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"P"

Pacifist	one who opposes all violence
Paean	a song of praise
Palaver	babble, nonsense
Paleontologist (British = paleontologist)	one who studies fossils
Palette	board for mixing paints
Pall	to become dull or weary
Palliate	to make less serious, ease
Pallid	pale, sallow, lacking color or liveliness
Palpable	touchable, obvious, real
Palpitate	beat, throb
Paltry	scarce, pitifully small or worthless
Panache	flamboyance, flair
Pandemic	spread over a whole area or country
Pandemonium	din, commotion
Pander	cater to people's baser instincts
Panegyric	praise
Panoply	full suit of armor
Pantomime	mime
Papyrus	paper
Paradox	seemingly in contradiction
Paragon	model of excellence or perfection
Paramour	lover
Parapet	rampart, defense
Parasite	one who lives at another's expense
Pariah	outcast
Parley	conference, discussion
Paroxysm	outburst, convulsion
Parry	avert, ward off, reflect
Parsimonious	stingy
Partisan	supporter
Parvenu	newcomer, social climber
Passé	outmoded
Pastiche	imitation of another's style
Pastoral	rustic
Patent	the right to make or sell a new invention
Pathos	emotion, feeling of sadness
Patrician	aristocrat
Patricide	murder of one's own father
Patrimony	inheritance or heritage derived from one's father
Peccadillo	a minor fault
Peculate	embezzle, steal
Peculation	theft of money or goods
Pedagogue	dull, formal teacher
Pedant	a person who is too interested in formal rules and small unimportant details
Pedantic	bookish
Pediatrician (British = pediatrician)	a child doctor
Pediment	triangular gable on a roof or façade
Pejorative	insulting, having bad connotations
Pell-mell	in a confused manner
Pellucid	transparent, easily understood
Penance	voluntary suffering to repent for a wrong
Penchant	inclination
Penitent	repentant
Pensive	sad
Penumbra	partial shadow in an eclipse
Penurious	stingy
Perdition	damnation, complete ruin
Peregrination	wandering
Peremptory	dictatorial
Perennial	enduring, lasting
Perfidious	treacherous (of a person)
Perforce	by necessity
Perfunctory	careless, done in a routine way
Perigee	point when moon is nearest to the earth
Peripatetic	moving from place to place
Perjury	lying
Permeable	penetrable
Pernicious	destructive
Peroration	conclusion of an oration
Pert	flippant, bold
Pertinacious	persevering
Pertinent	Relevant, applicable
Perusal	reading carefully
Petrify	calcify, shock
Petty	trivial
Petulant	irritable, peevish
Philistine	barbarian, narrow-minded person
Philology	study of words
Phlegmatic	sluggish, someone who is calm
Picaresque	roguish, adventurous
Pied	mottled, brindled
Pillory	punish by ridicule
Piquant	tart-tasting, spicy
Pique	sting, arouse interest
Pithy	concise, to the point
Pittance	alms, trifle
Placid	Serene, calm
Plaintiff	injured person in a lawsuit
Plangent	plaintive, resounding sadly
Platitude	trite remark, stale
Platonic	nonsexual
Plebeian	common, vulgar
Plebiscite	referendum
Plenitude	Abundance
Plethora	overabundance
Plumb	measure
Poignant	pungent, sharp, emotionally moving
Polemic	a controversy
Politic	expedient, prudent, well devised
Polity	methods of government
Poltroon	coward
Polyglot	Speaking several tongues
Portend	omen
Portend	signify, augur
Portly	large, dignified
Potable	suitable for drinking
Potentate	sovereign, king
Prate	babble
Prattle	chatter, foolish talk
Preamble	introduction
Precept	principle, law
Precipice	cliff, edge
Precipitous	steep
Precocious	advanced
Precursor	forerunner
Predilection	inclination, preference
Premeditate	plan in advance
Preponderance	predominance
Preposterous	ridiculous, illogical
Presage	omen, indicate in advance
Presentiment	sense of foreboding
Preternatural	abnormal
Prim	formal, prudish
Primogeniture	first-born child
Primordial	existing at the beginning, rudimentary
Primp	groom
Privation	lack of usual necessities or comforts
Probity	integrity, complete honesty
Proboscis	snout
Proclivity	inclination, tendency
Prod	urge
Prodigal	wasteful
Prodigious	marvelous, enormous
Profligate	licentious, prodigal, corrupt
Profusion	overabundance
Progenitor	ancestor
Progeny	children
Prognosis	forecast
Prognosticate	foretell
Prolix	long-winded, wordy
Promontory	headland, cape
Promulgate	publish, disseminate
Propagate	to spread
Propellant	rocket fuel
Propensity	inclination
Prophylactic	preventive
Propinquity	nearness, kinship
Propitiate	satisfy, to win over
Propitious	auspicious, favorable
Propound	propose
Prosaic	uninspired, flat, dull
Proscenium	platform, rostrum
Proscribe	prohibit, to condemn
Proselytize (British = proselytize)	recruit, convert
Prosody	study of poetic structure
Protean	changing readily
Protract	to prolong, extend
Provender	dry food, fodder
Provident	having foresight, thrifty
Proviso	stipulation
Prude	puritan
Prudent	cautious, careful
Prurient	exhibiting lewd desires
Puerile	Childish
Pugnacious	combative, quarrelsome
Puissant	strong
Pulchritude	beauty
Pummel	beat, attack
Punctilious	careful in observing rules of behavior or ceremony
Pungent	sharp smell or taste
Purblind	obtuse, dim-sighted
Purgatory	limbo, netherworld
Purloin	to steal
Purport	claim to be
Purview	range, understanding
Pusillanimous	cowardly
Putative	reputed
Putrid	dirty, rotten

(DOU 18082007)