P's Flashcards
panacea
a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.
“the panacea for all corporate ills”
Similar:
universal cure
cure-all
pandemonium
wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar.
“there was complete pandemonium—everyone just panicked”
Similar: bedlam, chaos, mayhem, uproar, madness, havoc, turmoil
parole
conditional liberation of a prisoner
pathos
a quality that evokes pity or sadness.
"the actor injects his customary humour and pathos into the role" Similar: poignancy tragedy sadness
pecuniary
relating to or consisting of money.
“he admitted obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception”
Similar:
financial
monetary
money
penury
living in dire poverty
“he couldn’t face another year of penury”
perjury
a false statement after an oath to tell the truth
perspicacious
having a ready insight into and understanding of things.
“it offers quite a few facts to the perspicacious reporter”
Similar:
discerning
shrewd
perceptive
perverse
deviating from what is considered normal
showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable.
“Kate’s perverse decision not to cooperate held good”
predominantly
mainly; for the most part.
“it is predominantly a coastal bird”
Similar:
mainly
mostly
for the most part
prognosis
the likely course of a medical condition.
“the disease has a poor prognosis”
an opinion, based on medical experience, of the likely
course of a medical condition.
“it is very difficult to make an accurate prognosis”
a forecast of the likely outcome of a situation.
“gloomy prognoses about overpopulation”
Similar:
forecast
prediction
projection
proliferate
increase rapidly in number; multiply.
“the science fiction magazines which proliferated in the 1920s”
promulgate
promote or make widely known (an idea or cause).
“These objectives have to be promulgated within the organization”
Similar: make known make public publicize spread
prorate
allocate, distribute, or assess pro-rata.
“bonuses are prorated over the life of a player’s contract”
psychosomatic
physical illness springing from the mind
