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pacific

(a) Peaceful; tranquil.

painstaking

(a) Done with great care and attention to detail.

palatable

(a) Pleasant to taste; agreeable.

palatial

(a) Resembling a palace; luxurious.

palimpsest

(n) A manuscript or piece of writing material on which later writing has been superimposed on effaced earlier writing.

pall

(v) To lose strength or effectiveness; to become dull, less appealing or interesting through familiarity

palliate

(v) To relieve or lessen without curing.

pallid

(a) Pale; lacking color.

panacea

(n) A remedy for all difficulties or diseases.

pander

(v) To cater to the lower tastes and desires of others.

pangs

(n) Sudden sharp feelings of pain or distress.

panned

(v) Critically reviewed in a harsh manner.

paradigm

(n) A model or example that serves as a pattern.

paragon

(n) A model of excellence or perfection.

pariah

(n) An outcast; someone who is rejected by society.

parley

(n) A discussion or conference, especially between enemies.

parochial

(a) Narrowly restricted in scope; limited.

parody

(n) A humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing.

paroxysm

(n) A sudden attack or violent expression of a particular emotion.

parsimonious

(a) Excessively frugal or stingy.

partiality

(n) A favorable bias or a preference.

partisan

(n) A strong supporter of a party or cause.

pastiche

(n) A work that imitates the style of previous works.

pathos

(n) A quality that evokes pity or sadness.

patois

(n) A regional dialect or form of speech.

paucity

(n) An inadequate quantity or scarcity.

pedantic

(a) Excessively concerned with minor details or rules.

pedestrian

(a) Lacking inspiration or excitement; dull.

peevish

(a) Easily irritated or annoyed.

penchant

(n) A strong inclination or liking for something.

pendulous

(a) Hanging down loosely.

penitent

(a) Feeling or showing sorrow and regret.

penurious

(a) Extremely poor; poverty-stricken

parsimonious (unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal)

penury

(n) Extreme poverty.

peons

(n) People of low rank or status.

peregrinate

(v) To travel or wander around from place to place.

peremptory

(a) Leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative.

perennial

(a) Lasting for an indefinite period of time; enduring.

perfidy

(n) Breach of trust; treachery.

perfunctory

(a) Carried out with minimal effort or reflection.

peripatetic

(a) Traveling from place to place, particularly for work.

peripheral

(a) Lying at the outside or away from the central part.

permeated

(v) Spread throughout; pervaded.

permutation

(n) An alteration or rearrangement.

pernicious

(a) Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

perquisites

(n) Benefits or privileges received in addition to one's salary.

personified

(v) To represent an abstract quality or idea as a person.

perspicacious

(a) Having a ready insight into and understanding of things.

pertinacious

(a) Holding firmly to an opinion or course of action.

perturb

(v) To disturb or disquiet greatly.

pervasive

(a) Spreading widely throughout an area or a group.

perverse

(a) Contrary to what is expected or desired; unreasonable.

petulant

(a) Childishly sulky or bad-tempered.

philander

(v) To engage in love affairs frivolously.

phlegmatic

(a) Having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition;

not easily excited or emotional, or having a slow and stolid temperament

physiological

(a) Relating to the branch of biology that deals with the functions and activities of living organisms.

picaresque

(a) Involving clever rogues or adventurers.

picayune

(a) Of little value or importance; trivial.

picturesque

(a) Visually charming or quaint.

piebald

(a) Having irregular patches of two or more colors.

pilfer

(v) To steal things of little value.

pillory

(n) A device for publicly punishing offenders.

pinnacle

(n) The highest point or peak.

pioneering

(a) Involving new ideas or methods.

piquant

(a) Having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavor.

pitfall

(n) A hidden or unsuspected danger.

pith

(n) The essential or central part.

pittance

(n) A very small or inadequate amount of money.

pivotal

(a) Of crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something.

placate

(v) To make (someone) less angry or hostile.

plaintive

(a) Sounding sad, mournful.

platitude

(n) A remark or statement that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful.

platonic

(a) Intimate and affectionate but not sexual.

plaudits

(n) Statements of praise or approval.

plausible

(a) Seeming reasonable or probable.

plebeian

(a) Common or vulgar.

plenipotentiary

(n) A person, especially a diplomat, invested with full power to act on behalf of others.

pluck

(n) Courage or resolve in the face of difficulty.

plutocracy

(n) Government by the wealthy.

polarize

(v) To cause to divide into two extreme groups.

polemic

(n) A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.

politesse

(n) Formal politeness or manners.

politic

(a) Pragmatic; seeming sensible and judicious under the circumstances.

pomp

(n) Ceremony and splendid display.

ponderous

(a) Slow and clumsy because of great weight.

portentous

(a) Ominous; giving a sign or warning that something bad is likely to happen.

poseur

(n) A person who acts in an affected manner to impress others.

posit

(v) To put something forward as a basis for argument.

posthumous

(a) Occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator.

pragmatic

(a) Dealing with things sensibly and realistically.

prattle

(v) To talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way.

precarious

(a) Not securely held or in position; dependent on chance; uncertain.

precocious

(a) Having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual.

precursor

(n) Something that comes before another thing.

predilection

(n)a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something.

premonition

(n) A strong feeling that something is about to happen.

prescient

(a) Having or showing knowledge of events before they take place.

pretext

(n) A reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason.

prevarication

(n) The act of lying or being deliberately ambiguous.

primed

(a) In a state of readiness.