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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Provincial | (adj.) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside; (n.) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony |
| Protract | lengthen in time |
| Provoke | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) |
| Proximity | nearness |
| Prudent | Cautious, careful, showing good sense |
| Quandary | state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options |
| Quintessence | the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example |
| Quixotic | idealistic but impractical |
| Rambunctions | adj. unruly; uncontrollable (syn: wild; disorderly; boisterous); (ant: calm; pacific; tranquil) |
| Ratify | approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation |
| Rebuff | reject outright and bluntly |
| Recluse | one who lives in solitude |
| Rectify | make right or correct |
| Redundant | repetition of same sense in different words |
| Refute | prove to be false or incorrect |
| Relegate | assign to a lower position |
| Relevancy | having a clear relationship to the matter at hand |
| Remorse | a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed) |
| Rendezvous | a meeting planned at a certain time and place |
| Renounce | cast off or disown |
| Reprehensible | deserving blame or punishment |
| Reprimand | (v.) to scold; find fault with; (n.) a rebuke |
| Requiem | A mass or service for the repose of departed souls; music, poetry, or other composition for the dead |
| Reserve | hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency |
| Resigned | submissive; compliant or yielding |
| Resolve | reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation |
| Reticence | restraint in speech, reluctance to speak |
| Retort | a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) |
| Retract | formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure |
| Reverent | feeling or showing profound respect or veneration |
| Rhapsodize | say (something) with great enthusiasm |
| Rudimentary | elementary |
| Sagacious | acutely insightful and wise |
| Sanction | a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards |
| Sarcasm | witty language used to convey insults or scorn |
| Satirical | using sarcasm or sharp wit to expose human vice or weakness |
| Saturate | cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material, etc.) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance |
| Savory | pleasing to the sense of taste |
| Scanty | inadequate; minimal |
| Scrupulous | exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled |
| Scrutinize | To examine closely |
| Seclusion | the act of secluding yourself from others |
| Sectarian | narrowly confined to a particular group |
| Servile | pertaining to or involving slaves |
| Skeptic | someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs |
| Slough | (v.) to cast off, discard; to get rid of something objectionable or unnecessary; to plod through as if through mud; (n.) a mire; a state of depression |
| Solemnity | a trait of dignified seriousness |
| Soliloquy | a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections |
| Somber | grave or even gloomy in character |
| Sophomoric | immature and overconfident; conceited |
| Spendthrift | someone who wastes money |
| Spontaneity | the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint |
| Sporadic | recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances |
| Squander | to spend foolishly, waste |
| Stagnant | not growing or changing |
| Stamina | enduring strength and energy |
| Static | not moving, active, or in motion; at rest |
| Steadfast | firm and dependable especially in loyalty |
| Stereotype | a generalized belief about a group of people |
| Stigmatize | to brand with disgrace; to set a mark of disgrace upon |
| Stoic | someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions |
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