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penurious
extremely stingy or poor
patroclinous
inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the father
percipient
having perception
perfidious
deliberately faithless, treacherous, deceitful
personalia
personal belongings
perspicuous
having keen mental perception and understanding
philately
the collecting of stamps
picaroon
pirate or buccaneer
pisciculture
the raising of fish
plagiarism
illegal theft of intellectual property
plasminogen
activated blood that forms plasmins
poco a poco
a little bit
poetaster
an inferior poet
polonaise
a slow dance of Polish origin, consisting chiefly of a march or promenade in couples
pomposity
parading of dignity or importance
pontificate
the office or term of office of a pontiff
portamento
a passing or gliding from one pitch or tone to another with a smooth progression
potsherd
a broken pottery fragment
praenomen
the first or personal name of a Roman citizen
prelapsarian
characteristic of or pertaining to any innocent or carefree period
presidios
a garrisoned fort
prie-dieu
a piece of furniture for kneeling on during prayer
prima facie
plain or clear, obvious
propaedeutic
introductory to some art or science
propitious
favorable
protanopia
red-green colorblindness
psittacosis
disease affecting birds caused by chlamydia and is transmissible to humans
psychogenesis
the origin of physical or psychological states
pulsatile
pusating
pulverulent
consisting of a fine powder or dust
quadrumvirate
a coalition of four people
quaggy
soft or flabby
Quechuan
of or pertaining to the Quechua language or people
quiescent
being at rest; quiet
quodlibet
a subtle or elaborate argument or point of debate
Rachmaninoff
Russian pianist and composer
