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Palate (n)
roof of the mouth; sense of taste
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Palette (n)
board on which a painter mixes pigments
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Palimpsest (n)
parchment used for second time after original writing has been erased
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Pall (v)
to grow tiresome
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Pallet (n)
small, poor bed
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Paltry (adj)
insignificant; petty; trifling
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Parable (n)
short, simple story teaching a moral
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Parity (n)
equality; close resemblance
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Parlance (n)
language; idiom
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Parochial (adj)
narrow in outlook; provincial; related to parishes
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Paroxysm (n)
fit for attack of pain, laughter, rage
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Parquet (n)
floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosaic-like pattern
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Patent (adj)
open for the public to read; obvious
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Pathos (n)
tender sorrow; pitty; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
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Patois (n)
local or provincial dialect
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Patrician (adj)
noble; aristocratic
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Pecuniary (adj)
pertaining to money
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Pell-mell (adv)
in confusion; disorderly
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Pellucid (adj)
transparent; limpid; easy to understand
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Pensive (adj)
dreamily thoughtful; thoughful with a hint of sadness; contemplative
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Penumbra (n)
partial foreshadow (in an eclipse)
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Perdition (n)
damnation; complete ruin
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Peremptory (adj)
demanding and leaving no choice
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Perennial (n)
something long-lasting
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Perigee (n)
Point of the moon's orbit when it's nearest earth
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Pernicious (adj)
very destructive
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Peroration (n)
conclusion of an oration
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Perquisite (n)
any gain above stipulated salary
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Perspecuity (n)
clearness of expression
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Perspicuous (adj)
clearly expressed
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Pert (adj)
impertinent; forward
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Pertinacious (adj)
stubborn; persistent
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Pertinent (adj)
suitable; to the point
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Pervasive (adj)
spread throughout
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Perverse (adj)
stubbornly wrongheaded; wicked and unacceptable
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Perversion (n)
corruption; turning from right to wrong
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Petulant (adj)
touchy; peevish; bitchy
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Pharasical (adj)
pertaining to the Pharisees; self-righteous; hypocritical
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Philanderer (n)
faithless lover; flirt
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Philology (n)
study of language
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Piebald (adj)
of different colors; spotted; mottled
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Piecemeal (adv)
one part at a time; gradually
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Pied (adj)
variegated; multicolored
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Pillory (n, v)
- (n) wooden frame that hold the neck and wrists
- (v) punish by placing in pillory
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Piquant (adj)
pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating
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Pique (n, v)
- (n) iriitation; resentment
- (v) to provoke; arouse; annoy
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Piscatorial (adj)
pertaining to fishing
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Pith (n)
core or marrow; essence; substance
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Pittance (n)
a small allowance or wage
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Plait (v)
to braid; intertwine
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Platonic (adj)
purely spiritual; theoretical; without sensual desire
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Plaudit (n)
enthusiastic approval; round of applause
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Plenary (adj)
complete; full
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Plenitude (n)
abundance; completeness
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Plumb (v, adj)
- (v) examine critically to understand; measure depth
- (adj) vertical
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Plutocracy (n)
society ruled by the wealthy
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Poignancy (n)
quality of being deeply moving; keeness of emotion
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Polemical (adj)
aggressive in verbal attack; disputa-tious
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Polity (n)
form of government or nation state
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Pomposity (n)
self-important behavior (adj, pompous)
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Ponderous (adj)
weighty; unwieldy
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Pontifical (adj)
pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous or pretentious
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Pore (v)
to study industriously; ponder; scrutinize
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Portend (v)
foretell; presage
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Portent (n)
sign; omen; forewarning
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Posterity (n)
descedants; future generations
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Postulate (n)
self-evident truth
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Poultice (n)
soothing applicationapplied to sore and inflamed portions of the body
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Pragmatist (n)
practical person
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Prate (v)
to speak foolishly; boast idly
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Preamble (n)
introductory statement
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