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pragmatic
adj. practical, expedient, realistic, viable


eg. a pragmatic approach to management problems
pillage
v. steal and ruin, desolate, ravage, rake

eg. The town had been pillaged and burned.
prattle
v. babble, talk incessantly about petty things, (niggle), prate

eg. She prattled on about her children all evening.
polemic
n. argument to support a perspective, a controversy (especially over a belief)

eg. The main part of her essay was polemics for the party's policy
philology
n. study of language and literature, etymology
phlegmatic
adj. showing little emotion, unemotional

eg. a phlegmatic...and certainly undemonstrative man.
physiognomy
n. face, visage, countenance

eg. Analyze a person's character by studying his physiognomy
pied
adj. of different colors, piebald, dappled

eg. pied clothes
pinnacle
n. peak, acme, climax

eg. Formula One is the pinnacle of motor racing.
pique
n. bile, resentment, irritation, (vexation, umbrage)

eg. When he realized nobody was listening to him, he left in pique
placate
v. pacify, assuage, mollify, gruntle, lenify

eg. The concessions did little to placate the students.
placid
adj. - equable, calm
- peaceful, tranquil

eg. the placid waters of the lake
plagiarize
v. to steal another person’s ideas

eg. He was accused of plagiarizing his colleague’s results.
plaintive
adj. mournful, lament, morose, melancholy, doleful, dolorous (despondent, disconsolate, dejected)

eg. a plaintive cry / voice
platitude
n. trite and obvious statement, cliche, banality, bromide, (doctrine)

eg. a political speech full of platitudes and empty promises
platonic
adj. friendly but not having sexual desire

eg. Their relationship is strictly platonic
plaudit
n. enthusiastic approval, applause, ovation
plausible
adj. reasonable, sounding honest, (ostensible, verysimilar)

eg. Her story sounded perfectly plausible.
plebeian
adj. connected with ordinary ppl, demotic

eg. His speeches were aimed at plebeian minds and emotions
plethora
n. excess, overabundance, glut, surplus

eg. The report contained a plethora of detail.
pliable
adj. flexible, ductile, malleable, tractile, tensile

eg. The plant has long pliable stems.
pliant
adj. flexible (in sexual way), easy to influence or control

eg. She lay pliant in his arms.
pluck
n. courage, determination, mettle

eg. It took a lot of pluck for him to rescue her
plumb
adj. vertical, upright, erect

eg. He was standing plumb in the middle of the road.
plutocracy
n. society ruled by the wealthy

eg. do u think our society is a plutocracy instead of a democracy.
poignancy
n. deeply moving of feeling, pathos, distress and sorrow

eg. the poignancy of parting and separation
polarize
v. split into two opposite groups

eg. The issue has polarized public opinion.
polity
n. form of government

eg. Our polity strive for the good of all citizens
polyglot
adj. multilingual, speaking several languages

eg. New York city is a polyglot city
pomposity
n. being pompous or puffed up with vanity, ostentation

eg. The prince’s manner was informal, without a trace of pomposity
ponderous
adj. slow and lumbering, so heavy

eg. He spoke in a slow ponderous voice
pore
v. focus, examine carefully, concentrate

eg. His lawyers are poring over the small print in the contract
porous
adj. having many small holes that allow water or air to pass through slowly

eg. our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous
portent
n. augury, sign, omen

eg. He regarded the black cloud as a portent of evil
posterity
n. future generation, seed, offspring

eg. posterity will remember Lincoln as a great man.
posthumous
adj. done after a person's death

eg. a posthumous award for bravery
posture
v. pretend to be self-important to impress others

eg. She postured and made a total fool of herself
potable
adj. suitable for drinking

eg. We need to develop a way to make sea water potable
potpourri
n. heterogeneous mixture

eg. potpourri of songs from many lands
pragmatist
n. practical person

eg. No pragmatist will join a game that he can never win
prate
v. speak foolishly, boast, prattle, abble
preamble
n. introduction

eg. She gave him the bad news without preamble.
pivotal
adj. very important, central, crucial

eg. Law and economics are pivotal to a successful career in any financial services area
postulate
n. self-evident truth, axiom, truism
pith
n. core, essential part, crux

eg. the pith of her argument
piquant
adj. exciting or tasty, (pungent, savory)

eg. chicken served with a piquant wild mushroom sauce
plummet
v. fall suddenly and quickly, plunge

eg. Her spirits plummeted at the thought of meeting him again
precarious
adj. uncertain, risky


eg. That ladder looks very precarious.
pittance
n. a small wage/money

eg. She could hardly survive on the pittance she received as a pension.
pithy
adj. concise but full of meaning

eg. a pithy observation
pitfall
n. hidden danger, concealed trap

eg. Getting professional advice will help you avoid the most obvious pitfalls.
pinion
n. restrain, hold the arms of sb tightly

eg. His arms were pinioned to his sides.
pine
v. become sad, miss

eg. After his wife died, he just pined away.
pigment
n. colored matter (sac' to')

eg. Hemoglobin is the red pigment found in blood.
piecemeal
adj. happening gradually, step-by-step

eg. a piecemeal approach to dealing with the problem
piebald
adj. dappled, multicolored, spotted, mottled, motley

eg. a piebald horse
physiological
adj. pertaining to functions of living things

eg. physiological research of the horse
phoenix
n. symbol of immortality and rebirth

eg. His spirit like a phoenix from the ashes, never depressed
philistine
n. person who does not like art but material gain, pracmatist

eg. In artistic matters he’s a complete philistine
polemical
adj. disputatious, aggressive in verbal, heckling

eg. polemical attack
plait
v. twist (three or more long pieces of hair, rope,...)

eg. The dancers plaited bright green ribbons in their hair
plight
n. sad and difficult situation

eg. The African elephant is in a desperate plight.
plenary
adj. complete, full

eg. The Council has plenary powers to administer the agreement.
plenitude
n. abundance, plenty, glut, plethora

eg. a plenitude of wealth and food
poultice
n. soothing substance, pain reducer
potion
n. dose (of liquid)

eg. a magic / love potion
potent
adj. powerful, greatly influential

eg. a potent argument
portend
v. foretell, foreshadow, augur, (betoken, omen, herald, harbinger)
polygamist
n. one who has more than one spouse at a time, philanderer
precedent (verb)
v. preceding in time, rank,..
precedent (noun)
n. an official action or decision happened in the past, experience (tien` le.)

eg. Such protests are without precedent in recent history.
poseur
n. person who pretends to be elegant to impress others
portly
adj. corpulent, chubby, very fat
pontifical
adj. connected with a pope (giao' hoang`) or bishop, pompous or pretentious
politic
adj. having good judgement, wise, prudent
podium
n. pedestal, raised platform
podiatrist
n. doctor who treat ailments of the feet
plumage
n. feathers of a bird
plasticity
n. flexibility, ability to mold or change shape

eg. When clay dried out, It loses its plasticity
placebo
n. harmless substance prescribed as a pretending pill

eg. Placebo is given to Sb who think that they need medicine
piscatorial
adj. pertaining to fishing
pious
adj. devout, deeply religious
pillory
v. punish with a wooden frame with holes for the head and hands, criticize strongly
piety
n. devoutness, reverence for God
phylum
n. major classification, division (of plants and animals)

eg. Kata decided to file the seeds by phylum
philatelist
n. stamp-collector
philanthropist
n. rich and benevolent/benign/beneficent person

eg. He was a wealthy businessman and philanthropist.
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