Vocab P Flashcards by Michone Bretfeld

Pacify

v. to calm; to bring peace

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Paean

n. a song of praise

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Palatial

adj. like a palace; magnificent

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Palliate

v. to relieve or lessen

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Pallid

adj. pale; lacking energy

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Panacea

n. a cure for all diseases, or a solution to all problems

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Panache

n. dashing style, flair, or manner

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Panegyric

n. a formal expression of praise

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Panoply

n. complete or impressive array

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Paradox

n. a statement that contradicts itself but nevertheless may still be true

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Paragon

n. a perfect example

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Parenthetical

adj. characterized by the use of parenthesis

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Pariah

n. a person who is rejected; an outcast (THE TOWN IN WESTWORLD)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Parley

v. to talk or confer

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Parody

n. a humorous imitation

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Parry

v. to ward off, avoid, or evade

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Parsimonious

adj. extremely reluctant to spend money; frugal and stingy

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Partisan

adj. tending to favor one group or one way of thinking

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Pastiche

n. a work that is mixture of style, materials, or sources

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Patriarch

n. the male head of a family

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Paucity

n. an insufficient quantity or number

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Peccadillo

n. a minor fault or sin

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Pedagogical

adj. relating to education or teaching

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Pedantic

adj. overly focused on small details while learning or teaching

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Pejorative

n. a word that is derogatory or belittling

Penchant

n. a strong liking

Penitent

adj. feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

Penurious

adj. extremely reluctant to spend money; stingy

Peregrinate

v. to travel

Perfidious

adj. tending to betray

Perfunctory

adj. done only as a matter of routine, with indifference and lack of enthusiasm

Peripatetic

adj. traveling about

Permeate

v to spread throughout

Pernicious

adj. exceedingly harmful

Perquisite

n. a payment of benefit of addition to one's regular pay

Perspicacity

n. intelligence manifested by being astute

Peruse

v. to read

Pervasive

adj. spreading throughout

Petulant

adj. easily irritated over small issues

Phalanx

n. a closely masses group

Philanthropist

n. a person who makes charitable donation intended to increase human well- being

Philistine

n. a person who resists culture, the arts, or intellectual pursuits

Phlegmatic

adj. unemotional; calm

Picayune

adj. small and of little importance

Pious

adj. religiously devoted

Pith

n. the essential part

Pithy

adj. brief but meaningful

Placid

adj. calm

Platitude

n. remark repeated too often

Plebeian

adj. of the common people; lacking sophistication

Plethora

n. overabundance

Pliant

adj. capable of being bent or capable of being influenced

Plucky

adj. brave

Polemical

adj. controversial; causing opposition

Politic

adj. ingenious, wise, or diplomatic

Polyglot

adj. able to speak, read, or write in many language

Populist

n. a person who supports the rights and powers of the common people

Posit

v. to assume as fact; to put in place

Potentate

n. a powerful ruler

Pragmatic

adj. practical; guided by practice rather than theory

Prattle

v. to babble

Precipitate

v. to bring about abruptly

Precis

n. a short summary

Precocious

adj. advanced in development or maturity

Predilection

n. a preference

Prescience

n. a false act intending to deceive

Pretense

n. a false act intending to deceive

Prevaricate

v. to lie or deceive

Pristine

adj. pure, clean, or unused

Probity

n. honesty and integrity

Proclivity

n. a natural tendency

Prodigal

adj. recklessly wasteful or lavishly abundant

Prodigy

n. a person, often a child who is extraordinarily gifted

Profligate

adj. shamelessly immoral or recklessly wasteful

Progenitor

n. a direct ancestor or originator

Proletarian

adj. of the working class

Proliferate

v. to grow rapidly

Propensity

n. a natural tendency

Propitiate

v. to calm or pacify

Propriety

n. accepted or appropriate standards

Prosaic

adj. dull and lacking excitement

Proselytize

v. to convert someone to another belief, religion, party, or cause

Provincial

adj. unsophisticated and limited; associated with the country

Prudent

adj. careful and sensible

Puerile

adj. childish; immature

Pugilist

n. a person who fights with his fists; a boxer

Pugnacious

adj. tending to quarrel or fight easily

Pulchritude

n. beauty

Punctilious

adj. marked by precise accordance with details

Pundit

n. a critic or expert

Pungent

adj. sharp; biting

Pusillanimous

adj. timid; cowardly

Putrefy

v. to decay

Vocab P Flashcards

(93 cards)