Austin

Pacify

to calm someone down; to placate

Painstaking

extremely careful; taking pains

Palatable

pleasant to the taste; agreeable to the feelings

Palliate

to relieve or alleviate something without getting rid of the problem; to assuage; to mitigate

Pallor

paleness; whiteness

Palpable

capable of being touched; obvious; tangible

Paltry

insignificant; worthless

Panacea

something that cures everything

Pandemic

prevalent throughout a large area

Panegyric

elaborate praise; eulogy

Parable

religious allegory; fable; morality tale

Paradigm

a model or example

Paradox

a true statement or phenomenon that nonetheless seems to contradict itself; an untrue statement of phenomenon that nonetheless seems logical

Paragon

a model of pattern of excellence

Parallel

similar; comparable

Paranoia

a mental illness on which the sufferer believes people are out to get him; unreasonable anxiety

Paranormal

having to do with an event or events that cant be explained scientifically; supernatural

Parochial

narrow or confined in point of view; provincial

Parody

a satirical imitation

Paroxysm

a sudden, violent outburst; a severe attack

Parsimonious

stingy

Partisan

one who supports a particular person, cause, or idea

Partition

division; dividing wall

Pastorl

rural; rustic; peaceful and calm, like the country

Patent

obvious

Paternal

fatherly; fatherlike

Pathology

the science of diseases

Pathos

that which makes people feel pity or sorrow

Patina

surface discoloration caused by age and oxidation

Patriarch

the male head of a family or tribe

Patrician

a person of noble birth; an aristocrat

Patrimony

an inheritance, especially from a father; a legacy

Patronize

to treat as an inferior; to condescend to

Paucity

scarcity

Peccadillo

a minor offense

Peculiar

unusual; bizarre; individual; belonging to a particular region

Pedantic

boringly scholarly or academic

Pedestrian

unimaginative; banal

Prejorative

negative; disparaging

Penchant

a strong taste or liking for something; a predilection

Penitent

sorry; repentant; contrite

Pensive

thoughtful and sad

Peregrination

wandering; traveling; expedition

Peremptory

final; categorical; dictatoral

Perennial

continual; happening again and again or year after year

Perfidy

treachery

Perfunctory

unenthusiastic; careless

Peripatetic

wandering; traveling continually; itinerant

Periphery

the outside edge of something

Perjury

lying under oath

Permeate

to spread or seep through; to penetrate

Pernicious

deadly; extremely evil

Perpetrator

the one who committed the act

Perpetuate

to make something perpetual; to keep from perishing

Perquisite

a privilege that goes along with a job; a "perk"

Pertinent

relevant; dealing with the matter at hand

Perturb

to disturb greatly

Peruse

to read carefully

Pervade

to spread throughout

Perverse

contrary; stubborn