or style at a particular time |
| Venerations | great respect; reverence |
| Fastidious | excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please |
| Efficacy | the ability to produce a desired or intended result. |
| Caprice | a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior |