Unit 56-60

Question 1

penury

Answer 1

extreme poverty

Question 2

perfidious

Answer 2

faithless; untrustworthy; disloyal

Question 3

perennial

Answer 3

present throughout the years; persistent

Question 4

perfunctory

Answer 4

superficial; not thorough; performed really as a duty

Question 5

permeable

Answer 5

penetrable

Question 6

pervasive

Answer 6

spread throughout every part

Question 7

phlegmatic

Answer 7

sluggish; calm in temperament

Question 8

piety

Answer 8

devoutness; the quality of being regilious

Question 9

placate

Answer 9

to pacify; lessen another’s anger

Question 10

pique

Answer 10

to arouse or provoker; n - fleeting feeling of hurt pride

Question 11

plasticity

Answer 11

condition of being able to be shaped or formed; pliability

Question 12

platitude

Answer 12

stale; overused expression

Question 13

plethora

Answer 13

excess; overabundance

Question 14

platonic

Answer 14

spiritual; without sensual desire; theoretical

Question 15

plummet

Answer 15

to fall; plunge

Question 16

pragmatic

Answer 16

practical

Question 17

precarious

Answer 17

uncertain

Question 18

precipitate (v)

Answer 18

to cause to happen; throw down from a height

Question 19

precipitate (adj)

Answer 19

rash; hasty; sudden

Question 20

precursor

Answer 20

forerunner; predecessor

Question 21

presumptuous

Answer 21

rude; improperly bold

Question 22

prevaricate

Answer 22

to quibble; evade the truth

Question 23

pristine

Answer 23

untouched; uncorrupted

Question 24

probity

Answer 24

honesty; high-mindedness

Question 25

problematic

Answer 25

posing a problem; doubtful; unsettled

Question 26

prodigal

Answer 26

wasteful; extravagant; lavish

Question 27

Pithy

Answer 27

Concise; brief