Units 56-60

Question 1

penury

Answer 1

n, extreme poverty

Question 2

peregrination

Answer 2

n, a wandering from place to place

Question 3

peremptory

Answer 3

adj, imperative; leaving no choice

Question 4

perennial

Answer 4

adj, present throughout the years; persistent

Question 5

perfidious

Answer 5

adj, faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy

Question 6

perfunctory

Answer 6

adj, superficial; not thorough; performed really as a duty

Question 7

perigee

Answer 7

n, point in an orbit that is closest to the Earth

Question 8

permeable

Answer 8

adj, penetrable

Question 9

perturb, perturbation

Answer 9

v, to disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; cause a body to deviate from its regular orbit
n, disturbance

Question 10

pervasive, pervasiveness, pervade

Answer 10

adj, spread throughout every part
n
v

Question 11

petulant

Answer 11

adj, rude; peevish

Question 12

phlegmatic

Answer 12

adj, calm in temperament; sluggish

Question 13

phoenix

Answer 13

n, mythical, immortal bird that lives for 500 years, burns itself to death, and rises from its ashes; anything that is restored after suffering great destruction

Question 14

physiognomy

Answer 14

n, facial features

Question 15

piety

Answer 15

n, devoutness

Question 16

piquant

Answer 16

adj, appealingly stimulating; pleasantly pungent; attractive

Question 17

pique

Answer 17

n, fleeting feeling of hurt pride

v, to provoke or arouse

Question 18

placate

Answer 18

v, to lessen another’s anger; to pacify

Question 19

placid

Answer 19

adj, calm

Question 20

plaintive

Answer 20

adj, melancholy; mournful

Question 21

plasticity

Answer 21

n, condition of being able to be shaped or formed; pliability

Question 22

platitude

Answer 22

n, stale, overused expression

Question 23

platonic

Answer 23

adj, spiritual; without sensual desire; theoretical

Question 24

plethora

Answer 24

n, excess; overabundance

Question 25

plumb

Answer 25

v, to determine the depth; to examine deeply

Question 26

plummet

Answer 26

v, to fall; plunge

Question 27

plutocracy

Answer 27

n, society ruled by the weathly

Question 28

porous

Answer 28

adj, full of holes; permeable to liquids

Question 29

poseur

Answer 29

n, person who affects an attitude or identity to impress others

Question 30

pragmatic, pragmatism, pragmatist

Answer 30

adj, practical n, a practical way of approaching situations or solving problems n, someone who approaches situations in a practical way

Question 31

prate

Answer 31

v, to talk idly; chatter

Question 32

prattle

Answer 32

n, meaningless, foolish talk

Question 33

preamble

Answer 33

n, preliminary statement

Question 34

precarious

Answer 34

adj, uncertain

Question 35

precept

Answer 35

n, principle; law

Question 36

precipitate

Answer 36

v, to cause to happen; throw down from a height

Question 37

precipitate, precipitous, precipitation

Answer 37

adj, rash; hasty; sudden adj, hasty; quickly with little caution n, water droplets or ice particles from atmospheric water vapor that falls to Earth

Question 38

percursor

Answer 38

n, forerunner; predecessor

Question 39

preempt

Answer 39

v, to supersede; appropriate for oneself

Question 40

prehensile

Answer 40

adj, capable of grasping

Question 41

premonition

Answer 41

n, forewarning; presentiment

Question 42

presage

Answer 42

v, to foretell; indicate in advance

Question 43

presumptuous, presume, presumption

Answer 43

adj, rude; improperly bold v n

Question 44

preternatural

Answer 44

adj, beyond the normal course of nature; supernatural

Question 45

prevaricate

Answer 45

v, to quibble; evade the truth

Question 46

primordial

Answer 46

adj, original; existing from the beginning

Question 47

pristine

Answer 47

adj, untouched; uncorrupted

Question 48

probity

Answer 48

n, honesty; high-mindedness

Question 49

problematic

Answer 49

adj, posing a problem; doubtful; unsettled

Question 50

prodigal

Answer 50

adj, wasteful; extravagant; lavish