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philanthropic
fil-en-THRAH-pik
adjective
(of a person or organization) seeking to promote the welfare of others, especially by donating money to good causes; generous and benevolent; charitable
adjective
(of a person or organization) seeking to promote the welfare of others, especially by donating money to good causes; generous and benevolent; charitable
philanthropic
fil-en-THRAH-pik
He was honored at the dinner for his _ work in the community.
philanthropic
fil-en-THRAH-pik
phlegmatic
fleg-MAH-tik
adjective
(of a person) having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition.
adjective
(of a person) having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition.
phlegmatic
fleg-MAH-tik
Mikasa is a _ person
phlegmatic
fleg-MAH-tik
pithy
PIH-thee
adj
(of language or style) concise and forcefully expressive.
adj
(of language or style) concise and forcefully expressive.
pithy
PIH-thee
Newspaper headlines should be short and _ in order to be most effective.
pithy
PIH-thee
placate
PLAY-kayt
verb
make (someone) less angry or hostile; calm; pacify
verb
make (someone) less angry or hostile; calm; pacify
placate
PLAY-kayt
After I backed into the woman’s car, I tried to _ her by offering to pay for repairs.
placate
PLAY-kayt
placid
PLAH-sed
adj
calm and free from disturbances.
adj
calm and free from disturbances.
placid
PLAH-sed
The _ lake was still and beautiful under the moonlight.
placid
PLAH-sed
plaudit
PLAW-det
noun
an expression of praise or approval.
noun
an expression of praise or approval.
plaudit
PLAW-det
She received many _ for her academic achievements.
plaudit
PLAW-det
peruse
peh-ROOZ
v
read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way.
v
read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way.
peruse
peh-ROOZ
He has spent countless hours in libraries _ art history books and catalogs.
perusing
peh-ROOZ
plenitude
PLEH-neh-tyud
noun
an abundance.
noun
an abundance.
plenitude
PLEH-neh-tyud
The farmer’s market offered a _ of fresh fruits and vegetables.
plenitude
PLEH-neh-tyud
plethora
PLETH-er-uh
noun
a large or excessive amount of (something).
noun
a large or excessive amount of (something).
plethora
PLETH-er-uh
There is a _ of greek gods and goddesses.
plethora
PLETH-er-uh
ponderous
PON-deh-res
adjective
slow and clumsy because of great weight.
adjective
slow and clumsy because of great weight.
ponderous
PON-deh-res
The elephant’s footsteps were _.
ponderous
PON-deh-res
portent
POR-tent
noun
a sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen.
noun
a sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen.
portent
POR-tent
The thunder was the _ of the approaching storm.
portent
POR-tent
posthumous
PAHST-hyu-mus
adj
occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator.
adj
occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator.
posthumous
PAHST-hyu-mus
The author’s best novels gained recognition _, so he never got to enjoy their fame.
posthumously
PAHST-hyu-mus
