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plait
to braid, as hair or straw
plaintive
expressing sorrow: The plaintive melody of her lullaby brought back bittersweet memories of childhood.
plaintiff
injured person in a lawsuit
pittance
meager amount or wage: Josh complained that he was paid a pittance for the great amount of work he did at the firm.
pique
fleeting feeling of hurt pride: to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, esp. by some wound to pride: She was greatly piqued when they refused her invitation.
to excite (interest, curiosity, etc.): Her curiosity was piqued by the gossip.
pillory
ridicule and abuse; a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision; to expose to public derision, ridicule, or abuse: The candidate mercilessly pilloried his opponent
pillage
to loot, especially during a war: to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder: The barbarians pillaged every conquered city.
piddling
trivial; a piddling sum of money
picayune
petty, of little value: a picayune amount
phonic
relating to sound
phonetics
the symbols used to represent the speech sounds of a language; study of speech sounds: People who do not know phonetics often attempt to describe particular speech sounds by labelling them 'soft' or 'hard'.
phoenix
mythical, immortal bird that lives for 500 years, burns itself to death, and rises from its ashes
phegmatic
calm in temperament; sluggish; self-possessed, calm, or composed: If you are a phlegmatic, you most likely possess a dry wit and a steady, amicable demeanor.
phlegm
coldness or indifference; the thick mucus secreted in the respiratory passages
philology
the study of literary texts and of written records, the establishment of their authenticity and their original form, and the determination of their meaning;
sutdy of words: Germanic philology is the philological study of the Germanic languages particularly from a comparative or historical perspective.
philistine
narrow-minded person, someone lacking appreciation for art or culture
philanderer
pursuer of casual love affairs
petulance
rudeness, peevishness: In a burst of petulance she threw the book out of the window.
pettish
fretful; cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish
pestilence
a deadly or virulent epidemic disease;
epidemic, plague: The pestilence referred to the bubonic plague and it now refers to any epidemic disease that is highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating.
perusal
close examination: The actor agreed to accept the role after a two-month perusal of the movie script.
perturbation
disturbance: Ruth tried to control her perturbation and meet her guest with an unruffled countenance.
pertinacious
persistent, stubborn; holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
pert
lively and bold
perspicacious
shrewd, astute, keen-witted: He was a perspicacious student of human nature, and knew how we would react.
perjure
to tell a lie under oath
periphrastic
containing too many words; noting a construction of two or more words having the same syntactic function as an inflected word: The English future tense is periphrastic: it is formed with an auxiliary verb (shall or will) followed by the base form of the main verb.
peripatetic
moving from place to place
perfidious
faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy
peremptory
imperative; dictatorial
perdition
complete and utter loss; a state of final spiritual ruin; damnation
percipient
discerning, able to perceive
perambulate
walk about
penumbra
partial shadow: A penumbra of somber dignity has descended over his reputation.
penultimate
next to last
pensive
thoughtful
penitent
expressing sorrow for sins or offenses, repentant
penchant
inclination: Hagen's penchant for cooking was legendary.
penance
voluntary sufferin to repent for a wrong; a sacrament, as in the Roman Catholic Church, consisting in a confession of sin, made with sorrow and with the intention of amendment, followed by the forgiveness of the sin.
pediment
triangular gable on a roof or facade
peculation
theft of money or goods; embezzle
peccadillo
minor sin or offense
pavilion
tent or light building used for shelter or exhibitions
pauper
very poor person, esp. a destitute person who depends on aid from public welfare funds or charity.
paucity
scarcity, lack
patronize
to condescend to, disparage; to buy from; to act as a patron toward (an artist, institution, etc.); support.
patrimony
inheritence or heritage derived from one's father
patricide
murder of one's father
patrician
aristocrat
patent (adj)
obvious, unconcealed; readily open to notice or observation; evident; obvious: a patent breach of good manners.
partisan (n)
strong supporter
partisan (adj)
biased in favor of
parry
to ward off or deflect; evade or dodge: to parry an embarrassing question.
parochial
of limited scope or outlook, provincial
parley
discussion, usually between enemies; an informal conference between enemies under a truce, esp. to discuss terms, conditions of surrender, etc.
parity
equality
pariah
outcast; any person or animal that is generally despised or avoided.
paradoxical
self-contradictory but true
paradox
contradiction, incongruity; dilemma, puzzle: A seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true: the paradox that standing is more tiring than walking.
paradigm
idel example, model
panorama
broad view; comprehensive picture
panache
flamboyance, verve: The actor who would play Cyrano must have panache.
panacea
cure-all; solution to all problems: His economic philosophy is a good one, but he tries to use it as a panacea.
paltry
pitifully small or worthless
palpitation
trembling, shaking, irregular beating
palpable
obvious, real, tangible
pall(v)
to lose strength or interest
pall
covering that darkens or obscures: coffin
palisade
fence made up of stakes
palette
board for mixing paints; range of colors
palaver
idle talk; a long parley, esp. one between primitive natives and European traders, explorers, colonial officials, etc.
pacifist
one opposed to war; a person whose personal belief in pacifism causes him or her to refuse being drafted into military service.
pacific
calm, peaceful
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