P Flashcards
Panacea
A fix-all solution
Parasitic
Attaches to something and feeds off of it without giving anything back. Like actual parasites or people.
Parity
Being equal . It’s the opposite of disparity
Paradox
Something that contradicts itself or sets an impossible train of thought that never ends
Partake
To participate (can be used with food or a giving activity)
Paternal
To act in a fatherly way /also to describe things related to fathers
Permeate
To soak something through, invading and saturating every part of it and leaving nothing untouched. (Water permeates things in a flood and smells permeate homes)
Permutation
All the different ways a set of items can be arranged in different orders
Perpetual
Never ending
Perturb
To disturb but in an emotional way. Like a scary book or strange person
Prevade
Permeates /invades an area where it is not welcome
Pittance
A pitiable small amount / very small
Plasticity
The ability to change and be molded
Plenipotentiary
A person who has been given the authority to act on behalf of their country in foreign countries
Posterity
The future of humankind :all people who will come in the future
Postulate
To guess or present an idea that is not proven. (Guess but no proof yet)
Potent
Very strong but as high concentration like a smell or taste
Prattle
To talk on and on without little of value said
Predecessor
Someone that came before, often used to describe a person who held an office or job prior to the current ones.
Preposterous
Something that is so ridiculous as to be laughable.
Primitive
Something that is very basic and not technologically advanced
Pristine
Untouched and perfect. Unmarred in any way
Proliferate
To grow spread and reproduce often at a high rate of speed. Like rumors and germs
Promulgate
To promulgate an idea is to spread it around.
Province
A geographical area under a government. Many countries have s province system instead of states
Proxy
A substitute
Quarrel
Verb:to argue
Nouns: argument
