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ela 17
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pariah | an outcast |
| Patrici | an aristocrat |
| pedagogue | a schoolteacher |
| penchant | a strong liking |
| pensive | dreamily thoughtful |
| penury | extreme poverty |
| Personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes |
| quaff | to drink in large quantities; to gulp |
| qualm | a feeling of uneasiness |
| query | question |
| queue | a line of people or vehicles |
| rabid | (adj.) furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected with rabies |
| rambunctious | unruly; uncontrollable |
| rancid | having a bad taste or smell; spoiled |
| matr/mater | mother |
| meter | measure |
| micro | small |
| auto | self |
| bio | life |