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Question 1

Paragon

Answer 1

Model of perfection. Her fellow students did not like her as the professor always used her as a model of paragon.

Question 2

Partisan

Answer 2

One- sided; prejudiced; committed to a party. Rather than joining forces, to solve the nations problems, they spent their time on partisan troubles.

Question 3

Pathological

Answer 3

Pertaining to disease. He is a pathological liar!

Question 4

Paucity

Answer 4

Scarcity. They closed the restaurant because the paucity of customers did not make it viable to operate.

Question 5

Pedantic

Answer 5

Showing off learning; Bookish. She was not at all the pedantic scholar I once thought she was.

Question 6

Penchant

Answer 6

Strong inclination; liking. Dave has a penchant for taking risks.

Question 7

Penury

Answer 7

Severe poverty; stinginess. When the pension fund failed, Paul was worried he would end up in penury

Question 8

Perennial

Answer 8

Something long lasting. These plants are hardy perennials and last for years.

Question 9

Perfidious

Answer 9

Treacherous; disloyal. When Caesar was betrayed, he approached his perfidious friend.

Question 10

Perfunctory

Answer 10

Superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care or enthusiasm. The student completed his homework in a perfunctory manner.

Question 11

Permeable

Answer 11

Penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through. If your gym clothes were not made out of permeable material you may drown in your on sweat.

Question 12

Pervasive

Answer 12

Spread throughout. Despite airing her clothes for several hours, she could not rid them of the pervasive smell.

Question 13

Phlegmatic

Answer 13

Calm; not easily disturbed. The nurse was a cheerful but phlegmatic person, unexcited in the face of sudden emergencies.

Question 14

Placate

Answer 14

Pacify; conciliate. The manager tried to placate the customer by offering him a full refund.

Question 15

Platitude

Answer 15

Trite remark; commonplace statement. His conversation was full of platitude.

Question 16

Plethora

Answer 16

Excess; overabundance. She offered a plethora of excuses for her short comings.

Question 17

Porous

Answer 17

Full of pores; like a sieve. Dancers like to wear porous clothing because it allows the ready passage of air and water.

Question 18

Pragmatic

Answer 18

Practical (as opposed to idealist). It is important to be pragmatic when it comes to making big decisions in life.

Question 19

Precipitate

Answer 19

Rash; premature; hasty; sudden. Daniel broke up with me in such a precipitate manner.