List 15&16 Flashcards
Perspicuous
Clearly expressed or presented
Perspicacious
Of acute mental vision
Pertinent
Having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand
Pervade
To beak the diffused throughout
Pestilential
引起瘟疫的
Petulant
Peevish 易怒的
Philanthropic
慈善的,博愛的
Philistine
庸俗的人
Phlegmatic
Unemotional
Phobia
An exaggerated illogical fear
Phonetic
About the sounds of human speech
Piety
Fidelity to parents, religious devotion to God
Pious
Showing deep respect for God
Pitcher
A container for liquids
Pitfall
陷阱
Pithy
言简意赅的
Placate
To soothe or mollify
Placebo
安慰剂
Placid
Serenely free of interruption
Plaintive
Melancholy
Platitude
A banal remark 陈词滥调
Plausible
Superficially reasonable
Plethora
Excess, superfluidity
Pliable
Supple enough to bend freely
Pliant
Easily influenced
Plump
Having full rounded usually pleasing form
Poise
To hold in equilibrium
Portend
To give an omen
Posthumous
Following or occurring after death
Postulate
To demand
Potable
Suitable for drinking
Potent
Having force, authority
Potshot
盲目射击
Pounce
The claw of a bird of prey
Pragmatic
Relating to matters of fact
Precarious
Dependent on uncertain premises 未证实的,不稳固的
Precipitate
To bring about abruptly
Precipitous
Very steep
Preclude
To rule out in advance , to exclude
Preconception
先入之见
Predecessor
前辈
Predispose
使预先有倾向
Premise
前提
Premonition
A feeling that is going to happen
Prerequisite
先决条件