penury
n, extreme poverty
peregrination
n, a wandering from place to place
peremptory
adj, imperative; leaving no choice
perennial
adj, present throughout the years; persistent
perfidious
adj, faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy
perfunctory
adj, superficial; not thorough; performed really as a duty
perigee
n, point in an orbit that is closest to the Earth
permeable
adj, penetrable
perturb, perturbation
v, to disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; cause a body to deviate from its regular orbit
n, disturbance
pervasive, pervasiveness, pervade
adj, spread throughout every part
n
v
petulant
adj, rude; peevish
phlegmatic
adj, calm in temperament; sluggish
phoenix
n, mythical, immortal bird that lives for 500 years, burns itself to death, and rises from its ashes; anything that is restored after suffering great destruction
physiognomy
n, facial features
piety
n, devoutness
piquant
adj, appealingly stimulating; pleasantly pungent; attractive
pique
n, fleeting feeling of hurt pride
v, to provoke or arouse
placate
v, to lessen another’s anger; to pacify
placid
adj, calm
plaintive
adj, melancholy; mournful
plasticity
n, condition of being able to be shaped or formed; pliability
platitude
n, stale, overused expression
platonic
adj, spiritual; without sensual desire; theoretical
plethora
n, excess; overabundance
plumb
v, to determine the depth; to examine deeply
plummet
v, to fall; plunge
plutocracy
n, society ruled by the weathly
porous
adj, full of holes; permeable to liquids
poseur
n, person who affects an attitude or identity to impress others
pragmatic, pragmatism, pragmatist
adj, practical
n, a practical way of approaching situations or solving problems
n, someone who approaches situations in a practical way
prate
v, to talk idly; chatter
prattle
n, meaningless, foolish talk
preamble
n, preliminary statement
precarious
adj, uncertain
precept
n, principle; law
precipitate
v, to cause to happen; throw down from a height
precipitate, precipitous, precipitation
adj, rash; hasty; sudden
adj, hasty; quickly with little caution
n, water droplets or ice particles from atmospheric water vapor that falls to Earth
percursor
n, forerunner; predecessor
preempt
v, to supersede; appropriate for oneself
prehensile
adj, capable of grasping
premonition
n, forewarning; presentiment
presage
v, to foretell; indicate in advance
presumptuous, presume, presumption
adj, rude; improperly bold
v
n
preternatural
adj, beyond the normal course of nature; supernatural
prevaricate
v, to quibble; evade the truth
primordial
adj, original; existing from the beginning
pristine
adj, untouched; uncorrupted
probity
n, honesty; high-mindedness
problematic
adj, posing a problem; doubtful; unsettled
prodigal
adj, wasteful; extravagant; lavish