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overwrought
extremely agitated; hysterical
ovoid
egg-shaped
pachyderm
thick-skinned animal
paean
song of praise or joy
palatable
agreeable; pleasing to the taste
palate
roof of the mouth; sense of taste
palatial
pertaining to a palace; magnificent
paleontology
study of fossils
palette
board on which a painter mixes pigments
palimpsest
parchment used for second time after original writing has been erased
pall
to grow tiresome
pallet
small, poor bed
palliate
to ease pain
pallid
pale; wan
palpable
tangible; easily perceptible
palpitate
throb; flutter
paltry
insignificant; petty; trifling
pan
to criticize harshly
panache
flair; flamboyance
pandemic
widespread
pandemonium
wild tumult; chaos; uproar; disorder
pander
to cater to the low desires (i.e. violence) of others
panegyric
formal praise
panoramic
denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view
pantomime
acting without dialogue
papyrus
ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant
parable
short, simple story teaching a moral
paradigm
a model; example
paramour
illicit lover
paraphernalia
equipment
parity
equality; close resemblance
parlance
a way or manner of speaking; vernacular; idiom; language
parochial
narrow in outlook; provincial
burlesque
parody; spoof; takeoff; travesty
paroxysm
fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage
parquet
floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosaic-like pattern
parsimony
stinginess
passe
old-fashioned; past the prime
pastiche
imitation of another's style in music or writing
pastoral
rural
pathos
the quality evoking pity or compassion
patina
green crust on old bronze works
patois
local or provincial dialect
patrician
noble; aristocratic
pauper
a very poor person
peccadillo
slight offense
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Word List 34
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2010-10-05T16:03:53Z
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