| A | B |
|---|
| plateau | a condition of neither growth nor decline |
| precarious | unstable, insecure |
| preclude | to make impossible |
| predecessor | a person who precedes another in an office or a position |
| premonition | a feeling that something is about to happen |
| presumptuous | bold to the point of rudeness |
| prevailing | generally accepted; having superior power |
| prevalent | in general use or acceptance |
| prodigal | wasteful |
| prominent | standing out, important |
| promontory | a high point of land projecting into the sea |
| proposal | an offer or consideration or acceptance |
| provincial | having a narrow scope |
| provoke | anger, arouse, bring to action |
| purgation | the process of getting rid of impurities |
| quarry | a large open pit from which stone is cut |
| quibble | v. to make a minor objection, n. a small objection |
| raconteur | skilled storyteller |
| rebuttle | reply to a criticism or challenge |
| recant | to take back |
| recluse | someone who lives in seclusion |
| reconcile | to settle a problem |
| rectify | fix, correct |
| redundant | characterized by unnecessary repetition of words or ideas |
| reminiscence | a story of past experiences |
| regulate | to control or direct by some particular method |
| reign | having supreme power, v. to rule |
| reiteration | saying or doing something repeatedly |
| renounce | to give up or put aside |
| repeal | to take back a law or other decision |
| repertoire | supply of songs, stories, skills or devices |
| replete | gorded with food, sated |
| repudiate | to cast off or disown; to refuse to acknowledge |
| residual | describing the part that is left over |
| resourceful | able to find solutions |
| resolute | strongly determined |
| reticent | untalkative, shy, reluctant to speak |
| retort | v. to reply sharply, n. a sharp reply |
| revere | to regard with awe |
| revelation | striking realization |
| rivalry | an ongoing competition |
| sanctuary | a safe place or a room for worship |
| sanction | v. to give permission, n. a coercive measure designed to make a person or persons comply |
| satiate | satisfy fully |
| sect | a subgroup of a religion; faction |
| sentinel | a guard, a watchman |
| serene | calm, peaceful |
| skeptical | showing doubt and disbelief |
| slander | untruthful spoken attack on someone's reputation |
| slothful | lazy |
