NSF regionals vocabulary 30 Flashcards
placard
a public sign or billboard
placate
to appease or pacify, gain the good will of
plagiarize
the act of taking something like a work without permission
plaintively
sorrow or melancholy
plankton
a organism that floats in bodies of water
plausible
believable, credible
play cat and mouse
to toy with, a children’s game
plea bargain
agree to plead guilty in return for a lesser charge
plenary
full in all respects
point
an argument, a sharp end
poise
state of balance, stability
polarization
a sharp division of different factions
politicize
to give a political character to
polychrome
painted in various colors
ponder
to consider thoroughly and deeply
ponderous
of very heavy weight, great mass
portico
porch or entrance to a building
posit
to place, put, or set
postmortem
after death
postmodern
architecture in the late 20th century
prattle
to talk in a foolish or simple-minded way
preamble
an introductory statement
precarious
insecure, dangerous
precept
rule of personal conduct
precis
a concise summary
