Vocabulary Association-P

Question 1

Pacify

1

Answer 1

appease- pacify by acceding to the demands of

Question 2

Painful

1

Answer 2

excruciating- extremely painful

Question 3

Pass

2

Answer 3

impermeable- does not allow fluids to pass through

impervious- not admitting of passage or capable of being affected

Question 4

Peace

1

Answer 4

halcyon- idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquility; marked by peace and prosperity

Question 5

Peak

10

Answer 5

apex- the highest point
apogee- the highest point
apotheosis- exaltation to divine status; the highest point of development
acme- the highest point of achievement
culminate- reach the highest or most decisive point
heyday- the pinnacle or tope of a time period or career
pinnacle the highest point
summit- the peak or highest point; a meeting of high level leaders
zenith- the highest point; culmination
nadir- the lowest point

Question 6

Perspective

1

Answer 6

percipient- highly perceptive

Question 7

Persuade

3

Answer 7

amenable- easily persuaded
cogent- clear and persuasive
obdurate- unable to be persuaded to moved emotionally; stubborn; unyielding

Question 8

Pester

1

Answer 8

badger- to pester

Question 9

Petty

1

Answer 9

picayune- trifling or petty

Question 10

Physical Effort

4

Answer 10

laborious- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
languid- not inclined toward physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed
languish- become feeble
travail- use of physical or mental energy; hard work; agony or anguish

Question 11

Plausible

2

Answer 11

specious- based on pretense; plausible but not false; deceptively pleasing
spurious- plausible but false

Question 12

Plot

3

Answer 12

collusion- agreement on a secret plot
connive- taking part in immortal and unethical plots
machinate- engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together

Question 13

Poor

5

Answer 13

destitute- poor enough to need help from others
impecunious- lacking money; poor
indigent- poor having very little; need person
mendicant- a pauper who lives by begging
penurious- lacking money; poor

Question 14

Power

6

Answer 14

arriviste- a person who has recently reached a position of power; a social climber
prescience- the power to foresee the future
puissant- powerful
bridle- the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; to react with anger or to take offense
hamstrung- made ineffective or powerless
magisterial- offensively self assured or given to exercising unwarranted power

Question 15

Praise

5

Answer 15

approbatory- expressing praise or approval
commendable- worthy of high praise
laudable- worthy of high praise
panegyric- a formal expression of praise
vaunted- highly or widely praised or boasted about

Question 16

Precedence

1

Answer 16

preempt- take the place of or have precedence over

Question 17

Prevent

9

Answer 17

frustrate- hinder or prevent
hamper- prevent the progress or free movement of
hobble- to hold back the progress of something
impede- a hindrance or obstacle to
inexorable- impossible to stop or prevent
preclude- keep from happening, arising; make impossible
reservation- an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly
stymie- hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
thwart- hinder or prevent

Question 18

Pride

1

Answer 18

hubris- overbearing pride or presumption

Question 19

Principles

3

Answer 19

rudimentary- basic facts or principles
scrupulous- characterized by extreme care and great effort; having sense of right and wrong; principled
unscrupulous- without scruples or principles

Question 20

Primary

1

Answer 20

cardinal- of primary importance; fundamental

Question 21

Problem

1

Answer 21

conundrum- a difficult problem

Question 22

Promise

1

Answer 22

renege- fail to fulfill a promise or obligation

Question 23

Prophetic

1

Answer 23

portentous- ominously prophetic

Question 24

Proportion

1

Answer 24

commensurate- to be in a proportion or corresponding in degree or amount

Question 25

Provide

1

Answer 25

provident- carefully in regard to your own interest; providing carefully for the future

Question 26

Punishment

1

Answer 26

incorrigible- impervious to a correction by punishment

Question 27

Purpose

1

Answer 27

superfluous- serving no useful purpose

Question 28

Pursue

2

Answer 28

dog- to pursue relentless; to hound

hound- to pursue relentlessly