word smart list 61

Question 1

pacify

Answer 1

v. to calm someone down; to placate

Question 2

painstaking

Answer 2

adj. extremely careful; taking pains

Question 3

palliate

Answer 3

v. to relieve or alleviate something without getting rid of the problem; to assuage; to mitigate

Question 4

paltry

Answer 4

adj. insignificant; worthless

Question 5

panacea

Answer 5

n. something that cure everything

Question 6

paradigm

Answer 6

n. a model or example

Question 7

paradox

Answer 7

n. a true statement or phenomenon that nonetheless seems to contradict itself; an untrue statement or phenomenon that nonetheless seems logical

Question 8

parochial

Answer 8

adj. narrow or confined in point of view; provincial

Question 9

parody

Answer 9

n. a satirical imitation

Question 10

parsimonious

Answer 10

adj. stingy

Question 11

partisan

Answer 11

n. one who supports a particular person, cause, or idea