list 4 Flashcards
(41 cards)
1
Q
paragon
A
model of perfection
2
Q
partisan
A
biased
3
Q
pathological
A
relating to a disease
4
Q
paucity
A
scarcity
5
Q
pedantic
A
bookish, relating to studies
6
Q
penchant
A
affinity, inclination
7
Q
penury
A
severe poverty
8
Q
perennial
A
permanent
9
Q
perfidious
A
treacherous, disloyal
10
Q
perfunctory
A
superficial; lacking interest, care
11
Q
permeable
A
penetrable
12
Q
pervasive
A
spread throughout
13
Q
phlegmatic
A
calm
14
Q
piety
A
devoutness
15
Q
placate
A
soothing, pacify
16
Q
plasticity
A
ability to be moulded
17
Q
platitude
A
commonplace statement, trite, hackneyed
18
Q
plethora
A
excess
19
Q
plummet
A
fall sharply
20
Q
porous
A
having a lot of pores like a sieve
21
Q
pragmatic
A
practical
22
Q
preamble
A
introductory statement
23
Q
precarious
A
dangerous, risky, uncertain
24
Q
precursor
A
forerunner
25
precipitate
haste, sudden, rash , premature
26
presumptuous
arrogant; taking liberties
27
prevaricate
lie
28
pristine
primitive, unspolied
29
probity
uprightness; incorruptibility
30
prodigal
reckless with money
31
profound
deep
32
picayune
less value
33
bucolic
pleasure of country side
34
germane
relevant, apt, pertinent
35
abstruse, arcane, esoteric
difficult to understand
36
revulsion
sense of disgust and loathing
37
torrid
hot and dry
38
torpid
lethargic
39
transigent
a person who is willing to compromise
40
intransigent
opposite of transigent
41
implicate
suspected
