SAT-Vocab-7 Flashcards
misogamy (n.)
Hatred of marriage.
misogyny (n.)
Hatred of women.
misplace (v.)
To put into a wrong place.
misrepresent (v.)
To give a wrong impression.
misrule (v.)
To misgovern.
missal (n.)
The book containing the service for the celebration of mass.
missile (n.)
Any object, especially a weapon, thrown or intended to be thrown.
missive (n.)
A message in writing.
mistrust (v.)
To regard with suspicion or jealousy.
misty (adj.)
Lacking clearness
misunderstand (v.)
To Take in a wrong sense.
misuse (v.)
To maltreat.
mite (n.)
A very small amount, portion, or particle.
miter (n.)
The junction of two bodies at an equally divided angle.
mitigate (v.)
To make milder or more endurable.
mnemonics (n.)
A system of principles and formulas designed to assist the recollection in certain instances.
moat (n.)
A ditch on the outside of a fortress wall.
mobocracy (n.)
Lawless control of public affairs by the mob or populace.
moccasin (n.)
A foot-covering made of soft leather or buckskin.
mockery (n.)
Ridicule.
moderation (n.)
Temperance.
moderator (n.)
The presiding officer of a meeting.
modernity (n.)
The state or character of being modern.
modernize (v.)
To make characteristic of the present or of recent times.
modification (n.)
A change.
modify (v.)
To make somewhat different.
modish (adj.)
Fashionable.
modulate (v.)
To vary in tone, inflection, pitch or other quality of sound.
mollify (v.)
To soothe.
molt (v.)
To cast off, as hair, feathers, etc.
momentary (adj.)
Lasting but a short time.
momentous (adj.)
Very significant.
momentum (n.)
An impetus.
monarchy (n.)
Government by a single, sovereign ruler.
monastery (n.)
A dwelling-place occupied in common by persons under religious vows of seclusion.
monetary (adj.)
Financial.
mongrel (n.)
The progeny resulting from the crossing of different breeds or varieties.
monition (n.)
Friendly counsel given by way of warning and implying caution or reproof.
monitory (n.)
Admonition or warning.
monocracy (n.)
Government by a single person.
monogamy (n.)
The habit of pairing, or having but one mate.
monogram (n.)
A character consisting of two or more letters interwoven into one, usually initials of a name.
monograph (n.)
A treatise discussing a single subject or branch of a subject.
monolith (n.)
Any structure or sculpture in stone formed of a single piece.
monologue (n.)
A story or drama told or performed by one person.
monomania (n.)
The unreasonable pursuit of one idea.
monopoly (n.)
The control of a thing, as a commodity, to enable a person to raise its price.
monosyllable (n.)
A word of one syllable.
monotone (n.)
The sameness or monotony of utterance.
monotonous (adj.)
Unchanging and tedious.
monotony (n.)
A lack of variety.
monsieur (n.)
A French title of respect, equivalent to Mr. and sir.
monstrosity (n.)
Anything unnaturally huge or distorted.
moonbeam (n.)
A ray of moonlight.
morale (n.)
A state of mind with reference to confidence, courage, zeal, and the like.
moralist (n.)
A writer on ethics.
morality (n.)
Virtue.
moralize (v.)
To render virtuous.
moratorium (n.)
An emergency legislation authorizing a government suspend some action temporarily.
morbid (adj.)
Caused by or denoting a diseased or unsound condition of body or mind.
mordacious (adj.)
Biting or giving to biting.
mordant (adj.)
Biting.
moribund (adj.)
On the point of dying.
morose (adj.)
Gloomy.
morphology (n.)
the science of organic forms.
motley (adj.)
Composed of heterogeneous or inharmonious elements.
motto (n.)
An expressive word or pithy sentence enunciating some guiding rule of life, or faith.
mountaineer (n.)
One who travels among or climbs mountains for pleasure or exercise.
mountainous (adj.)
Full of or abounding in mountains.
mouthful (n.)
As much as can be or is usually put into the or exercise.
muddle (v.)
To confuse or becloud, especially with or as with drink.
muffle (v.)
To deaden the sound of, as by wraps.
mulatto (n.)
The offspring of a white person and a black person.
muleteer (n.)
A mule-driver.
multiform (adj.)
Having many shapes, or appearances.
multiplicity (n.)
the condition of being manifold or very various.
mundane (adj.)
Worldly, as opposed to spiritual or celestial.
municipal (adj.)
Of or pertaining to a town or city, or to its corporate or local government.
municipality (n.)
A district enjoying municipal government.
munificence (n.)
A giving characterized by generous motives and extraordinary liberality.
munificent (adj.)
Extraordinarily generous.
muster (n.)
An assemblage or review of troops for parade or inspection, or for numbering off.
mutation (n.)
The act or process of change.
mutilate (v.)
To disfigure.
mutiny (n.)
Rebellion against lawful or constituted authority.
myriad (n.)
A vast indefinite number.
mystic (n.)
One who professes direct divine illumination, or relies upon meditation to acquire truth.
mystification (n.)
The act of artfully perplexing.
myth (n.)
A fictitious narrative presented as historical, but without any basis of fact.
mythology (n.)
The whole body of legends cherished by a race concerning gods and heroes.
nameless (adj.)
Having no fame or reputation.
naphtha (n.)
A light, colorless, volatile, inflammable oil used as a solvent, as in manufacture of paints.
Narcissus (n.)
The son of the Athenian river-god Cephisus, fabled to have fallen in love with his reflection.
narrate (v.)
To tell a story.
narration (n.)
The act of recounting the particulars of an event in the order of time or occurrence.
narrative (n.)
An orderly continuous account of the successive particulars of an event.
narrator (n.)
One who narrates anything.
narrow-minded (adj.)
Characterized by illiberal views or sentiments.
nasal (adj.)
Pertaining to the nose.
natal (adj.)
Pertaining to one’s birth.
nationality (n.)
A connection with a particular nation.
naturally (adv.)
According to the usual order of things.
nausea (n.)
An affection of the stomach producing dizziness and usually an impulse to vomit
nauseate (v.)
To cause to loathe.
nauseous (adj.)
Loathsome.
nautical (adj.)
Pertaining to ships, seamen, or navigation.
naval (adj.)
Pertaining to ships.
navel (n.)
The depression on the abdomen where the umbilical cord of the fetus was attached.
navigable (adj.)
Capable of commercial navigation.
navigate (v.)
To traverse by ship.
nebula (n.)
A gaseous body of unorganized stellar substance.
necessary (adj.)
Indispensably requisite or absolutely needed to accomplish a desired result.
necessitate (v.)
To render indispensable.
necessity (n.)
That which is indispensably requisite to an end desired.
necrology (n.)
A list of persons who have died in a certain place or time.
necromancer (n.)
One who practices the art of foretelling the future by means of communication with the dead.
necropolis (n.)
A city of the dead.
necrosis (n.)
the death of part of the body.
nectar (n.)
Any especially sweet and delicious drink.
nectarine (n.)
A variety of the peach.
needlework (n.)
Embroidery.
needy (adj.)
Being in need, want, or poverty.
nefarious (adj.)
Wicked in the extreme.
negate (v.)
To deny.
negation (n.)
The act of denying or of asserting the falsity of a proposition.
neglectful (adj.)
Exhibiting or indicating omission.
negligee (n.)
A loose gown worn by women.
negligence (n.)
Omission of that which ought to be done.
negligent (adj.)
Apt to omit what ought to be done.
negligible (adj.)
Transferable by assignment, endorsement, or delivery.
negotiable (v.)
To bargain with others for an agreement, as for a treaty or transfer of property.
Nemesis (n.)
A goddess; divinity of chastisement and vengeance.
neocracy (n.)
Government administered by new or untried persons.
neo-Darwinsim (n.)
Darwinism as modified and extended by more recent students.
neo-Latin (n.)
Modernized Latin.
neopaganism (n.)
A new or revived paganism.
Neolithic (adj.)
Pertaining to the later stone age.
neology (n.)
The coining or using of new words or new meanings of words.
neophyte (adj.)
Having the character of a beginner.
nestle (v.)
To adjust cozily in snug quarters.
nestling (adj.)
Recently hatched.
nettle (v.)
To excite sensations of uneasiness or displeasure in.
network (n.)
Anything that presents a system of cross- lines.
neural (adj.)
Pertaining to the nerves or nervous system.
neurology (n.)
The science of the nervous system.
neuter (adj.)
Neither masculine nor feminine.
neutral (adj.)
Belonging to or under control of neither of two contestants.
nevertheless (conj.)
Notwithstanding.
Newtonian (adj.)
Of or pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton, the English philosopher.
niggardly (adj.)
Stingy. (no longer acceptable to use)
nihilist (n.)
An advocate of the doctrine that nothing either exists or can be known.
nil (n.)
Nothing
nimble (adj.)
Light and quick in motion or action.
nit (n.)
The egg of a louse or some other insect.
nocturnal (adj.)
Of or pertaining to the night.
noiseless (adj.)
Silent.
noisome (adj.)
Very offensive, particularly to the sense of smell.
noisy (adj.)
Clamorous.
nomad (adj.)
Having no fixed abode.
nomic (adj.)
Usual or customary.
nominal (adj.)
Trivial.
nominate (v.)
To designate as a candidate for any office.
nomination (n.)
The act or ceremony of naming a man or woman for office.
nominee (n.)
One who receives a nomination.
non-existent (n.)
That which does not exist.
non-resident (adj.)
Not residing within a given jurisdiction.
nonchalance (n.)
A state of mind indicating lack of interest.
non-combatant (n.)
One attached to the army or navy, but having duties other than that of fighting.
nondescript (adj.)
Indescribable.
nonentity (n.)
A person or thing of little or no account.
nonpareil (n.)
One who or that which is of unequaled excellence.
norm (n.)
A model.
normalcy (n.)
The state of being normal.
Norman (adj.)
Of or peculiar to Normandy, in northern France.
nostrum (n.)
Any scheme or recipe of a charlatan character.
noticeable (adj.)
Perceptible.
notorious (adj.)
Unfavorably known to the general public.
novellette (n.)
A short novel.
novice (n.)
A beginner in any business or occupation.
nowadays (adv.)
In the present time or age.
nowhere (adv.)
In no place or state.
noxious (adj.)
Hurtful.
nuance (n.)
A slight degree of difference in anything perceptible to the sense of the mind.
nucleus (n.)
A central point or part about which matter is aggregated.
nude (adj.)
Naked.
nugatory (adj.)
Having no power or force.
nuisance (n.)
That which annoys, vexes, or irritates.
numeration (n.)
The act or art of reading or naming numbers.
numerical (adj.)
Of or pertaining to number.
nunnery (n.)
A convent for nuns.
nuptial (adj.)
Of or pertaining to marriage, especially to the marriage ceremony.
nurture (n.)
The process of fostering or promoting growth.
nutriment (n.)
That which nourishes.
nutritive (adj.)
Having nutritious properties.
oaken (adj.)
Made of or from oak.
oakum (n.)
Hemp-fiber obtained by untwisting and picking out loosely the yarns of old hemp rope.
obdurate (adj.)
Impassive to feelings of humanity or pity.
obelisk (n.)
A square shaft with pyramidal top, usually monumental or commemorative.
obese (adj.)
Exceedingly fat.
obesity (n.)
Excessive fatness.
obituary (adj.)
A published notice of a death.
objective (adj.)
Grasping and representing facts as they are.
objector (n.)
One who objects, as to a proposition, measure, or ruling.
obligate (v.)
To hold to the fulfillment of duty.
obligatory (adj.)
Binding in law or conscience.
oblique (adj.)
Slanting; said of lines.
obliterate (v.)
To cause to disappear.
oblivion (n.)
The state of having passed out of the memory or of being utterly forgotten.
oblong (adj.)
Longer than broad: applied most commonly to rectangular objects considerably elongated
obnoxious (adj.)
Detestable.
obsequies (n.)
Funeral rites.
obsequious (adj.)
Showing a servile readiness to fall in with the wishes or will of another.
observance (n.)
A traditional form or customary act.
observant (adj.)
Quick to notice.
observatory (n.)
A building designed for systematic astronomical observations.
obsolescence (n.)
The condition or process of gradually falling into disuse.
obsolescent (adj.)
Passing out of use, as a word.
obsolete (adj.)
No longer practiced or accepted.
obstetrician (n.)
A practitioner of midwifery.
obstetrics (n.)
The branch of medical science concerned with the treatment and care of women during pregnancy.
obstinacy (n.)
Stubborn adherence to opinion, arising from conceit or the desire to have one’s own way.
obstreperous (adj.)
Boisterous.
obstruct (v.)
To fill with impediments so as to prevent passage, either wholly or in part.
obstruction (n.)
Hindrance.
obtrude (v.)
To be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence.
obtrusive (adj.)
Tending to be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence.
obvert (v.)
To turn the front or principal side of (a thing) toward any person or object.
obviate (v.)
To clear away or provide for, as an objection or difficulty.
occasion (n.)
An important event or celebration.
Occident (n.)
The countries lying west of Asia and the Turkish dominions.
occlude (v.)
To absorb, as a gas by a metal.
occult (adj.)
Existing but not immediately perceptible.
occupant (n.)
A tenant in possession of property, as distinguished from the actual owner.
occurrence (n.)
A happening.
octagon (n.)
A figure with eight sides and eight angles.
octave (n.)
A note at this interval above or below any other, considered in relation to that other.
octavo (n.)
A book, or collection of paper in which the sheets are so folded as to make eight leaves.
octogenarian (adj.)
A person of between eighty and ninety years.
ocular (adj.)
Of or pertaining to the eye.
oculist (n.)
One versed or skilled in treating diseases of the eye.
oddity (n.)
An eccentricity.
ode (n.)
The form of lyric poetry anciently intended to be sung.
odious (adj.)
Hateful.
odium (n.)
A feeling of extreme repugnance, or of dislike and disgust.
odoriferous (adj.)
Having or diffusing an odor or scent, especially an agreeable one.
odorous (adj.)
Having an odor, especially a fragrant one.
off (adj.)
Farther or more distant.
offhand (adv.)
Without preparation.
officiate (v.)
To act as an officer or leader.
officious (adj.)
Intermeddling with what is not one’s concern.
offshoot (n.)
Something that branches off from the parent stock.
ogre (n.)
A demon or monster that was supposed to devour human beings.
ointment (n.)
A fatty preparation with a butter-like consistency in which a medicinal substance exists.
olfactory (adj.)
of or pertaining to the sense of smell.
olive-branch (n.)
A branch of the olive-tree, as an emblem of peace.
ominous (adj.)
Portentous.
omission (n.)
Exclusion.
omnipotence (n.)
Unlimited and universal power.
Omnipotent (adj.)
Possessed of unlimited and universal power.
omniscience (n.)
Unlimited or infinite knowledge.
omniscient (adj.)
Characterized by unlimited or infinite knowledge.
omnivorous (adj.)
Eating or living upon food of all kinds indiscriminately.
onerous (adj.)
Burdensome or oppressive.
onrush (n.)
Onset.
onset (n.)
An assault, especially of troops, upon an enemy or fortification.
onslaught (n.)
A violent onset.
onus (n.)
A burden or responsibility.
opalescence (n.)
The property of combined refraction and reflection of light, resulting in smoky tints.
opaque (adj.)
Impervious to light.
operate (v.)
To put in action and supervise the working of.
operative (adj.)
Active.
operator (n.)
One who works with or controls some machine or scientific apparatus.
operetta (n.)
A humorous play in dialogue and music, of more than one act.
opinion (n.)
A conclusion or judgment held with confidence, but falling short of positive knowledge.
opponent (n.)
One who supports the opposite side in a debate, discussion, struggle, or sport.
opportune (adj.)
Especially fit as occurring, said, or done at the right moment.
opportunist (n.)
One who takes advantage of circumstances to gain his ends.
opportunity (n.)
Favorable or advantageous chance or opening.
opposite (adj.)
Radically different or contrary in action or movement.
opprobrium (n.)
The state of being scornfully reproached or accused of evil.
optic (n.)
Pertaining to the eye or vision.
optician (n.)
One who makes or deals in optical instruments or eye-glasses.
optics (n.)
The science that treats of light and vision, and all that is connected with sight.
optimism (n.)
The view that everything in nature and the history of mankind is ordered for the best.
option (n.)
The right, power, or liberty of choosing.
optometry (n.)
Measurement of the powers of vision.
opulence (n.)
Affluence.
opulent (adj.)
Wealthy.
oral (adj.)
Uttered through the mouth.
orate (v.)
To deliver an elaborate or formal public speech.
oration (n.)
An elaborate or formal public speech.
orator (n.)
One who delivers an elaborate or formal speech.
oratorio (n.)
A composition for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, generally taken from the Scriptures.
oratory (n.)
The art of public speaking.
ordeal (n.)
Anything that severely tests courage, strength, patience, conscience, etc.
ordinal (n.)
That form of the numeral that shows the order of anything in a series, as first, second, third.
ordination (n.)
A consecration to the ministry.
ordnance (n.)
A general name for all kinds of weapons and their appliances used in war.
orgies (n.)
Wild or wanton revelry.
origin (n.)
The beginning of that which becomes or is made to be.
original (adj.)
Not copied nor produced by imitation.
originate (v.)
To cause or constitute the beginning or first stage of the existence of.
ornate (adj.)
Ornamented to a marked degree.
orthodox (adj.)
Holding the commonly accepted faith.
orthodoxy (n.)
Acceptance of the common faith.
orthogonal (adj.)
Having or determined by right angles.
orthopedic (adj.)
Relating to the correcting or preventing of deformity
orthopedist (n.)
One who practices the correcting or preventing of deformity
oscillate (v.)
To swing back and forth.
osculate (v.)
To kiss.
ossify (v.)
to convert into bone.
ostentation (n.)
A display dictated by vanity and intended to invite applause or flattery.
ostracism (n.)
Exclusion from intercourse or favor, as in society or politics.
ostracize (v.)
To exclude from public or private favor.
ought (v.)
To be under moral obligation to be or do.
oust (v.)
To eject.
out-and-out (adv.)
Genuinely.
outbreak (n.)
A sudden and violent breaking forth, as of something that has been pent up or restrained.
outburst (n.)
A violent issue, especially of passion in an individual.
outcast (n.)
One rejected and despised, especially socially.
outcry (n.)
A vehement or loud cry or clamor.
outdo (v.)
To surpass.
outlandish (adj.)
Of barbarous, uncouth, and unfamiliar aspect or action.
outlast (v.)
To last longer than.
outlaw (n.)
A habitual lawbreaker.
outlive (v.)
To continue to exist after.
out-of-the-way (adj.)
Remotely situated.
outpost (n.)
A detachment of troops stationed at a distance from the main body to guard against surprise.
outrage (n.)
A gross infringement of morality or decency.
outrageous (adj.)
Shocking in conduct.
outreach (v.)
To reach or go beyond.
outride (v.)
To ride faster than.
outrigger (n.)
A part built or arranged to project beyond a natural outline for support.
outright (adv.)
Entirely.
outskirt (n.)
A border region.
outstretch (v.)
To extend.
outstrip (v.)
To go beyond.
outweigh (v.)
To surpass in importance or excellence.
overdo (v.)
To overtax the strength of.
overdose (n.)
An excessive dose, usually so large a dose of a medicine that its effect is toxic.
overeat (v.)
To eat to excess.
overhang (n.)
A portion of a structure which projects or hangs over.
overleap (v.)
To leap beyond.
overlord (n.)
One who holds supremacy over another.
overpass (v.)
To pass across or over, as a river.
overpay (v.)
To pay or reward in excess.
overpower (v.)
To gain supremacy or victory over by superior power.
overproduction (n.)
Excessive production.
overreach (v.)
To stretch out too far.
overrun (v.)
To infest or ravage.
oversee (v.)
To superintend.
overseer (n.)
A supervisor.
overshadow (v.)
To cast into the shade or render insignificant by comparison.
overstride (v.)
To step beyond.
overthrow (v.)
To vanquish an established ruler or government.
overtone (n.)
A harmonic.
overture (n.)
An instrumental prelude to an opera, oratorio, or ballet.
overweight (n.)
Preponderance.
pacify (v.)
To bring into a peaceful state.
packet (n.)
A bundle, as of letters.
pact (n.)
A covenant.
pagan (n.)
A worshiper of false gods.
pageant (n.)
A dramatic representation, especially a spectacular one.
palate (n.)
The roof of the mouth.
palatial (adj.)
Magnificent.
paleontology (n.)
The branch of biology that treats of ancient life and fossil organisms.
palette (n.)
A thin tablet, with a hole for the thumb, upon which artists lay their colors for painting.
palinode (n.)
A retraction.
pall (v.)
To make dull by satiety.
palliate (v.)
To cause to appear less guilty.
pallid (adj.)
Of a pale or wan appearance.
palpable (n.)
perceptible by feeling or touch.
palsy (n.)
Paralysis.
paly (adj.)
Lacking color or brilliancy.
pamphlet (n.)
A brief treatise or essay, usually on a subject of current interest.
pamphleteer (v.)
To compose or issue pamphlets, especially controversial ones.
panacea (n.)
A remedy or medicine proposed for or professing to cure all diseases.
Pan-American (adj.)
Including or pertaining to the whole of America, both North and South.
pandemic (adj.)
Affecting a whole people or all classes, as a disease.
pandemonium (n.)
A fiendish or riotous uproar.
panegyric (n.)
A formal and elaborate eulogy, written or spoken, of a person or of an act.
panel (n.)
A rectangular piece set in or as in a frame.
panic (n.)
A sudden, unreasonable, overpowering fear.
panoply (n.)
A full set of armor.
panorama (n.)
A series of large pictures representing a continuous scene.
pantheism (n.)
The worship of nature for itself or its beauty.
Pantheon (n.)
A circular temple at Rome with a fine Corinthian portico and a great domed roof.
pantomime (n.)
Sign-language.
pantoscope (n.)
A very wide-angled photographic lens.
papacy (n.)
The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.
papyrus (n.)
The writing-paper of the ancient Egyptians, and later of the Romans.
parable (n.)
A brief narrative founded on real scenes or events usually with a moral.
paradox (n.)
A statement or doctrine seemingly in contradiction to the received belief.
paragon (n.)
A model of excellence.
parallel (v.)
To cause to correspond or lie in the same direction and equidistant in all parts.
parallelism (n.)
Essential likeness.
paralysis (n.)
Loss of the power of contractility in the voluntary or involuntary muscles.
paralyze (v.)
To deprive of the power to act.
paramount (adj.)
Supreme in authority.
paramour (n.)
One who is unlawfully and immorally a lover or a mistress.
paraphernalia (n.)
Miscellaneous articles of equipment or adornment.
paraphrase (v.)
Translate freely.
pare (v.)
To cut, shave, or remove (the outside) from anything.
parentage (n.)
The relation of parent to child, of the producer to the produced, or of cause to effect.
Pariah (n.)
A member of a degraded class; a social outcast.
parish (n.)
The ecclesiastical district in charge of a pastor.
Parisian (adj.)
Of or pertaining to the city of Paris.
parity (n.)
Equality, as of condition or rank.
parlance (n.)
Mode of speech.
parley (v.)
To converse in.
parliament (n.)
A legislative body.
parlor (n.)
A room for reception of callers or entertainment of guests.
parody (v.)
To render ludicrous by imitating the language of.
paronymous (adj.)
Derived from the same root or primitive word.
paroxysm (n.)
A sudden outburst of any kind of activity.
parricide (n.)
The murder of a parent.
parse (v.)
To describe, as a sentence, by separating it into its elements and describing each word.
parsimonious (adj.)
Unduly sparing in the use or expenditure of money.
partible (adj.)
Separable.
participant (n.)
One having a share or part.
participate (v.)
To receive or have a part or share of.
partition (n.)
That which separates anything into distinct parts.
partisan (adj.)
Characterized by or exhibiting undue or unreasoning devotion to a party.
passible (adj.)
Capable of feeling of suffering.
passive (adj.)
Unresponsive.
pastoral (adj.)
Having the spirit or sentiment of rural life.
paternal (adj.)
Fatherly.
paternity (n.)
Fatherhood.
pathos (n.)
The quality in any form of representation that rouses emotion or sympathy.
patriarch (n.)
The chief of a tribe or race who rules by paternal right.
patrician (adj.)
Of senatorial or noble rank.
patrimony (n.)
An inheritance from an ancestor, especially from one’s father.
patriotism (n.)
Love and devotion to one’s country.
patronize (v.)
To exercise an arrogant condescension toward.
patronymic (adj.)
Formed after one’s father’s name.
patter (v.)
To mumble something over and over.
paucity (n.)
Fewness.
pauper (n.)
One without means of support.
pauperism (n.)
Dependence on charity.
pavilion (n.)
An open structure for temporary shelter.
payee (n.)
A person to whom money has been or is to be paid.
peaceable (adj.)
Tranquil.
peaceful (adj.)
Tranquil.
peccable (adj.)
Capable of sinning.
peccadillo (n.)
A small breach of propriety or principle.
peccant (adj.)
Guilty.
pectoral (adj.)
Pertaining to the breast or thorax.
pecuniary (adj.)
Consisting of money.
pedagogics (n.)
The science and art of teaching.
pedagogue (n.)
A schoolmaster.
pedagogy (n.)
The science and art of teaching
pedal (n.)
A lever for the foot usually applied only to musical instruments, cycles, and other machines.
pedant (n.)
A scholar who makes needless and inopportune display of his learning.
peddle (v.)
To go about with a small stock of goods to sell.
pedestal (n.)
A base or support as for a column, statue, or vase.
pedestrian (n.)
One who journeys on foot.
pediatrics (n.)
The department of medical science that relates to the treatment of diseases of childhood.
pedigree (n.)
One’s line of ancestors.
peddler (n.)
One who travels from house to house with an assortment of goods for retail.
peerage (n.)
The nobility.
peerless (adj.)
Of unequaled excellence or worth.
peevish (adj.)
Petulant. (irritable)
pellucid (adj.)
Translucent.
penalty (n.)
The consequences that follow the transgression of natural or divine law.
penance (n.)
Punishment to which one voluntarily submits or subjects himself as an expression of penitence.
penchant (n.)
A bias in favor of something.
pendant (n.)
Anything that hangs from something else, either for ornament or for use.
pendulous (adj.)
Hanging, especially so as to swing by an attached end or part.
pendulum (n.)
A weight hung on a rod, serving by its oscillation to regulate the rate of a clock.
penetrable (adj.)
That may be pierced by physical, moral, or intellectual force.
penetrate (v.)
To enter or force a way into the interior parts of.
penetration (n.)
Discernment.
peninsular (adj.)
Pertaining to a piece of land almost surrounded by water.
penitence (n.)
Sorrow for sin with desire to amend and to atone.
penitential (adj.)
Pertaining to sorrow for sin with desire to amend and to atone.
pennant (n.)
A small flag.
pension (n.)
A periodical allowance to an individual on account of past service done by him/her.
pentagram (n.)
A figure having five points or lobes.
pentavalent (adj.)
Quinqeuvalent.
pentad (n.)
The number five.
pentagon (n.)
A figure, especially, with five angles and five sides.
pentahedron (n.)
A solid bounded by five plane faces.
pentameter (n.)
In prosody, a line of verse containing five units or feet.
pentathlon (n.)
The contest of five associated exercises in the great games and the same contestants.
penultimate (adj.)
A syllable or member of a series that is last but one.
penurious (adj.)
Excessively sparing in the use of money.
penury (n.)
Indigence.
perambulate (v.)
To walk about.
perceive (v.)
To have knowledge of, or receive impressions concerning, through the medium of the body senses.
perceptible (adj.)
Cognizable.
perception (n.)
Knowledge through the senses of the existence and properties of matter or the external world.
percipience (n.)
The act of perceiving.
percipient (n.)
One who or that which perceives.
percolate (v.)
To filter.
percolator (n.)
A filter.
percussion (n.)
The sharp striking of one body against another.
peremptory (adj.)
Precluding question or appeal.
perennial (adj.)
Continuing though the year or through many years.
perfectible (adj.)
Capable of being made perfect.
perfidy (n.)
Treachery.
