Section 18-All P's (92) Flashcards
Paen (n)
a song or expression of praise and thanksgiving/triumph
Palliate (v)
to make something appear less serious, gloss over, mitigate in an attempt to cloak
Pandemic (adj)
widespread; occurring over a large area or affecting an unusually large percentage of the population
Pan- (Greek)
All
Demos (Greek)
people
Panegyric (n)
formal expression of praise
Paradigm (n)
something that serves as a model, example, or pattern; the framework of assumptions and understandings shared by a group or discipline that shapes its worldview/ a model
Para (Greek)
beside; distant from
Paradox (n)
contradiction; a seemingly self contradictory statement that seems true nonetheless (adj)-Paradoxial
Paragon (n)
something regarded as a model of excellence or perfection in some way
Pariah (n)
an outcast, a rejected and despised person
Parody (n)
humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, especially in literature and art, also something so bad as to be potentially mistaken for an intentional mockery
Parry (v)
to block, evade or ward off, as a blow
Parsimonious (adj)
cheap, miserly; frugal
Partisan (adj)
one-sided, committed to a party, biased or prejudiced
Paucity (adj)
scarcity, a lacking of
Peccadillo (n)
a slight offense, literally, a minor sin
Pedagogy (n)
the art or profession of training, teaching, or instructing
Pedantic (adj)
ostentatious display of learning, excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules, unimaginative
Ostentatious
vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice
Pedant
one with pedantic
Pedestrian (adj)
commonplace, trite, unremarkable, dull
Penchant (n)
Strong inclination, a liking
Penurious (adj)
penny-pinching; excessively thrifty, ungenerous
Penury
extreme poverty, destitution or lack of resources
Peremptory (adj)
admitting of no contradiction, putting and end to further debate, haughty, imperious, final
Perennial (adj)
recurrent through the year or many years, happening repeatedly
Perfidy (n)
intentional breach of faith, treachery
Perfunctory (adj)
cursory, done without care or interest/effort
Peripatetic (adj)
itinerant, traveling, nomadic
Pernicious (adj)
extremely harmful, potentially causing death, inimical
Personable (adj)
pleasing in appearance, attractive
Perspicacious (adj)
acutely perceptive, having keen discernment; having great acumen
Peruse (v)
to examine with great care
Pervade (v)
to permeate throughout
Pervasive
having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout
Petrous (adj)
like a rock, hard, stony
Perify
to make hard or rocklike, or to paralyze with fear
Petulant (adj)
impatient, irritable
Philanthropic (adj)
humanitarian, benevolent
Philistine (n)
a crass individual guided by material rather than intellectual or artistic values
Phlegmatic (adj)
calm, sluggish, unemotional, stoic
Picaresque (adj)
involving clever rogues or adventurers
Pied (adj)
multi-colored, usually in blotches