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| prolific | adj. producing many offspring; producing much; abundant. |
| propensity | n. a natural leaning or tendency; bent. |
| provincial | adj. having the ways and speech of a certain province; of or like country people as apart from city people (unsophisticated); thinking in narrow ways. |
| prudent | adj. careful or cautious in a sensible way; wise; frugal. |
| pugnacious | adj. eager and ready to fight; quarrelsome. |
| quandary | n. condition of being doubtful or confused. |
| querulous | adj. peevish; faultfinding; expressing or suggestive of complaint. |
| quixotic | adj. idealistic and utterly impractical. |
| raconteur | n. a person skilled at telling stories or anecdotes. |
| rancor | n. deep spite or malice; strong hate or bitter feeling. |
| raze | v. to tear down completely; to destroy. |
| rebuff | refuse in a sharp or rude way; to snub; to drive or beat back. |
| recalcitrant | adj. refusing to obey rules or follow orders; unmanageably resistant. |
| recluse | n. a person who lives alone, away from others. |
| redundant | adj. wordy; exceeding what is necessary or normal; lavish; overflowing. 236. refurbish - v. to freshen or polish again; to make like new. |
| refurbish | v. to freshen or polish again; to make like new. |
| rejuvenate | v. to make young or fresh again. |
| relegate | v. to put in a less important position; to assign; to banish. |
| relic | a thing or part that remains from the past; something kept as sacred because it belonged to a saint. |
| remorse | a deep feeling of sorrow or guilt over a wrong one has done. |
