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Question 1

pacific

(adj.)

Answer 1

soothing

(The chemistry professor’s pacific demeanor helped the class remain calm after the experiment exploded.)

Question 2

palatable

(adj.)

Answer 2

agreeable to the taste or sensibilities

(Despite the unpleasant smell, the exotic cheese was quite palatable.)

Question 3

palette

(adj.)

Answer 3

a range of colors or qualities

(The palette of colors utilized in the painting was equaled only by the range of intense emotions the piece evoked.)

Question 4

palliate

(v.)

Answer 4

to reduce the severity of

(The doctor trusted that the new medication would palliate her patient’s discomfort.)

Question 5

pallid

(adj.)

Answer 5

lacking color

(Dr. Van Helsing feared that Lucy’s pallid complexion was due to an unexplained loss of blood.)

Question 6

panacea

(n.)

Answer 6

a remedy for all ills or difficulties

(Doctors wish there was a single panacea for every disease, but sadly there is not.)

Question 7

paradigm

(n.)

Answer 7

an example that is a perfect pattern or model

(Because the new SUV was so popular, it became the paradigm upon which all others were modeled.)

Question 8

paradox

(n.)

Answer 8

an apparently contradictory statement that is perhaps true