P! Flashcards by Eunsong Jeong

Palpable

able to be touched or felt

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pardon

excusing a mistake or offense

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patronizing

Acting like they are nice to you but giving out a feeling that they are acting more superior than you

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peddle

To sell going from place to place

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perceive

to have an understanding of

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perceptive

sharp understanding

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perjury

the act of lying under oath

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permeance

permanent, forever

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perpetuate

to make permanent or long lasting

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persevere

be persistent, refuse to stop, continue even with difficulty

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persist

refuse to stop, be persistent

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personify

to give human quality to something unhuame

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petty

of little importance

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pinnacle

the highest, most successful point

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pity

to feel sorry for

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placate

to make someone less angry

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plea

request

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pleasant

merry, lively, joyful

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pledge

A promise

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plight

a dangerous, unfortunate situation

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plunge

jump quickly and happily

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poignant

creating a sense of sadness or regret

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pompous

acting and speaking in a very serious or formal way because they think they are better and more important

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postpone

to delay

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potent

powerful

poverty

being poor

preach

deliver a sermon

precise

exact

precocious

talented at an early age

precursor

an indication of the approach of something or someone ex) A dark cloud is a precursor of rain

predecessor

someone or something that comes before another

prejudice

an attitude or judgement about a group (usually negative) ex) racism and stereotype is a type of prejudice

priority

the thing that's most important

privilege

a special right

procrastinate

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procure

to get something with great effort

prodigy

a person with exceptional talent

profit

to gain and benefit

progressive

moving forward, get better step by step

prohibit

to forbid (make illegal)

prolific

to produce in great abundance

prolong

to make longer, longer the time

propel

to cause to move forward

prospect

a possibility of something to come

prosperous

having success

prototype

an early sample, model to test before releasing

protrude

to stick out

proverb

a short (traditional) saying that expresses a truth

provoke

to cause

prude

someone who is concerned with being proper

pry

to snoop

puny

small and weak

parody

a funny imitation

Pact

An agreement, a treaty between two countries

Polymorphous

Having many shales

Prolific

Very productive, abundant

Profane

treat disrespectful

Pedantic

who annoys others by correcting tiny stuffs

Punacious

quick to argue

pious

extremely religious

parch

to make thristy from high heat

pungent

strong taste or smell

penurious

extremely poor

penitent

feeling regret for a wrong doing

plunder

to steal by force

plausible

possible, believable

presume

take for granted, to assume

prophetic

predicting the future