AP Lit Vocab Week 4

primeval

aboriginal, primordial, primal (first)

prodigy

genius, especially a gifted child

proffer

to suggest, to propose

profundity

intellectual depth; penetrating knowledge; keen insight

promulgate

to proclaim or exclaim

prowess

special skill

quarry

prey, victim; also a pit where gravel or ore is mined

rainment

especially fine or decorative clothing

reap

to gather, glean, harvest

reticent/reticence

shyness, unwillingness

rheumatism

painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues

sable

as a color, dark, black-brown, fur from the animal sable

scourge

bane, curse, affliction or a whip, lash, punishment