Week 19 Flashcards
Pinioned, v.
To fix in one place; confine.
Piqued, v.
Excited or aroused by a provocation, challenge or rebuff.
Pollen, n.
The fine, dustlike mass of grains produced by seed plants.
Posture, n.
A position or bearing of the body.
Potentate, n.
One who has the power and position to rule over others; a monarch.
Predilection, n.
A partiality or disposition in favor of something; a preference; an inclination.
Pretentious, adj.
Making extravagant claims (as of excellence, superiority or greatness).
Prevalent, adj.
Generally, or widely accepted, practiced, or favored.
Proceed, v.
To go forward or onward, especially after an interruption; continue.
Prodigal, adj.
Wasteful; extravagant.
Pronounceable, adj.
Capable of being pronounced.
Protocol, n.
A rigid long-established code prescribing complete deference to superior rank and strict adherence to due order of precedence and precisely correct procedure.
Prudent, adj.
Wise in handling practical matters; exercising good judgment or common sense.
Psychological, adj.
Of, pertaining to, dealing with, or affecting the mind, especially as a function of awareness, feeling, or motivation.
Pumice, n.
Hardened volcanic froth.
Punishment, n.
A penalty inflicted for an offense, fault, etc.
Pursued, v.
Followed in order to overtake, capture, kill, or defeat.
Puzzling, adj.
Mystifying, difficult to understand.
Pyramid, n.
An ancient massive structure of huge stone blocks especially in Egypt having typically a square ground plan, outside walls in the form of four triangles that meet at a point in the top, and inner sepulchral chambers.
Quadrant, n.
Any of the four quarters into which something is divided by two real or imaginary lines that intersect each other at right angles.
Quagmire, n.
A complex or precarious position where disengagement is difficult.
Quail, n.
A migratory game bird of Europe, Asia, and Africa that is about seven inches long.
Qualitative, adj.
Of, relating to, or involving quality or kind.
Qualm, n.
A pang of conscience; a misgiving.
Quarrel, n.
An angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations.
Quash, v.
To set aside or annul, especially by judicial action.
Quench, v.
To put out (as a fire or a light).
Quest, n.
An act or instance of searching; expedition, pursuit, venture.
Question, v.
To express doubt; dispute.
Quibble, v.
To evade the truth or importance of an issue by raising trivial distinctions and objections; a petty distinction or irrelevant objection.
Quincentennial, adj.
Of or relating to a 500th anniversary;
