50-100 Flashcards
(50 cards)
patronage
the support given to an organisation
pawn
people with little importance
peck
kiss lightly
peddler
one who travels door to door to sell something
pellet
a small ball of something
pelt
throw
perfidious
unable to be trusted
persevere
continue inspite of difficulty
persist
continue in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.
personify
represent in human form
perspire
to sweat
perturb
disturb
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pivotal
central and important
plaint
legal complaint
plight
unpleasant condition
pomp
the splendid and colorful ceremony
populace
ordinary peoples
posthumously
awarded/published after death
pragmatic
practical
precedent
an action which is already taken place
precincts
part of a city where vehicles are not allowed
predicament
unpleasant situations
prejudice
unfair opinion