Manhattan 4 Flashcards
parley
discussion, negotiation
parry
deflect or avoid, ward off (a weapon or attack) with a countermove.
paucity
scarcity, the presence of something in only small or insufficient quantities or amounts.
peccadillo
small sin or fault
pedant
person who pays extra attention to book learning and rules
peddle
illegal selling
pejorative
derogatory
pellucid
transparent
penumbra
outer part of a shadow from an eclipse
penury
extreme poverty
perfidious
disloyal, deceitful and untrustworthy.
perspicacious
having penetrating insight or good discernment
phalanx
formation of soldiers carrying shields
phlegmatic
apathetic
plausible
believable
polyglot
speaking or composed of many languages
potentate
ruler
prattle
babble
pre- empt
prevent
precarious
unstable
precursor
something that comes before
presumptuous
too bold or forward
prevaricate
stray form truth
proclivity
inclination, natural tendency