3/16+3/20 Flashcards
palliate
PAL-ee-ayt
verb
make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause; alleviate
verb
make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause; alleviate
palliate
PAL-ee-ayt
The medicine _ his symptoms.
palliate
PAL-ee-ayt
panacea
pa-nuh-SEE-uh
noun
a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.
noun
a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.
panacea
pa-nuh-SEE-uh
There is no _ to cure your disease, but we can palliate its symptoms.
panacea
pa-nuh-SEE-uh
pandemonium
pan-deh-MOH-nee-um
noun
wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar.
noun
wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar.
pandemonium
pan-deh-MOH-nee-um
There was complete _ in the classroom when the teacher stepped out for a bit.
pandemonium
pan-deh-MOH-nee-um
parable
PAHR-eh-bel
noun
a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.
noun
a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.
parable
PAHR-eh-bel
The Bible teacher taught the children the _ of the Good Samaritan.
parable
PAHR-eh-bel
paradigm
PAHR-eh-deym
noun
1. a typical example or pattern of something; a model.
noun
1. a typical example or pattern of something; a model.
paradigm
PAHR-eh-deym
The businesswoman had become the _ of a successful woman.
paradigm
PAHR-eh-deym
pariah
peh-REYE-eh
noun
an outcast
noun
an outcast
pariah
peh-REYE-eh
The whistleblower quickly became the _ of the company.
pariah
peh-REYE-eh
parsimonious
par-seh-MOH-nee-us
adjective
unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal.
adjective
unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal.
parsimonious
par-seh-MOH-nee-us
The tourists were _ and did not want to pay more than $100 per night for lodging,
parsimonious
par-seh-MOH-nee-us
pathological
pah-the-LAH-jih-kel
adj
compulsive; obsessive.
adj
compulsive; obsessive.
pathological
pah-the-LAH-jih-kel
The boy was a _ liar who could not tell the truth if his life depended on it.
pathological
pah-the-LAH-jih-kel
paucity
PAW-seh-tee
noun
the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity.
noun
the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity.
paucity
PAW-seh-tee
There is a _ of covid-19 vaccines.
paucity
PAW-seh-tee
pecuniary
peh-KYU-nee-er-ee
adj
relating to or consisting of money.
adj
relating to or consisting of money.
pecuniary
peh-KYU-nee-er-ee
The reasons for their divorce were _ and, while not romantic, made financial sense.
pecuniary
peh-KYU-nee-er-ee
