Words That Start With P

Question 1

pedantic

Answer 1

of or like a pedant, excessively concerned with minor rules and displays of academic learning

THOMAS

Question 2

personage

Answer 2

• a person (an elevated description of a person to highlight their importance)
• a person in a play, story, or other work

Question 3

precursor

Answer 3

1. a forerunner, predecessor, antecedent.

2. in biochemistry, the substance from which another is formed, esp. by metabolic reaction.

Question 4

philosophe

Answer 4

An intellectual of the 18th century enlightenment. (FRENCH FOR ‘PHILOSOPHER’) Public intellectuals who applied reason to the study of many areas of learning, including philosophy, history, science, politics, economics, and social issues.

Question 5

portend

Answer 5

be a sign or warning that (something, especially something momentous or calamitous) is likely to happen, presage, prophesy

Question 6

origin of “Pacific”

Answer 6

paci = peace, the Pacific was named by Ferdinand Magellan for the calm weather his party encountered when entering the Pacific

Question 7

podcast origin

Answer 7

iPod + broadcast. Pod stands for “portable on demand”