P Words

Question 1

Patriarchal

Answer 1

A patriarchal society, family, or system is one which the men have all or most of the power and importance

Syn: inherited, paternal, innate

Question 2

Poignance

Answer 2

Keenly distressing to the feelings

Syn: sadness, pathos, arouse, pitifulness

Question 3

Preeminent

Answer 3

Eminent above or before others; superior; surpassing

Syn: paramount, primer, foremost, supreme

Question 4

Proviso

Answer 4

A clause, as in legal document, etc stipulating or requiring some specific thing; proviso; condition

Syn: qualifications, prerequisite, term, caveat, limitation, restriction

Question 5

Pungent

Answer 5

Sharply penetrating; expressive; biting

Syn: poignant, piercing, acrid, tangy, barded,

Question 6

Puttee

Answer 6

A long strip of cloth spiral round the leg from ankle to knee, worn esp. formerly as part of a solder’s uniform

Syn: gaiter, leg wrappings, leg covering

Question 7

Prescient

Answer 7

Having or showing knowledge of events before they take place

Syn: prediction, visionary, foresight, clairvoyant

Question 8

Premise

Answer 8

1. A proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion
2. A previous statement or assessment that serves as the basis for an argument
3. A piece of real estate; house or building and it’s land

Syn: theory, thesis(not proven yet), postulate, supposition, conjecture (w/ little hard evidence), contention, tenet,

Question 9

Polarity

Answer 9

The state of having two opposite or contradictory tendencies, opinions, or aspects

Syn: difference, conflict, contrary, separation

Question 10

Prism

Answer 10

1. (Optics)
   A transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light
2. A crystalline body whose lateral faces meet at edges that are parallel to each other

Syn: gem, stone, blade

Question 11

Prosper

Answer 11

Flourish physically; grow strong and healthy

Syn: thrive, blossom, advance

Question 12

Pillage

Answer 12

Rob a (place) using violence, especially in wartime

Syn: ransack, plunder, raid, deprive, pilfer, purloin

Question 13

Pacifist

Answer 13

A person who believes that war and violence are unjustifiable

Syn: peace-lover, peacemaker, dove, peace-monger

Question 14

Pariah

Answer 14

An outcast

Syn: reject, undesirable

Question 15

Platitude

Answer 15

A remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful

Syn: cliché, commonplace, truism

Question 16

Prejudice

Answer 16

1. Give rise to prejudice in (someone); make biased

Syn: influence, favoritism, unfairness

2. Harm or injury that results or may result from some action or judgement

Syn: detrimental, impairment, damage, hurt

Question 17

Penance

Answer 17

voluntary self-punishment inflicted as an outward expression of repentance for having done wrong

Syn: atonement, penalty

Question 18

Plight

Answer 18

a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation

Syn: predicament, dilemma, extremity