May 19-23 Flashcards
Patrician
An aristocrat or nobleman
Pariah
An outcast
Paucity
The presence of something only in small or in sufficient quantities or amounts
Pedagogue
A teacher esp a strict or pedantic one
Penchant
A strong or habited liking for someone or something or tendency to do something
Pensive
Engaged in , involving or reflecting deep or serious thought
Penury
Extreme poverty ; destruction
Personification
Attribution of a person comparing to a nonhuman
Quaff
Drink heartily , guzzle swallow
Qualm
An uneasy fealty of doubt worry or great esp about ones own conduction misgiving
Query
A question esp one addressed to an official or origination
Queue
Line or sequence of people or vehicle
Rabid
Having or proceeding from an extreme or fanatical support or belief in …
Rambunctious
Uncontrollably exuberant ; boisterous
Rancid
Of foods containing fat or oil smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being old