GRE words begin with P (1/2)

Question 1

palliate

Answer 1

(v.) to treat the symptoms

Question 2

panegyric

Answer 2

(n.) a formal expression of praise

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Question 3

pariah

Answer 3

(n.) one who is rejected by a social group

Question 4

paroxysm

Answer 4

(n.) a sudden uncontrollable spasm

Question 5

patrician

Answer 5

(n.) a member of the aristocracy

Question 6

patronize

Answer 6

(v.) to do business with; to treat somebody as unintelligent

Question 7

paucity

Answer 7

(n.) scarcity

Question 8

peccadillo

Answer 8

(n.) a minor offense

Question 9

peculate

Answer 9

(v.) to steal another’s money or property

Question 10

pedant

Answer 10

(n.) somebody too concerned with rules and details

Question 11

pedantic

Answer 11

(a.) overly concerned with formal rules and details

Question 12

pellucid

Answer 12

(a.) transparent; clear in meaning

Question 13

penchant

Answer 13

(n.) a strong liking

Question 14

penitent

Answer 14

(a.; n.) regretful for one’s sins; one who is sorry for wrongdoing

Question 15

peregrination

Answer 15

(n.) the act of traveling; an excursion

Question 16

peremptory

Answer 16

(a.) dictatorial

Question 17

perfidious

Answer 17

(a.) intending to betray

Question 18

perfidy

Answer 18

(n.) betrayal or deceit

Question 19

perfunctory

Answer 19

(a.) done hastily and without attention to detail; indifferent

Question 20

peripatetic

Answer 20

(n.; a.) a worker who travels around; traveling, especially for work

Question 21

perjure

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(v.) to tell a lie in a court of law

Question 22

perquisite

Answer 22

(n.) a privilege that goes along with a job

Question 23

perspicacious

Answer 23

(a.) keen in observation and understanding

Question 24

pertinacious

Answer 24

(a.) holding firmly to a course of action or a set of beliefs

Question 25

pervade

Answer 25

(v.) to spread throughout

Question 26

petulance

Answer 26

(n.) the quality of being easily irritated

Question 27

philander

Answer 27

(v.) to have amorous affairs

Question 28

philippic

Answer 28

(n.) a violent verbal attack

Question 29

philistine

Answer 29

(n.) someone who is uncultured and indifferent to intellectual matters

Question 30

phlegmatic

Answer 30

(a.) showing little emotion