Barrons P (Part 1)

Subrat Kumar Behera (India)
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  1. pachyderm
    a large mammal with thick skin, such as an elephant or hippo
  2. pacifist
    someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
  3. pacify
    ease the anger, agitation, or strong emotion of
  4. paean
    a hymn of praise
  5. painstaking
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  6. palatable
    acceptable to the taste or mind
  7. palate
    the surface of the mouth separating oral and nasal cavities
  8. palatial
    relating to or being a large and stately residence
  9. paleontology
    the earth science that studies fossil organisms
  10. palette
    a board on which an artist mixes paints
  11. palimpsest
    a manuscript on which more than one text has been written
  12. pall
    burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
  13. pallet
    a hand tool with a flat blade for mixing and shaping clay
  14. palliate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  15. pallid
    pale, as of a person's complexion
  16. palpable
    capable of being perceived
  17. palpitate
    beat rapidly
  18. paltry
    contemptibly small in amount or size
  19. pan
    shallow container made of metal
  20. panacea
    hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases
  21. panache
    distinctive and stylish elegance
  22. pandemic
    existing everywhere
  23. pandemonium
    a state of extreme confusion and disorder
  24. pander
    yield to; give satisfaction to
  25. panegyric
    formally expressing praise
  26. pang
    a sudden sharp feeling
  27. panoramic
    as from an altitude or distance
  28. pantomime
    a performance using gestures and movements without words
  29. papyrus
    tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber
  30. parable
    a short moral story
  31. paradigm
    a standard or typical example
  32. paradox
    a statement that contradicts itself
  33. paragon
    a perfect embodiment of a concept
  34. parallelism
    similarity by virtue of corresponding
  35. parameter
    a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied
  36. paramount
    most important or impactful
  37. paramour
    a lover, especially a secret or illicit one
  38. paranoia
    a mental disorder characterized by delusions of persecution
  39. paraphernalia
    equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles
  40. paraphrase
    express the same message in different words
  41. parasite
    an animal or plant that lives in or on a host
  42. parched
    extremely thirsty
  43. pariah
    a person who is rejected from society or home
  44. parity
    functional equality
  45. parlance
    a manner of speaking natural to a language's native speakers
  46. parley
    a negotiation between enemies
  47. parochial
    relating to or supported by or located in a parish
  48. parody
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  49. parquet
    a floor made of a patterned wood inlay
  50. parry
    impede the movement of
  51. parsimony
    extreme stinginess
  52. partial
    being or affecting only a segment
  53. partiality
    an inclination to favor one group or view over alternatives
  54. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  55. partition
    separation by the creation of a boundary that divides
  56. parvenu
    a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status
  57. passe
    out of fashion
  58. passive
    lacking in energy or will
  59. pastiche
    a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work
  60. pastoral
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  61. patent
    a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
  62. pathetic
    deserving or inciting pity
  63. pathological
    relating to the study of diseases
  64. pathos
    a quality that arouses emotions, especially pity or sorrow
  65. patina
    a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal
  66. patois
    a regional dialect of a language
  67. patriarch
    the male head of family or tribe
  68. patrician
    a person of refined upbringing and manners
  69. patrimony
    an inheritance coming by right of birth
  70. patronize
    provide support for
  71. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  72. pauper
    a person who is very poor
  73. peccadillo
    a petty misdeed
  74. paroxysm
    a sudden uncontrollable attack
Created on 六月 28, 2013 (updated 七月 3, 2013)

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