Word List 36 Flashcards
Philistine
Narrow-minded
Phlegmatic
Calm; not-easily disturbed
Picaresque
Pertaining to rogues in literature
Piety
Religious devotion
Pillage
Plunder
Pine
Languish
Pinnacle
Peak
Pious
Devout
Piquant
Pleasantly tart-tasting
Pique
Irritation; resentment
Pitfall
Hidden danger
Pithy
Concise; meaningful
Pittance
A small allowance or wage
Pivotal
Crucial; key; vital
Placate
Pacify; conciliate
Plaintive
Mournful
Platitude
Trite remark
Plaudit
Enthusiastically worded approval
Plenitude
Abundance; completeness
Pliable
Flexible; yielding
Pliant
Flexible; easily influenced
Plight
Condition, state
Plumage
Feathers of a bird
Plumb
Vertical
Plummet
Fall sharply
Poignancy
Quality of being deeply moving
Pomposity
Self-important behavior
Ponderous
Weighty; unwieldy
Pontifical
Pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous or pretentious
Pore
Study industriously; ponder; scrutinize
Portend
Foretell; presage
Portent
Sign; omen; forewarning
Portly
Stately; stout
Poseur
Person who pretends to be sophisticated; elegant
Postulate
Essential premise; underlying assumption
Potable
Suitable for drinking
Potent
Powerful; persuasive
Potentate
Monarch; sovereign
Prate
Speak foolishly; boast idly
Prattle
Babble
Preamble
Introductory statement
Precarious
Uncertain; risky
Precedent
Something preceding in time that may be used as an authority or guide for future action