CORE Vocab List #12

partisan

(n) A biased supporter

perfunctory

(adj) Done routinely or without much effort or thought

paragon

(n)An example of excellence

penitent

(adj) Feeling regret for sins

peevish

(adj) Irritable

precocious

(adj) Mentally advanced for his/her age

parity

(n) A similarity between things

perennial

(adj) Something happening again and again

pique

(v) To arouse interest

placid

(adj) Calm in nature and appearance

plebeian

(adj) Ordinary (as in, one of the ordinary citizens of ancient Rome)

poignant

(adj) Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

pervasive

(adj) Present everywhere

pompous

(adj) Self-important

quagmire

(n) A swamp; a difficult situation

Root: per

through

Root: fungi

to perform

Root: pre

before

Root: coque

cook/ripe

Root: par

equal

Root: ennial

annual

Root: placere

to please

Root: plebes

commoner in ancient Rome instead of nobles

Root: vadere

to go

Root: pomp

grandeur

Root: quag

bog

Root: mire

mud