P(p)

Question 1

Palliate

Answer 1

Ease (pain or other symptoms); moderate intensity; make less severe or offensive

Mitigate; alleviate; relieve

Question 2

Palpable

Answer 2

Perceptible by touch; easily perceived

Tangible; touchable; obvious

Question 3

Panegyric

Answer 3

Eulogistic oration; formal expression of praise

Encomium; tribute; homage

Question 4

Paradox

Answer 4

Something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false, but is actually correct

Puzzle; contradiction

Question 5

Paragon

Answer 5

Model of perfection

Pattern; ideal; exemplar

Question 6

Pariah

Answer 6

Social outcast

Reject; outsider

Question 7

Parody

Answer 7

Humorous imitation (of a serious literary or musical work, a person, an event)

Spoof; takeoff; lampoon; travesty; caricature

Question 8

Parsimony

Answer 8

Excessive frugality

Miserliness; stinginess; meanness

Question 9

Partisan

Answer 9

Committed yo a particular party or cause

Prejudiced; one-sided; biased; factional; sectarian

Question 10

Paucity

Answer 10

Smallness of numbers or of quantity

Scantiness; dearth; fewness; scarcity

Question 11

Peccadillo

Answer 11

Minor sin; slight offense; trifling fault

Misdemeanour. Lapse. Slip

Question 12

Pecuniary

Answer 12

Pertaining to money

Monetary. Fiscal. Financial.

Question 13

Pedagogy

Answer 13

Art or profess of teaching

Education. Instruction

Question 14

Pedantic

Answer 14

Overly concerned with small details; especially when teaching; tending to show off one’s learning

Bookish; didactic; nitpicking

Question 15

Pejorative

Answer 15

Negative in conmotation; having. Belittling effect

Depreciatory; disparaging

Question 16

Penchant

Answer 16

Strong inclination; decided taste

Liking. Predilection. Leaning.

Question 17

Penury

Answer 17

Extreme poverty

Impecuniousness. Destituttion. Indigence

Question 18

Perennial

Answer 18

Lsting many years; recurring again and again

Enduring, continuing

Question 19

Perfidious

Answer 19

Deliberately treacherous

Traitorous. Deceitful. Faithless.

Question 20

Perfunctory

Answer 20

Lacking interest, care or enthusiasm; not through

Mechanincal. Automatic. Unthinking. Superficil. Sketchy. Indifferent

Question 21

Periptetic

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Walking bout; travelling from place to place

Itinerant. Roving. Wandering

Question 22

Perfunctory

Answer 22

Lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; not through

Question 23

Permeable

Answer 23

Allowing liquids or Gas passing through

Penetrable; porous

Question 24

Peruse

Answer 24

Read with care; examine in detail

Study; inspect

Question 25

Pervasive

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Spread through every part. Widespread. Omnipresent. Enveloping. Pervading

Question 26

Phenomena

Answer 26

Subj of scientific investigation; observable facts.

Question 27

Phelgmatic

Answer 27

Not easily disturbed or excited Sluggish. Composed. Unruffled. Calm.

Question 28

Pithy

Answer 28

Terse and to the point Succint. Pointed, concise

Question 29

Placate

Answer 29

Appease, often by making concessions Pacify; conciliate; mollify

Question 30

Plasticity

Answer 30

Malleability. Pliancy. Flexibility. Ability to be shaped without breaking. Capability f being molded

Question 31

Platitude

Answer 31

Trite remark Commonplace. Chestnut. Banality. Cliche. Bromide

Question 32

Plethora

Answer 32

Superabundance

Question 33

Plummet

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Drop sharply. Fall swiftly. Decline steeply Plunge; nose-dive; collapse

Question 34

Polemical

Answer 34

Aggressive in verbal attack Argumentative. Controversial. Quarrelsome. Disputatious. Combative

Question 35

Politic

Answer 35

Prudently tactful Expedient. Diplomatic. Discreet

Question 36

Precarious

Answer 36

Dependent on unknown conditions or circumstances, and therefore dangerous Insecure. Unsafe. Shaky. Risky. Dangerous

Question 37

Precipitate

Answer 37

Exhibiting unwise spedd or haste Abrupt. Sudden. RSh. Hasty. Headlong. Rapid. Impetuous.

Question 38

Preclude

Answer 38

Keep from happening; exclude the possibility Prevent. Rule out

Question 39

Precursor

Answer 39

Herald

Question 40

Predilection

Answer 40

Tendency to regard something favorably Partiality. Preference. Inclination

Question 41

Presumptuous

Answer 41

Taking liberties. Excessively forward Arrogant. Insolent. Overconfident.

Question 42

Prevaricate

Answer 42

Speak misleadingly. Intentionally misstate Lie. Equivocate. Fib.

Question 43

Pristine

Answer 43

Unspoiled or immaculately clean

Question 44

Probity

Answer 44

Confirmed integrity Nd uprightness Rectitude. Incorruptibility. Honesty. Righteousness

Question 45

Proclivity

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Natural inclination Leaning. Bent. Predisposition. Propensity.

Question 46

Prodigality

Answer 46

Wasteful extravagance. Recklessness with money. Uncontrolled spending. Lavishness. Improvidence. Extravagancy

Question 47

Profligacy

Answer 47

Shameless immorality. Wasteful extravagance Dissipation. Dissoluteness. Licentiousness. Debauchery. Depravity.

Question 48

Proliferation

Answer 48

Rapid increase in numbers Propagation

Question 49

Propitiate

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Gain the favour or good will Appease. Conciliate. Mollify. Placate. Soothe. Pacify

Question 50

Prosaic

Answer 50

Unimaginative and dull Pedestrian. Matter-of-fct. Commonplace. Ordinar

Question 51

Proscribe

Answer 51

unlawful or harmful Prohibit thereby

Question 52

Pundit

Answer 52

Learned Authority. Authoritative. Ritic or commentator Savant. Sage. Expert.

Question 53

Pungent

Answer 53

Strong smelling. Acrid tasting Stinging. Caustic. bitter. mordant. penetrating.

Question 54

Pusillanimous

Answer 54

Lacking courage or resolve.