O-P Flashcards
Obviate (verb)
To anticipate or make unnecessary.
Obtuse (adj.)
Lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression.
Onerous (adj.)
Troubling; burdensome.
Paean (noun)
A song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving.
Parody (noun)
A humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, especially in literature and art.
Perennial (adj.)
Recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly.
Perfidy (noun)
Intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj.: perfidious).
Perfunctory (adj.)
Cursory; done without care or interest.
Perspicacious (adj.)
Acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (noun: perspicacity).
Prattle (verb)
To babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner.
Precipitate (adj.)
Acting with excessive haste or impulse.
Precipitate (verb)
To cause or happen before anticipated or required.
Predilection (noun)
A disposition in favor of something; preference.
Prescience (noun)
Foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring (adj.: prescient).
Prevaricate (verb)
To deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead.
