CORE Vocab List #12

This is hell

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

through

Root: per

to perform

Root: fungi

before

Root: pre

cook/ripe

Root: coque

equal

Root: par

annual

Root: ennial

to please

Root: placere

commoner in ancient Rome instead of nobles

Root: plebes

to go

Root: vadere

grandeur

Root: pomp

bog

Root: quag

mud

Root: mire