| Term | Definition |
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| placid | adj-----pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed |
| plastic | n-----any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins-----adj-----capable of being molded or of receiving form |
| plausible | adj----- having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable. well-spoken and apparently, but often deceptively, worthy of confidence or trust |
| pliable | adj----- easily bent; flexible; easily influenced or persuaded; adaptable |
| pogrom | n-----an organized, state sanctioned rounding-up and massacre of a people, esp. of Jews. |
| pompous | adj-----characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance |
| ponder | v----- to consider something deeply and thoroughly |
| portly | adj----- rather heavy or fat; stout; corpulent |
| precipitous | adj----- extremely or impassably steep |
| preclude | v----- to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible |
| precocious | adj----- unusually advanced or mature in development |
| preeminent | adj-----eminent above or before others; superior; surpassing. |
| prelude | n----- a preliminary to an action, event, condition, or work of broader scope and higher importance |
| prerogative | n----- an exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank, office |
| prevaricate | v----- to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie |
| prior | adj-----preceding in time or in order; earlier or former; previous. preceding in importance or privilege. |
| profess | v----- to declare openly; announce or affirm; avow or acknowledge |
| prone | adj----- having a natural inclination or tendency to something; having the front or ventral part downward; lying face downward |
| propensity | n----- a natural inclination or tendency |
| protact | v----- to draw out or lengthen, esp. in time; extend the duration of; prolong |
| provocative | v----- tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing. |
| pseudonym | n-----a fictitious name used by an author to conceal his or her identity; pen name. |
| pudgy | adj-----short and fat or thick. |
| pugnacious | adj----- inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative. |
| puny | adj-----of less than normal size and strength; weak. unimportant; insignificant; petty or minor. |
| quaff | v-----to drink a beverage, esp. an intoxicating one, copiously and with hearty enjoyment |
| quail | v----- to lose heart or courage in difficulty or danger; shrink with fear |
| qualm | n----- a sudden feeling of apprehensive uneasiness |
| quell | v-----to suppress; put an end to; extinguish. to vanquish; subdue. to quiet or allay (emotions, anxieties, etc.) |
| querulous | adj-----full of complaints; complaining. characterized by or uttered in complaint; peevish. |
| queue | n----- a file or line, esp. of people waiting their turn |
| quiescent | adj----- being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless |
| quip | n-----a clever or witty remark or comment-----v-----to utter a witty remark |
| quittance | n-----discharge from a debt or obligation |
| rabble | n-----a disorderly crowd; mob. the rabble, the lower classes; the common people-----v----- to beset as a rabble does; mob |
| rack | n-----a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited-----v-----to strain beyond what is normal or usual |
| raffle | n----- a form of lottery in which a number of persons buy one or more chances to win a prize |
| rally | v----to bring into order again; gather and organize or inspire anew-----n-----a get-together of hobbyists or other like-minded enthusiasts, primarily to meet and socialize |
| ramification | n-----the act of dividing or spreading out into branches or branchlike parts; act of extending into subdivisions |
| rapacious | adj----- inordinately greedy |
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