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High School Words: Spelling Words for 10th Grade (List 7)
porous
a. full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through
posterity
n. descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
posture
n. position or arrangement of the body and its limbs
precarious
a. uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
precedent
n. act or instance that may be used as example in subsequent similar cases
precipice
n. cliff; overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
precipitous
a. extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
preface
n. a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
premiere
a. first public performance, as of a movie or play; premier
preponderance
n. superiority in numbers or amount
prerequisite
n. something that is required in advance; necessity; required as a prior condition
prescribe
v. dictate; guide; advise the use of; assert a right; claim
preside
v. be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; occupy the place of president, chairman, moderator, director; direct, control, and regulate, as chief officer
prestigious
a. honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence by reason of high status
prior
a. preceding in the order of time; former; previous
prone
a. inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
propensity
n. natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
proprietor
n. one who has legal title to something; owner
propriety
n. fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
prospector
n. someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
prosper
v. flourish; thrive; gain in wealth; grow stronger
pseudonym
n. pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
pterodactyl
n. extinct flying reptiles that existed during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods
pulchritude
n. great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty
punctilious
a. marked by precise accordance with details
pungent
a. stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
quintessence
n. pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing
rally
v. call up or summon; call together for a common purpose
rankle
v. grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
raze
v. destroy completely; scrape or shave off
recant
v. retract a previous statement; sing over again; utter repeatedly in song
receptacle
n. container; reservoir; an object or space used to contain something
reclamation
n. rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
recluse
n. one who lives in solitude; withdrawn from the world; reclusive
recompense
v. render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back
recourse
n. one that is turned or applied to for aid or security; resort for help or protection; access or admittance
rectitude
n. uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment
redeem
v. purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay penalty; make amends for
redundant
a. exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy
refugee
n. one who flees to shelter, or place of safety
regimen
n. prescribed diet and habits; a systematic plan for therapy; governmental rule or control
rejoinder
n. retort; comeback; answer to a reply
rejuvenate
v. make young again; restore to youthful vigor or appearance
relent
v. give in; become more compassionate or forgiving; cause to soften in attitude or temper
reminisce
v. recollect and tell of past experiences or events; talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories
remnant
n. remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
rendezvous
n. meeting at a prearranged time and place; popular gathering place; prearranged meeting point for troops or ships
rendition
n. translation, often interpretive; performance of a musical or dramatic work
renege
v. deny; go back on; fail to fulfill promise or obligation
repertoire
n. list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills
replica
n. copy or reproduction of a work of art
reproach
v. express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
resilient
a. elastic; having power of springing back or recover readily
restive
a. impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control
resuscitate
v. restored to life; restore consciousness, vigor, or life to; revive
retaliate
v. do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront
retentive
a. holding; having quality, power, or capacity of retaining, as to retain knowledge with ease
retinue
n. following members; attendants accompanying high-ranking person
revenge
v. do punishment in return for injury or insult; avenge
rhetoric
n. art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
riddle
v. pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
rowdy
n. rough, disorderly person; boisterous person
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