collins5 Flashcards
panorama
a wide expansive view
pantry
storage area for food
paraffin
wax-like substance used for making candles
parasite
animal [or person] that lives on [or off] of another animal [or person]
pattern
arrangement of forms and colors
pebble
a small stone
pedestrian
one who walks rather than drives
penurious
stingy, unwilling to spend money, extremely poor
philatelist
one who collects stamps
physiognomy
facial feature
piscine
pertaining to fish
pitch
degree of highness or lowness of sound
pituitary
gland that secretes hormones
placid
without untoward incident or disruption
plankton
tiny creatures found in an ocean or sea
porcine
of or like pigs [hogs]
pragmatist
one who gauges value by practical consequences
precipitation
process of the formation of a less mobile state from a more mobile state [solid from liquid]
precipitate
the resultant of precipitation; note that snow is an example of a precipitate
produce
can mean the vegetables sold by a grocer
profound
very deep, not ordinary: opposite of banal
prologue
any introductory [preliminary] act or event
prudent
sensible, discreet, wisely cautious
pundit
one known for rendering of opinions
