Difficult Words-P Flashcards
Painstaking
done with oremployinggreat care andthoroughness.
“painstaking attention to detail”
Palliate
make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe without removing the cause.
“treatment works by palliating symptoms”
Disguise the seriousness of
Palpable
so intense as to seem almost tangible.
“a palpable sense of loss”
Paltry
very small or meagre.
“she would earn a paltry £33 more a month”
Panacea
a solution orremedyfor all difficulties or diseases.
“the panacea for all corporate ills”
Paradigm
a typical example or pattern of something; a pattern or model.
“society’s paradigm of the ‘ideal woman’”
Paradox
a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true
It’s acuriousparadoxthatdrinkinga lot ofwatercan often make youfeelthirsty.
Parochial
having a limited or narrow outlook or scope.
“parochial attitudes”
Similar:
narrow-minded
small-minded
Parsimonious
veryunwillingto spend money or use resources.
“even the parsimonious Joe paid for drinks all round”
Partisan
a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person.
“partisans of the exiled Stuarts”
Patent
a legal document granting an inventor exclusive rights to their invention, preventing others from making, using, or selling it without permission.
Pathology
Pathology is the medical discipline that provides diagnostic information to patients and clinicians
Patrician
an aristocrat or nobleman
Patronize
If someone patronizes you,they speak or behave toward you in a way that seems friendly, but that shows that they think they are superior to you in some way.
Paucity
the presence of something in only small or insufficient quantities or amounts.
“apaucity ofinformation”
Peccadillo
a relatively minor fault or sin.
“the sexual peccadilloes of celebrities aren’t necessarily news”
Pedantic
someone who annoys others by correcting small errors, caring too much about minor details, or emphasizing their own expertise especially in some narrow or boring subject matter.
Pejorative
Disparaging ,derogatory
Penchant
a strong orhabitualliking for something or tendency to do something.
“he has apenchant foradopting stray dogs”
Penitent
feeling or showingsorrowand regret for having done wrong; repentant.
“a penitent expression”
Pensive
engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
“a pensive mood”
Peremptory
insistingon immediate attention orobedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way.
“‘Just do it!’ came the peremptory reply”
Perennial
any plant that persists for several years, usually with new herbaceous growth from a part that survives from growing season to growing season.
Perfidy
the state of beingdeceitfulanduntrustworthy.
“it was an example of his perfidy”
Perfunctory
carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort.
“he gave a perfunctory nod”
She gave the list only a perfunctory glance.
Peripatetic
travelling from place to place, in particular working or based in various places for relatively short periods.
“the peripatetic nature of military life”
Periphery
the outside boundary or surface of something.
Perjury
theoffenceofwilfullytelling anuntruthor making amisrepresentationunderoath.
“he claimed two witnesses at his trial had committed perjury”
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Permeate
spread throughout (something); pervade.
“the aroma of soup permeated the air”
Pernicious
having a harmful effect, especially in agradualor subtle way.
“the pernicious effects of air pollution”
Perquisite
a benefit which one enjoys or is entitled to on account of one’s job or position.
“the perquisites of celebrity are intoxicating”
Pertinent
relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite.
“she asked me a lot of very pertinent questions”
Perturb
make (someone)anxiousorunsettled.
“they were perturbed by her capricious behaviour”
Peruse
read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way.
“he has spent countless hours in libraries perusing art history books and catalogues”
Pervade
spread through and be perceived in every part of.
“a smell of stale cabbage pervaded the air”
Petulant
of a person or their manner)childishlysulky or bad-tempered.
“he was moody and petulant”
Philistine
a person who ishostileorindifferentto culture and the arts.
“I am a complete philistine when it comes to paintings”