| Term | Definition |
|---|
| mollify | to ease a bad temper |
| monotonous | extremely repetitious |
| morose | gloomy; sullen |
| mortify | to humiliate |
| mundane | ordinary |
| mutable | changeable |
| nefarious | extremely wicked |
| negate | invalidate |
| negligence | carelessness |
| neutral | not aligned with a cause; not taking a side |
| notorious | well known for the wrong reasons |
| novel | new |
| novice | inexperienced |
| obliterate | to destroy |
| oblivious | lacking mindful attention |
| obscure | not clear |
| obstinate | stubborn |
| obtuse | dull; not sharp |
| ominous | foreboding; foreshadowing evil |
| pacifist | a person who promotes peace and harmony |
| paradigm | example; model |
| parrochial | very narrow in scope |
| parry | to evade a blow; dodge; deflect |
| partisan | exhibiting allegiance to a cause |
| paucity | dearth; insufficient amount |
| phenomenon | an observable fact or event |
| pillage | to loot; to plunder |
| pious | deeply religious |
| plunder | to take by force |
| pompous | showy parade of importance |
| potent | powerful; mighty |
| preclude | exclude; to make impossible |
| predilection | bias; inclination |
| prestige | high regard in other's eyes |
| presumptious | rude, improperly bold |
| pretentious | assumption of dignity and importance |
| prodigal | extravagant; wasteful |
| prodigious | extraordinary in size or amount |
| prolific | abundant inventiveness or productivity |
| parsimonious | stingy; frugal |
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