P Flashcards

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Pacify

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To quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of

To bring peace to

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Pact

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A formal agreement

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Palpable

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Obvious, evident

Capable of being touched or felt

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Paltry

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Ridiculously or insultingly small

Completely worthless

Mean or contemptible

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Paradigm

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A model or typical example of something

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Parody

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In imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with exaggeration for comic effect

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Parsimonious

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Stingy or frugal

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Particle

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A small portion of matter

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Partisan

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A strong supporter of a party, cause, or person

Prejudiced in favor of a particular cause

A member of an armed group formed to secretly fight against an occupying force

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Patron

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A person who gives support to a person, organization, cause, or activity

A regular customer

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Peak

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The pointed top of a mountain

To reach a highest point

Greatest, maximum

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Pedestrian

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Lacking inspiration or excitement, dull

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Permeate

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To spread throughout something

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Perpetuate

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To make an undesirable situation continue indefinitely, preserve

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Perplexed

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Completely baffled or puzzled

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Persevere

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To continue in s course of action even in the face of difficulty

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Persist

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To continue firmly it obstinately in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty, opposition, or failure

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Perturb

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To make someone anxious or unsettled

Something tending to get its normal state of path

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Plea

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An urgent and emotional request

A formal statement about one’s guilt or innocence

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Plight

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A dangerous or difficult situation

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Pluck

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Spirited and determined courage

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Plunder

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To steal goods using force during a time of war or civil disorder

The violent and dishonest acquisition of property

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Pompous

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Excessively elevated or ornate

Arrogant

Relating to or suggestive of pomp or splendor

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Porous

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Having or full of pores

Containing vessels

Permeable to fluids or outside influences

Capable of being penetrated

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Pragmatic
Dealing with things sensibly and realistically
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Precipitate
To cause a bad situation to happen suddenly Done, made, or acting suddenly without careful consideration
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Precise
Marked by exactness and accuracy
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Precocious
(Of a child) having developed certain abilities or qualities salt an earlier age than usual
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Predicament
A difficult, unpleasant, it embarrassing situation
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Prediction
A thing predicted, a forecast
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Predominate
To be the strongest or main element, to. E greater in number or amount To have or exert control or power
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Prejudiced
Biased in a bigoted or discriminatory manner
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Presume
To assume To be audacious enough to do something
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Pretentious
Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, or culture than is actually possessed
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Prevalent
Widespread in a particular area at a particular time
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Primary
Of chief importance First A part of an election
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Pristine
In its original condition Clean and fresh, spotless
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Prominent
Important, famous Protruding Eye catching, attracting attention
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Prone
Likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something, susceptible, vulnerable Lying flat and facing downwards
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Prophesy
To say that specified thing will happen in the future
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Prototype
A first, typical, or preliminary model of something from which other forms are developed or copied
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Provoke
To stimulate a strong and unwelcome reaction or emotion in someone
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Prudent
Acting with or showing care and thought for the future
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Pungent
Having an unpleasantly sharp or strong taste or smell (Of comment, criticism, or humor) having a sharp and caustic quality
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Puny
Small and weak
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Puzzled
Perplexed
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Personify
To give a nonhuman figure human features or abilities
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Pervasive
Spreading widely throughout an area or group of people
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Pessimistic
Tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen
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Petty
Of little importance (Of a behavior) characterized by an undue concern for trivial matters in a small-minded or spiteful say Of secondary or lessor importance, rank, or scale
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Pigment
The natural coloring matter of animal or plant tissue To color something
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Pilfer
To steal things if relatively little value
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Pinnacle
The most successful point A high pointed piece of rock
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Pious
Devoutly religious Hypocritical (Of a hope) sincere but unlikely to be fulfilled Dutiful or loyal
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Placate
To make someone less angry or hostile
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Plausible
(Of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or probable (Of a person) skilled at producing persuasive arguments