pacifist: antimilitarist, one opposed to force
paean: song of joy or praise
palatable: pleasing to the taste, agreeable
palliate: make less offensive or severe, ease pain
pallid: wan , pale
palpable: easily perceptible, tangible
paltry: trifling, petty, insignificant
panacea: remedy for all diseases, solution, cure-all
pandemic: affecting the majority of people, widespread
pandemonium: wild tumult
panegyric: formal praise
parable: simple story teaching a moral, short
paradigm: example, pattern, model
paradox: statement that looks false but is actually correct
paragon: model of perfection
parameter: independent values, limit
paramour: illicit lover
parity: close resemblance, equality
parlance: language or idiom
pastoral: rural
patrician: aristocratic
pauper: very poor person
pecuniary: pertaining to money, financial
pedagogy: teaching
pejorative: negative in connotation
pellucid: easy to understand
penchant: liking, strong inclination
penitent: remorseful, regretful
pensive: contemplative, thoughtful
penury: severe poverty
perdition: complete ruin
peregrination: journey
peremptory: demanding and leaving no choice
perennial: something that is long-lasting
perfidious: disloyal, treacherous
permeable: penetrable, allowing substances to pass through
pernicious: very destructive
perpetual: everlasting
perspicacious: astute, having insight
perspicuity: clearness of expression
perspicuous: plainly expressed | petty: unimportant, trivial
petulant: peevish, touchy
phlegmatic: not easily disturbed, calm
phoenix: symbol of immortality or rebirth
piecemeal: gradually, one part at a time
pillage: plunder
pinion: restrain, trap
pinnacle: peak
placate: pacify
placid: calm, peaceful
plebeian: common
plenitude: completeness, abundance
plethora: overabundance, plenty
pliant: easily influenced, flexible
politic: prudent, expedient
polyglot: speaking several languages
portend: presage, foretell
potable: suitable for drinking
pragmatic: practical
precarious: risky, uncertain
predicament: dilemma, dangerous situation
preeminent: superior, outstanding
premonition: forewarning
prevalent: widespread
privy: hidden, secret
proclivity: inclination, natural tendency
prodigal: wasteful
prodigious: enormous, marvelous
prognosis: prediction
propagate: multiply, spread
propitious: advantageous, favorable
protract: prolong
provenance: origin or source of something
provocative: annoying, arousing anger or interest
prudent: careful, cautious
puerile: childish, immature
puissant: strong, powerful, potent
pulchritude: beauty
pundit: expert, learned person
purported: claimed, alleged
pusillanimous: fainthearted, cowardly
putrid: rotten, foul, decayed |
