N. Mouthlike opening; small opening

V. Vibrate pendulum-like; waver

V. Exclude from public favor; ban

N. One opposed to force; antimilitarist

N. Discussion; misleading speech; chatter

N. Board on which painter mixes pigments

V. Ease pain; make less guilty or offensive

Vocabulary List 21 Flashcards by Sachiko Wakahisa

Opulence

Wealth

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Oratorio

Dramatic poem set to music

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Ordinance

Decree

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Orifice

Mouthlike opening; small opening

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Ornate

Adj.

Excessively decorated; highly decorated

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Ornithologist

Scientific student of birds

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Oscillate

Vibrate pendulum-like; waver

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Ossify

Change or harden into bone

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Ostensible

Adj.

Apparent; professed; pretended

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Ostentatious

Adj.

Showy; pretentious

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Ostracise

Exclude from public favor; ban

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Overt

Adj.

Open to view

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Pacifist

One opposed to force; antimilitarist

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Paean

Song of praise or joy

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Palatable

Adj.

Agreeable; pleasing to the taste

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Palatial

Adj.

Magnificent

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Palaver

Discussion; misleading speech; chatter

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Palette

Board on which painter mixes pigments

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Pallet

Small, poor bed

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Palliate

Ease pain; make less guilty or offensive

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Pallid

Adj.

Pale; wan

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Palpable

Adj.

Tangible; easily perceptible

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Palpitate

Throb; flutter

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Paltry

Adj.

Insignificant; petty

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Panacea

N. Cure-all; remedy for all diseases

Pandemonium

N. Wild tumult

Pander

V. Cater to the low desires of others

Panegyric

N. Formal praise

Panorama

N. Comprehensive view; unobstructed view in all directions

Pantomime

N. Acting without dialogue

Papyrus

N. Ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant

Parable

N. Short, simple story teaching a moral

Paradox

N. Statement that looks false but is actually correct; a contradictory statement

Paragon

N. Model of perfection

Parallelism

N. State of being parallel; similarity

Paranoia

N. Chronic form of insanity marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution

Paraphernalia

N. Equipment; odds and ends

Paraphrase

V. Restate a passage in one's own words while retaining thought of author

Parasite

N. Animal or plant living on another; toady; sycophant

Paregoric

N. Medicine that eases pain

Pariah

N. Social outcast

Parlance

N. Language; idiom

Parley

N. Conference

Parody

N. Humorous imitation; travesty

Paroxysm

N. Fit or attack or pain, laughter, rage

Parricide

N. Person who murders his own father; murder of a father

Parry

V. Ward off a blow

Parsimonious

Adj. Stingy; excessively frugal

Partiality

N. Inclination; bias

Parvenu

N. Upstart; newly rich person

Passive

Adj. Not active; acted upon

Pastoral

Adj. Rural

Patent

Adj. Open for the public to read; obvious

Pathetic

Adj. Causing sadness, compassion, pity; touching

Pathos

N. Tender sorrow; pity; quality in an art or literature that produces these feelings

Patriarch

N. Father and ruler of a family or tribe

Patricide

N. Person who murders his father; murder of a father

Patrimony

N. Inheritance from father

Paucity

N. Scarcity

Peccadillo

N. Slight offense

Peculate

V. Steal; embezzle

Pecuniary

Adj. Pertaining to money

Pedagogue

N. Teacher; dull and formal teacher

Pedantic

Adj. Showing off leaning; bookish

Pediatrician

N. Expert in children's diseases

Pelf

N. Stolen property; money or wealth (in a contemptuous sense)

Pull-mell

Adv. In confusion; disorderly

Pellucid

Adj. Transparent; limpid; easy to understand

Penance

N. Self-imposed punishment for sin

Penchant

N. Strong inclination; liking

Pendant

Adj. Hanging down from something

Pendent

Adj. Suspended; jutting; pending

Penitent

Adj. Repentant

Pensive

Adj. Dreamily thoughtful; thoughtful with a hint of sadness

Penumbra

N. Partial shadow (in an eclipse)

Penurious

Adj. Stingy; parsimonious

Penury

N. Extreme poverty

Percussion

Adj. Striking one object against another sharply

Perdition

N. Damnation; complete ruin

Peremptory

Adj. Demanding and leaving no choice

Perennial

N. Lasting

Perfidious

Adj. Basel false

Perfidy

N. Violation of a trust

Perforce

Adv. Of necessity

Perfunctory

Adj. Superficial; listless; not thorough