profundity depth
proliferate grow， reproduce by rapid multification
prolix tiring because too long
propagation increasing the number， spreading， extending
prudence careful forethought
prudish easily shocked， excessively modest
prune dried plum， silly person
prune cut away part in order to control growth
pugnacious fond of， in the habit of
punch strike with the fist； tool for cutting holes； alc. drink
pundit pedant， authority on a subject
pungency sharpness
pyre large pile of wood for burning
quack person dishonestly claiming to smth
qualm feeling of doubt， temporary feeling of sickness in the stomach
qualms feelings of doubt， sickness in the stomach
quell suppress， subdue
quixotic generous， unselfish
raconter person who tells anecdotes
rancorous feeling bitterness， spitefulness
rapacious greedy （esp for money）
recalcitrant disobedient
recast cast or fashoin anew
reciprocity granting of privileges in return for similiar
recitals a number of， performance of music
recluse person who lives alone and avoids people
recuperate become strong after illness， loss， exhaustion
redeem get back by payment； compensate
refine make or become pure， cultural
rejuvenation becoming young in nature or appearence
relapse fall back again
relinquish give up
reluctant unwilling or disinclined
renovate restore smth to better condition
rent regular payment for the use of smth， division or split
repine at be discontented with
reproach scold， upbraid
requite repay， give in return
resilience quality of quickly recovering the proginal shape
restive refusing to move； reluctant to be controlled
resurrect bring back into use
resuscitation coming back to consciousness
reticent reserved， in the habit of saying little
revere have deep respect for
rift split， crack， dissension
rivet fix， take up， secure； matel pin
roll call calling of names
rope thick strong cord made by twisting
savant person of great learning
savor taste， flavour smth
sawdust tiny bits of wood
scabbard sheath for the blade
scent smell （esp pleasant）
scurvy diseased state of the blood caused by eating too much salt
seal piece of wax， lead， etc stamped on the document
sedulous persevering
sequence succession， connected line of
serration having a toothed edge
servile like a slave， lacking independence
shaft arrow or spear， smth long and narrow
shallow little depth； not earnest
shard piece of broken earthenware
sheath cover for the blade of a weapon or a tool
shove push
shrill sparp， piercing
shun keep away from； avoid
shunt send from one track to another； lay aside； evade discussion
sidestep step to one side
skiff small boat
skit short piece of humorous writing
slate king of blue-grey stone； propose； critisize
sluggard lazy， slow-moving person
sluggish inactive， slow-moving
soar rise， fly high
sober self-controlled
sobriety quality or condition of being sober
soggy heavy with water
solvent of the power of forming a solution
somatic of the body
soot black powder in smoke
sophisticated complex， subtle， refined
sordid wretched， comfortless， contemptible
spear weapon with a metal point on a long shaft
specious seeming right or true but not really so
squalid dirty， mean
squander spend wastefully
steeply rising or falling sharply
stickler person who insists on importance of smth
stigma mark of shame or disgrace
sting smth sharp
stingy spending， using unwillingly
stipulate state or put forward as a necessary condition
strands smth twisted together into a rope， line of development
stray wander， lose one s way
