25 63 Flashcards
pathology
n the science of diseases
patriarch
n the male head of a family or tribe
patrician
n a person of noble birth ; an aristocrat ;
patronize
talking to people as if they are stupid. ; to condescend to
paucity
n scarcity =scarcity
peccadillo
no one is PUKKA,all do small mistakes= minor offense
pedantic
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
pedestrian
a unimaginative ; banal
pejorative
putting pejar(pressure)=expressing contempt or disapproval.
penchant
keep chanting about it= a strong taste or liking for something ; a predilection
penitent
pentant(repantant)=person who repents for a wrong doing
pensive
thinking with a pen in your mouth= thoughtful and sad
peremptory
what param(god) says is absolute= final ; categorical ; dictatorial categorical
perennial
a continual ; happening again and again or year after year continual
perfidy
betrayal
perfunctory
doing a function just per say=unenthusiastic ; careless
peripatetic
par(legs) pe tic tic =wandering ; traveling continually ; itinerant
periphery
n the outside edge of something ;
perjury
n lying under oath
permeate
to spread or seep through ; to penetrate
pernicious
per(but) ni(no) =deadly ; extremely harmful
perquisite
n a privilege that goes along with a job ; a perk =perk
pertinent
a relevant ; dealing with the matter at hand … relevant
perturb
v to disturb greatly
peruse
v to read carefully
