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appease

To make peace with someone in an unwise way (giving in to keep the peace).

pact

Formal agreement between individuals/parties (for peace).

panorama

Unbroken view of a whole region surrounding an observer, picture with a wide view.

panacea

Remedy for all diseases/difficulties.

panegyric

Public speech/text in praise of someone/thing.

pantheon

All the things in a category, all the gods (for a building, altar for all gods).

panoply

Complete/impressive collection/display of things.

pandemic

Widespread disease (whole country/world).

par

Score you should stay even with.

parity

Condition of being equal.

apartheid

Without equalness/systemic unequalness.

disparate

Different/unlike.

disparage

Belittle, to regard/represent as being of little worth.

parallel

Alongside.

parasite

Organism that lives within another to take nutrients from it.

paradox

Statement that is absurd yet holds some truth upon examination.

paragon

Perfect example of a particular quality (person/thing).

parable

Simple story used to illustrate a moral/spiritual lesson.

paradigm

Model - typical example/pattern of something.

paramilitary

Organized similar to a military force.

paranoid

Extremely fearful or suspicious.

paranormal

Events beyond normal scientific understanding.

parapsychology

Study of inexplicable mental phenomena - telepathy/hypnosis.

paralegal

Person trained in some legal matters that can’t act as a lawyer - they help the lawyer though.

apathy

Without emotion.

sympathy

Feeling of pity/sorrow.

empathy

Sharing feelings.

antipathy

Aversion, deep-seated feeling of dislike.

pathology

Study of disease.

sociopath

Very strangely antisocial person, emotionless on the outside.

psychopath

Person who is evil, doesn’t share human emotion and is bad.

dispassionate

Have no emotions about it, not biased.

impassive

Not feeling/showing emotion.

patron

Sponsor/customer.

patronize

Treat in a way that is helpful but is out of a feeling of superiority.

paternal

Showing kindness/care associated with a father.

paternalism

Policy/practice of an authority figure restricting freedom/responsibilities of subordinates for the subordinates’ best interests.

expatriate

Live out of your fatherland.

patrimony

Property inherited from a father.

patriarch

Male head of a family/tribe.

patrician

Nobleman.

paucity

Scarcity.

pauper

Very poor person.

puerile

Childishly silly/trivial.

pusillanimous

Timid.

pedagogue

Person who teaches children.

pedagogy

Planning the words/lessons of children.

pediatrician

Medical person focused on children’s diseases.

podiatrist

Person who treats feet ailments.

expedite

Speed up.

expedient

Something gets you quickly to a solution/out of the problem (so you’re on your feet).

impede

Hinder.

impediment

Block to your feet.

penal

Disciplinary (used to describe punishment for legal offenders).

punitive

Inflicting/intending as punishment.

penance

Atonement - self-punishment.

penitent

Feeling sorrow/regret for wrongdoing.

penitentiary

Prison for serious criminal offenders.

impunity

Do something without punishment/knowing you won’t be punished.

expend

Spend/use up.

stipend

Allowance.

expenditure

Spending - action of spending funds.

propensity

Tendency.

pensive

Thoughtful.

impending

Hanging over your head (metaphorically).

appendix

Sac attached/opening to lower end of the large intestine or section of matter at the end of a book.

append

Add something.

appendage

Addition/projecting part of a living organism.

ponderous

Slow and clumsy due to weight.

perforate

Pierce and make a hole/holes in.

perspire

To sweat.

peruse

To read carefully.

pervade

Spread through, permeate/fill.

perturb

Make someone anxious, to worry someone.

perfunctory

Carried out with minimum effort, hasty.

perspicacious

Having ready insight into/understanding of things.

permeate

Spread throughout.

pernicious

Having a harmful effect in a gradual/subtle way.

perennial

Lasting/existing for a long time, continually recurring.

peremptory

Insisting on immediate attention/obedience.

pertinacious

Holding firmly on an opinion/course of action, persistent.

periscope

Thing used to see things out of sight (thing in a submarine).

peripatetic

Walking around.

appetite

What you have a goal for.

perpetual

Goal is throughout, always happening.

impetuous

Acting/done quickly without thought, impulsive.

petulant

Childishly bad-tempered.

propitious

Favorable.

philosophy

Love of wisdom.

philatelist

Person who collects/studies stamps/postal materials.

paradigm

A model of something (example/pattern).

paramilitary

Organized similarly to a military force.

philology

Knowledge about languages.

bibliophile

Collector/lover of books.

anglophile

Person who loves England/Britain.

Francophile

Person who loves France/the French.

euphony

Quality of being pleasing to the ear.

cacophony

Chaotic sound.

placid

Not easily upset/excited, calm.

placebo

Pill given to please, not cure.