Spelling/Vocabulary List 15 12-9-22

Refugee

A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster

Recession

a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced

Preamble

a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction.

Prelude

an action or event serving as an introduction

Preoccupy

dominate or engross the mind of to the exclusion of other thoughts

Protrude

extend beyond or above a surface

Prostate

lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downward

Redress

remedy or set right

Restoration

the action of returning something to a former owner, place, or condition.

Preponderance

the quality or fact of being greater in number, quantity, or importance