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Pacean
song of joy or triumph; a ferverent expression of joy
Paleontology
study of past geological eras through fossil remains
Pallid
lacking color or liveliness
Panegyic
elaborate praise; formal hmn or praise
Paragon
model of excellence or perfection
Partisan
one-sided; committed to a party, group, or cause prejudiced
Pathological
departing from normal condition
Patois
a regional dialect; nonstandard speech; jargon
Paucity
scarcity
Pedantic
showing off learning
Pellucid
transparent; teanslucnet; easily understood
Penchant
inclination
Penury
extreme poverty
Peregrination
wanding from place to place
Peremptory
imperative; leaving no choice
Perennial
present thoughout the years; persistent
Perfidious
faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy
Perfunctory
superfucical; not thorough; performed really as a duty
Perifgee
point in an orbit that is closest to the earth
Permable
penetrable
Perturb
to disturbed greatly; make uneasy and anxious; cause a body to deviate from its regulat orbit
Pervasive
spread throughout every part
Petulant
rude; peevish
Pheonix
anything; that is restored after suffering great destruction
Physiognomy
facial features
Piety
devoutness
Pique
fleeting feeling of hurt people
Piquant
appealingly stimulating; pleasantly pungent; attractive
Placate
to lessen another's anger; to pacify
Placidq
calm
Plaintive
melancholy; mournful
Plasiticity
condition of being able to be shaped or formed
Platitude
stale; overused expression
Platonic
spiritual; without sensual desire; theoretical
Plethora
excess; overablundance
Plumb
to determine depth; to examine deeply
Plumment
to fall; plunge
Plutocracy
society ruled ny the wealthy
Porous
full of holes; permeable to liquids
Poseur
person who affects an attitude or identity to impress others
Pragmatic
practical
Prate
to talk idly; chatter
Prattle
meaningless, foolish talk
Precarious
uncertain
Percept
principle; law
Precipitate
to cause to happen; thrown down from a height v.
rash; hasty; sudden adj.
Precursor
forerunner; predecessor
Preempt
to supersede; appropriate for oneself
Prehensile
caplable of grasping
Presage
to foretell; indicate in advance
Presumptuous
rude; improperly bold
Prevaricate
to quibble; evade the truth
Primordial
original; existing from the beginning
Pristine
intouched; uncorrupted
Probity
honestly; high-mindedness
Prodigal
wasteful; extravagant; lavish
Prohibitive
so high as to prevent the purchase or use of; preventing; forbidding
Proliferate
to increase rapidly
Propensity
to win ofer; appease
Propriety
correct conduct; fitness
Proscribe
to condemn; forbid; outlaw
Provident
providing fo future needs; frugal
Puissant
poweful
Punctilious
careful in observing rules of behavior or ceremony
Pungent
strong or shape in smell or taste; penetrating caustic; to the point
Purport
to profess; suppose; claim
Pusillanimous
cowardly
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