Vocab Unit 3 Flashcards
Perfunctory
adj- without enthusiasm or thoroughness; routine
Penury
noun- extreme poverty, destitution
Pernicious
adj- destructive
Perspicacity
noun- mental sharpness, keen insight
Peruse
verb- read carefully, study in detail
Pervade
verb- to spread to every part
Petulance
noun- grouchiness
Phlegmetic
adj- calm, unemotional
Pious
adj- exhibiting religious devotion
Pithy
adj- to the point, concise
Placate
verb- to appease, pacify, mollify
Platitude
noun- dull, trite statement
Plausible
adj- believable, but not completely
Pompous
adj- filled with self importance, arrogant, obnoxious proud
Ponderous
adj- slow, weighty, labored
Portent
noun- warning sign, omen, indication
Potent
adj- powerful
Precarious
adj- risky, uncertain
Preclude
verb- prevent, make impossible
Precocious
adj- mature at a young age
Predecessor
noun- an earlier occupant of a job, position
Predilection
noun- a preference for something
Pretentious
adj- showy; making ridiculous claims; excessively ambitious
Prevalent
adj- widely accepted; common
Primordial
adj- formed a long time ago, primitive
Prodigal
adj- wasteful, especially with money; extravagant
Prodigious
adj- very large
Profound
adj- penetrating beyond the superficial, filled with wisdom and insight; deep
Profuse
adj- large amount or quantities
Protract
verb- extend in time or space
