Vocab: Part #9

• Peruse


  (Verb) To read carefully or thoroughly; to review or go over

  
  

  Read, study, scrutinize, examine

  “He spent countless hours perusing art history books and catalogs in the library.”
• Petulant


  (Adjective) Irritable or impatient; ill-tempered; easily annoyed

  
  

  Peevish, touchy, snappish, grumpy

  “What he said was petulant and childish.”
• Placate


  (Verb) To pacify; to appease

  
  

  Calm, soothe, quiet, mollify

  ”They attempted to placate the children by offering sweets.”
• Plethora


  (Noun) An excess; an overabundance

  
  

  Profusion, abundance, surplus

  ”She had a plethora of reasons to avoid the dark woods, yet she ventured on regardless.”
• Preclude


  (Verb) To exclude; to make exempt; to prevent or make impossible

  
  

  Prohibit, debar, stop, hinder, impede

  ”His difficulties with socialization preclude him from leading a normal life.”
• Precursor


  (Noun) Something that comes before something else and indicates that something is coming

  
  

  Forerunner, predecessor, antecedent

  “Rhythm and blues was a precursor of rock and roll.”
• Prolific


  (Adjective) Producing in large quantities; fruitful

  
  

  Fertile, bounteous, lush, rich

  ”They are prolific breeders, with many hens laying up to 6 eggs.”
• Quintessential


  (Adjective) A nearly perfect or typical embodiment of a thing or ideal

  
  

  Archetypal, ideal, ultimate, stereotypical

  “He is the quintessential example of why people are protesting.”
• Salacious


  (Adjective) Lustful or suggestive

  
  

  Pornographic, arousing, erotic, bawdy

  ”The magazines once again filled their columns with salacious details.”
• Solicitous


  (Adjective) Anxious or concerned; extremely careful

  
  

  Worried, caring, attentive, mindful

  ”She was always solicitous about the welfare of her students.”