| A | B |
| prodigious | great in size |
| prodigy | person with exceptional talents |
| prostration | streched out fue to lack of vitality |
| replicate | repeat, copy |
| reputable | having a good reputation |
| revere | to honor |
| rhetoric | inflated language |
| rout | to gouge out or make a furrow in |
| servile | overly submissive |
| soothsayer | psychic |
| spurn | reject or refuse with hostility |
| sterile | incapable of reproducing |
| taper | decrease in thickness ot width |
| tarry | linger |
| unassailable | unable to be attacked with success |
| vanquished | to conquer |
| vexation | causing discomfort or distress |
| vouchsafe | grant in condescending manner |
| vulgarity | something offensive to good taste |
| vulnerable | likely to be hurt |