1. Vocabulary Unit 21 Quiz Friday 3-31-17

2. 1. obsession
(n.) a preoccupation; an idea, feeling, or impulse that a person cannot escape.

3. 2. obtuse
(adj.) not sharp-edged or pointed; blunt; intellectually and emotionally insensitive; dull

4. 3. omen
(n.) a sign of what is to happen in the future

5. 4. ominous
(adj.) threatening; foreboding; sinister

6. 5. opaque
(adj.) not letting light through; not transparent; dark; hard to understand

7. 6. oppressive
(adj.) tyrannical; hard to take; physically or mentally distressing

8. 7. optimistic
(adj.) expecting the best; inclined to look on the bright side; cheerful

9. 8. oratory
(n.) skillful public speaking

10. 9. orthodox
(adj.) adhering to accepted beliefs, especially in religion, approved or conventional

11. 10. ostracize
(v.) to banish; to shut out or exclude from a group

12. Vocabulary Unit 22 Quiz Friday 4-7-17

13. 11. ovation
(n.) enthusiastic and prolonged applause; an enthusiastic reception or tribute

14. 12. palatial
(adj.) like a palace; magnificent and grand

15. 13. panorama
(n.) a wide, unbroken view of the surroundings

16. 14. paramount
(adj.) chief in importance; supreme; dominant

17. 15. passive
(adj.) acted upon rather than acting; yielding without resistance; submissive

18. 16. patio
(n.) a paved terrace for outdoor eating and lounging; an inner court open to the sky

19. 17. perceptible
(v.) noticeable; observable; palpable; perceivable

20. 18. perennial
(adj.) perpetual; enduring (n.) a plant that last through all the seasons for many years

21. 19. perspective
(n.) the effects of distance or depth on the appearance of objects; point of view

22. 20. pessimistic
(adj.) expecting things to turn out badly; gloomy; fixated on the negative aspects

23. Vocabulary Unit 23 Quiz Friday 4-21-17

24. 21. plaintiff
(n.) a person who initiates a lawsuit; the complaining party

25. 22. plaintive
(adj.) mournful; melancholy; sad; sorrowful

26. 23. poach
(v.) to trespass on someone’s land, especially to hunt or fish illegally; to cook in simmering liquid

27. 24. ponderous
(adj.) large, heavy, and clumsy; dull and tiresome

28. 25. potency
(n.) power; strength; force

29. 26. potion
(n.) liquid, especially one used as a poison or in medicine or magic

30. 27. precedent
(n.) an act that serves as an example for later acts

31. 28. predatory
(adj.) inclined to prey on others (by robbery, killing, etc.)

32. 29. premature
(adj.) too soon; too early; before the proper time

33. 30. preposterous
(adj.) completely contrary to nature, reason or common sense; absurd; ridiculous; foolish

34. Vocabulary Unit 2 Quiz Friday 4-28-17

35. 31. priority
(n.) something that is first in order of time or importance; precedence

36. 32. promenade
(n.) a leisurely walk or stroll; a public walkway (v.) to walk or stroll

37. 33. prominence
(adj.) the state or quality of being important or standing out; state of being famous or distinguished; distinction

38. 34. prospective
(n.) probable; expected in the future

39. 35. prowess
(adj.) bravery; daring; strength; unusual skill or ability in battle

40. 36. pungent
(adj.) sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell; sharp; keen; biting

41. 37. quest
(n.) seeking; hunt; search; a journey in search of adventure; (v.) to go in search

42. 38. quorum
(n.) the minimum number of members needed at a meeting to make official decisions

43. 39. quota
(n.) a proportional share; allotment

44. 40. rapture
(n.) great joy; delight; ecstasy