Week 10 Vocab AVID 12 LHS

If you have ms jennings this is the vocab to study, you got this!

Patrician (n)

aristocrat

Patricide (v)

murder of one's father

Patrimony (n)

inheritance of heritage from one's father

Patronize (v)

to condescend to, disparage; to buy from

Paucity (n)

scarcity, lack

Pauper (n)

very poor person

Pavilion (n)

tent or light building used for shelter

Peccadillo (n)

minor sin or offense

Peculation (n)

theft of money or goods

Pedagogue (n)

teacher

Pedant (adj)

uninspired, boring academic

Pedestrian (adj)

commonplace

Pediatrician (n)

doctor specializing in children

Pediment (n)

triangular gable on a roof or facade

Peer (n)

contemporary, equal, match

Peerless (adj)

unequaled

Pejorative (adj)

having bad connotations; disparaging

Pellucid (adj)

transparent; translucent; easily understood

Penance (n)

voluntary suffering to repent for a wrong

Penchant (n)

inclination

Pending (adj)

during, while awaiting

Penitent (adj)

expressing sorrow for sins

Pensive (adj)

thoughtful

Penultimate (adj)

next to last

Penumbra (n)

partial shadow

Penury (n)

extreme poverty

Perambulator (n)

baby carriage

Percipient (adj)

discerning, able to perceive

Perdition (n)

complete and utter loss; damnation

Peregrinate (v)

to wander from place to place

Perennial (adj)

present throughout the years; persistent

Perfidious (adj)

faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy

Perfunctory (adj)

done in a routine way; indifferent

Perihelion (n)

point in orbit nearest to the sun

Peripatetic (adj)

moving from place to place

Perjure (v)

to tell a lie under oath

Permeable (adj)

penetrable

Pernicious (adj)

very harmful

Perpetual (adj)

endless, lasting

Personification (n)

act of attributing human qualities to objects

Perspicacious (adj)

shrewd, astute, keen

Pert (adj)

lively and bold

Pertinacious (adj)

persistent, stubborn

Pertinent (adj)

applicable, appropriate

Perturbation (n)

disturbance

Perusal (n)

close examination

Pervert (v)

to cause to change in immoral way, to misuse

Pestilence (n)

epidemic, plague

Petulance (adj)

rudeness, peevishness

Phalanx (n)

massed group of soldiers, people, or things

Philanderer (n)

pursuer of casual love affairs

Philanthropy (n)

love of humanity; generosity to worthy causes

Philistine (adj)

narrow

Philology (n)

study of words

Phlegmatic (adj)

calm in temperament; sluggish

Phobia (n)

anxiety, horror

Phoenix (n)

mythical, immortal bird which lives for 500 yrs

Phonetics (adj)

study of speech sounds

Phonic (adj)

relating to sound

Piety (n)

devoutness

Pilfer (v)

to steal

Pillage (v)

to loot, especially during a war

Pinnacle (v)

peak, highest point of development

Pious (adj)

dedicated, devout, extremely religious

Pique (v)

to feel hurt by some wound to pride

Pithy (adj)

profound, substantial; concise, succinct, to the point

Pittance (n)

meager amount or wage

Placate (v)

to soothe or pacify

Placid (adj)

calm

Plagiarist (n)

one who steals words or ideas

Plaintiff (n)

injured person in a lawsuit

Plait (v)

to braid

Platitude (n)

stale, overused expression

Plebeian (n)

crude, vulgar, low

Plenitude (n)

abundance, plenty

Plethora (n)

excess, overabundance

Pliant (adj)

pliable, yielding

Pluck (v)

to pull strings on musical instruments

Plucky (adj)

courageous, spunky

Plummet (v)

to fall, plunge

Pluralistic (adj)

including a variety of groups

Ply (v)

to use diligently; to engage; to join together

Pneumatic (adj)

relating to air; compressed by air

Poach (v)

to steal game or fish; cook in boiling liquid

Podium (n)

platform or lectern for orchestra conductors or speakers

Poignant (adj)

emotionally moving

Polar (adj)

relating to a geographic pole; exhibiting contrast

Polarize (v)

to tend towards opposite extremes

Polemic (n)

controversy, argument; verbal attack

Politic (adj)

shrewd and practical, diplomatic

Polyglot (n)

speaker of many languages

Ponderous (adj)

weighty, heavy, large

Pontificate (v)

to speak in a pretentious manner

Pore (v)

to study closely or meditatively

Porous (adj)

full of holes; permeable to liquids

Portent (n)

omen

Portly (adj)

stout, dignified

Posit (v)

to put in position; to suggest an idea

Posterior (n)

bottom, rear

Posterity (n)

future generations