26 6 Flashcards
pervade
v to spread throughout
petulant
pet=a rude ; cranky ; ill-tempered
philanthropy
n love of mankind especially by doing good deeds
philistine
feel+tiny=small(narrow) minded= a smugly ignorant person with no appreciation of intellectual or artistic matters
pious
a reverent or devout ; outwardly and sometimes falsely reverent or devout ; hypocritical
pivotal
a crucial
placate
plate naakatam=to gain the good will
plaintive
pain+tive=mourn=expressing sadness or sorrow
platitude
n a dull or trite remark ; a cliché
plebeian
pebble which are common=common ; lesbian=vulgar ; low class ; bourgeois ; vulgar
plethora
n an excess
poignant
pregnant= painfully emotional ; extremely moving ; sharp or astute
poignant
a painfully emotional ; extremely moving ; sharp or astute
polarize
v to break up into opposing factions or groupings
polemic
poll+mic=during polls politicians often argue and attack=a powerful argument often make to attack or refute a controversial issue
ponderous
pound= so large as to be clumsy ; massive ; dull massive dull
portent
something important is going to happen= an omen ; a sign of something coming in the future
postulate
n something accepted as true without proof ; and axiom
pragmatic
a practical ; down to earth ; based on experience rather than theory
precedent
n an earlier example or model of something
precept
pre+Set= a rule to live by ; a principle establishing a certain kind of action or behavior ; a maxim maxim;
precipitate
did not anticipate= to cause to happen abruptly
precipitous
extremely steep;
preclude
v to prevent something from ever happening
precursor
n forerunner ; something that goes before and anticipates or paves the way for whatever it is that follows
predilection
strong liking for something
preeminent
a better than anyone else ; outstanding ; supreme
preempt
v to seize something by prior right
premise
n an assumption ; the basis for a conclusion
prepossess
v to preoccupy ; to influence beforehand or prejudice ; to make a good impression on beforehand
prerogative
opp of interrogative=unquestinable= a right or privilege connected exclusively with a position a person a class a nation or some other group or classification
prevail
v to triumph ; to overcome rivals ; with on upon or with to persuade
pristine
a original ; unspoiled ; pure
prodigal
a wastefully extravagant ;
prodigious
a extraordinary; enormous; vast ;
prodigy
n an extremely talented child; an extraordinary accomplishment or occurrence; wonder /
profane
a not having to do with religion; irreverent; blasphemous
profess
pretend+confess=state insincerely
proficient
a thoroughly competent; skillful; very good at something at in n expert
profligate
spend like bill gates= extravagantly wasteful and usually wildly immoral
profound
a deep several senses;
profuse
abundant
proletariat
opp of literate= the industrial working class
proliferate
profitate= to spread or grow rapidly
prolific
profitic=abundantly productive; fruitful or fertile
promulgate
promote+out of the gate=to proclaim; to publicly or formally declare something
propensity
inclined towards city life=a natural inclination or tendency; a predilection
propitious
a marked by favorable signs or conditions
proponent
n an advocate; a suppora characteristic of an owner of property; constituting propertyter of a position ;
proprietary
a characteristic of an owner of property; constituting property
