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Vocab List #13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Portent | Indication that something bad is about to happen (noun) |
| Precocious (-ly, -ness) | Advanced or mature in development (adjective) |
| Predilection | Tendency to think favorably of something (noun) |
| Quandary | State of perplexity, a dilemma (noun) |
| Recondite (-ly, -ness) | Little known, obscure (adjective) |
| Preclude (-able, -sion- -sive) | To prevent the existence or occurrence of something (verb) |
| Prodigious (-ly, -ness) | Extraordinary in size, amount, extent, or degree (adjective) |
| Querulous (-ly, -ness) | Full of complaints or whining (adjective) |
| Quell | To suppress or to put an end to (verb) |
| Recant (-ly, -ation, -er) | To withdraw, revoke or recall (verb) |