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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. padre
    a chaplain in one of the military services
  5. paean
    a hymn of praise
  6. painstaking
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  7. through
    having finished or arrived at completion
  8. palatable
    acceptable to the taste or mind
  9. palate
    the surface of the mouth separating oral and nasal cavities
  10. palatial
    relating to or being a large and stately residence
  11. paleontology
    the earth science that studies fossil organisms
  12. palette
    a board on which an artist mixes paints
  13. palimpsest
    a manuscript on which more than one text has been written
  14. pall
    burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
  15. pallet
    a hand tool with a flat blade for mixing and shaping clay
  16. palliate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  17. pallid
    pale, as of a person's complexion
  18. palm
    the inner surface of the hand
  19. palpable
    capable of being perceived
  20. palpitate
    beat rapidly
  21. paltry
    contemptibly small in amount or size
  22. pan
    shallow container made of metal
  23. panacea
    hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases
  24. panache
    distinctive and stylish elegance
  25. pandemic
    existing everywhere
  26. pandemonium
    a state of extreme confusion and disorder
  27. pander
    yield to; give satisfaction to
  28. panegyric
    formally expressing praise
  29. pang
    a sudden sharp feeling
  30. panoramic
    as from an altitude or distance
  31. pantomime
    a performance using gestures and movements without words
  32. papyrus
    tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber
  33. parable
    a short moral story
  34. paradigm
    a standard or typical example
  35. paradox
    a statement that contradicts itself
  36. paragon
    a perfect embodiment of a concept
  37. parallel
    being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
  38. parallelism
    similarity by virtue of corresponding
  39. parameter
    a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied
  40. paramount
    most important or impactful
  41. paramour
    a lover, especially a secret or illicit one
  42. paranoia
    a mental disorder characterized by delusions of persecution
  43. paraphernalia
    equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles
  44. paraphrase
    express the same message in different words
  45. parasite
    an animal or plant that lives in or on a host
  46. parched
    extremely thirsty
  47. parchment
    a superior paper resembling sheepskin
  48. pare
    strip the skin off
  49. pariah
    a person who is rejected from society or home
  50. parish
    a local church community
  51. parity
    functional equality
  52. parlance
    a manner of speaking natural to a language's native speakers
  53. parley
    a negotiation between enemies
  54. parochial
    relating to or supported by or located in a parish
  55. parody
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  56. paroxysm
    a sudden uncontrollable attack
  57. parquet
    a floor made of a patterned wood inlay
  58. parry
    impede the movement of
  59. parsimony
    extreme stinginess
  60. partial
    being or affecting only a segment
  61. partiality
    an inclination to favor one group or view over alternatives
  62. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  63. partition
    separation by the creation of a boundary that divides
  64. parvenu
    a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status
  65. passive
    lacking in energy or will
  66. paste
    an adhesive made from water and flour or starch
  67. pastiche
    a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work
  68. pastoral
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  69. pastry
    any of various baked foods made of dough or batter
  70. patent
    a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
  71. pathetic
    deserving or inciting pity
  72. pathological
    relating to the study of diseases
  73. pathos
    a quality that arouses emotions, especially pity or sorrow
  74. patina
    a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal
  75. patois
    a regional dialect of a language
  76. patriarch
    the male head of family or tribe
  77. patrician
    a person of refined upbringing and manners
  78. patrimony
    an inheritance coming by right of birth
  79. patronize
    provide support for
  80. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  81. pauper
    a person who is very poor
  82. peccadillo
    a petty misdeed
  83. pecuniary
    relating to or involving money
  84. pedagogue
    someone who educates young people
  85. pedagogy
    the profession of a teacher
  86. pedant
    a person who is preoccupied with rules and learning
  87. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  88. peddle
    sell or offer for sale from place to place
  89. pedestal
    an architectural support or base
  90. pedestrian
    a person who travels by foot
  91. pediatrician
    a medical specialist in the care of children
  92. pedigree
    the ancestry or lineage of an individual
  93. peer
    look searchingly
  94. peerless
    eminent beyond or above comparison
  95. peevish
    easily irritated or annoyed
  96. pejorative
    expressing disapproval
  97. pell-mell
    in a wild or reckless manner
  98. pellucid
    transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
  99. pen
    a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
  100. penance
    voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for something
  101. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
  102. pending
    awaiting conclusion or confirmation
  103. pendulous
    hanging loosely or bending downward
  104. penetrate
    pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
  105. penitent
    feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
  106. penology
    the branch of criminology concerned with prison management
  107. pensive
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
  108. penumbra
    a region of light shadow around the darkest part of a shadow
  109. penury
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  110. peon
    a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
  111. perceptive
    of or relating to awareness via the senses
  112. percussion
    the act of exploding a detonator that explodes when struck
  113. perdition
    the place or state in which one suffers eternal punishment
  114. peregrination
    traveling or wandering around
  115. peremptory
    putting an end to all debate or action
  116. perennial
    lasting an indefinitely long time
  117. perfidious
    tending to betray
  118. perforate
    make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation
  119. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  120. perigee
    the nearest point in an orbit around the Earth
  121. perimeter
    a line enclosing a plane area
  122. peripatetic
    traveling especially on foot
  123. peripheral
    on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary
  124. periphery
    the outside boundary or surface of something
  125. perjury
    criminal offense of making false statements under oath
  126. permeable
    allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through
  127. permissive
    not strict in discipline
  128. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  129. peroration
    the concluding section of a rhetorical address
  130. perpetrate
    perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
  131. perpetual
    continuing forever or indefinitely
  132. perpetuate
    cause to continue or prevail
  133. perquisite
    an incidental benefit for certain types of employment
  134. persevere
    be persistent, refuse to stop
  135. persist
    refuse to stop
  136. personable
    pleasant in manner and appearance
  137. personify
    attribute human qualities to something
  138. perspicacious
    mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
  139. perspicuity
    clarity as a consequence of being easily understandable
  140. perspicuous
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  141. pert
    characterized by a lightly saucy or impudent quality
  142. pertinacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  143. pertinent
    being of striking appropriateness
  144. perturb
    disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried
  145. peruse
    examine or consider with attention and in detail
  146. pervasive
    spreading or spread throughout
  147. perverse
    deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper
  148. perversion
    the action of corrupting something
  149. pervert
    corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
  150. pessimism
    a general disposition to expect the worst in all things
  151. pestilential
    likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease
  152. pestle
    a hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar
  153. petrify
    change into stone
  154. petty
    small and of little importance
  155. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  156. phalanx
    any closely ranked crowd of people
  157. pharisaical
    excessively or hypocritically pious
  158. pharisee
    a self-righteous or sanctimonious person
  159. phenomenon
    any state or process known through the senses
  160. philanderer
    a man who likes many women
  161. philanthropist
    someone who makes charitable donations
  162. philatelist
    a collector and student of postage stamps
  163. Philistine
    of or relating to ancient Philistia or its culture or its people
  164. philology
    the humanistic study of language and literature
  165. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  166. phobia
    an anxiety disorder characterized by irrational fear
  167. phoenix
    a legendary bird that burned to death and emerged reborn
  168. phylum
    the major taxonomic group of animals and plants
  169. physiognomy
    the human face
  170. physiological
    relating to the study of the functioning of organisms
  171. piebald
    having sections or patches colored differently and brightly
  172. piecemeal
    one thing at a time
  173. pied
    having sections or patches colored differently and brightly
  174. piety
    righteousness by virtue of being religiously devout
  175. pigment
    dry coloring material
  176. pilfer
    make off with belongings of others
  177. pillage
    steal goods; take as spoils
  178. plunder
    steal goods; take as spoils
  179. pillory
    a wooden instrument of punishment on a post
  180. pinch
    squeeze tightly between the fingers
  181. pine
    a coniferous tree
  182. pinion
    wing of a bird
  183. pinnace
    a boat for communication between ship and shore
  184. pinnacle
    a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress or a tower
  185. pious
    having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
  186. piquant
    having an agreeably pungent taste
  187. pique
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  188. piscatorial
    relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing
  189. pitfall
    an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty
  190. pith
    spongelike central cylinder of the stems of flowering plants
  191. pithy
    concise and full of meaning
  192. pittance
    an inadequate payment
  193. pivotal
    being of crucial importance
  194. placate
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  195. placebo
    an innocuous or inert medication
  196. placid
    calm and free from disturbance
  197. plagiarize
    take without referencing from someone's writing or speech
  198. plaintive
    expressing sorrow
  199. plait
    a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
  200. plane
    an unbounded two-dimensional shape
  201. plaster
    a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water
  202. plasticity
    the property of being physically malleable
  203. platitude
    a trite or obvious remark
  204. platonic
    free from physical desire
  205. plaudit
    enthusiastic approval
  206. plausible
    apparently reasonable, valid, or truthful
  207. plebeian
    of or associated with the great masses of people
  208. plebiscite
    a vote determining public opinion on a question
  209. plenary
    full in all respects
  210. plenitude
    a full supply
  211. plethora
    extreme excess
  212. pliable
    capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
  213. pliant
    capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
  214. plight
    a situation from which extrication is difficult
  215. ploy
    a maneuver in a game, conversation, or situation
  216. pluck
    pull lightly but sharply
  217. plumage
    the covering of feathers on a bird
  218. plumb
    exactly vertical
  219. plumber
    a specialist who installs and repairs pipes
  220. plume
    the feather of a bird
  221. plummet
    drop sharply
  222. plump
    sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
  223. plutocracy
    a political system governed by the wealthy people
  224. podiatrist
    a specialist in care for the feet
  225. podium
    a platform raised above the surrounding level
  226. poignancy
    a quality that arouses emotions, especially pity or sorrow
  227. poise
    hold or carry in equilibrium
  228. polar
    of or existing within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles
  229. polarity
    a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies
  230. polarize
    cause to divide into conflicting positions
  231. polemic
    a verbal or written attack, especially of a belief or dogma
  232. polemical
    of or involving dispute or controversy
  233. politic
    marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness
  234. polity
    the form of government of a social organization
  235. polygamist
    someone married to two or more people at the same time
  236. polyglot
    a person who speaks more than one language
  237. pomposity
    lack of elegance from being puffed up with vanity
  238. ponderous
    having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
  239. pontifical
    proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope
  240. pore
    any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid
  241. porous
    full of holes
  242. porridge
    soft food made by boiling meal or legumes in water or milk
  243. portend
    indicate by signs
  244. portly
    fairly large
  245. pose
    assume a bearing as for artistic purposes
  246. poseur
    a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not
  247. posterity
    all future generations
  248. posthumous
    occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
  249. postmortem
    occurring or done after death
  250. postulate
    maintain or assert
  251. posture
    the arrangement of the body and its limbs
  252. potable
    suitable for drinking
  253. potent
    having or wielding force or authority
  254. potentate
    a powerful ruler, especially one who is unconstrained by law
  255. potential
    existing in possibility
  256. potion
    a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage
  257. potpourri
    a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
  258. poultice
    a medical dressing spread on a cloth and applied to the skin
  259. precis
    a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument
  260. practicable
    capable of being done with means at hand
  261. practical
    guided by experience and observation rather than theory
  262. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  263. pragmatist
    an adherent of a theory of observable practical consequences
  264. prance
    move or step in a lively, spirited, or showy way
  265. prank
    a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
  266. prate
    speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly
  267. prattle
    speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly
  268. preamble
    a preliminary introduction, as to a statute or constitution
  269. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  270. precedent
    an example that is used to justify similar occurrences
  271. precept
    a rule of personal conduct
  272. precinct
    an administrative district of a city or town
  273. precipice
    a very steep cliff
  274. precipitant
    done with very great haste and without due deliberation
  275. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  276. precipitous
    extremely steep
  277. precise
    sharply exact or accurate or delimited
  278. preclude
    make impossible, especially beforehand
  279. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
  280. precursor
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  281. predator
    any animal that lives by preying on other animals
  282. predecessor
    one who goes before you in time
  283. predetermine
    establish beforehand
  284. predicament
    an unpleasant or difficult situation
  285. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  286. predispose
    make susceptible
  287. preeminent
    greatest in importance, degree, or significance
  288. preempt
    acquire for oneself before others can do so
  289. preen
    clean with one's bill
  290. prefatory
    serving as an introduction or preface
  291. prefigure
    indicate by signs; be an early indication of
  292. prehensile
    adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object
  293. prelate
    a senior clergyman and dignitary
  294. prelude
    something that introduces what follows
  295. premeditate
    consider, ponder, or plan beforehand
  296. premise
    a statement that is held to be true
  297. premonition
    an early warning about a future event
  298. premonitory
    warning of future misfortune
  299. preponderance
    exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight
  300. prepossessing
    creating a favorable impression
  301. preposterous
    inviting ridicule
  302. prerogative
    a right reserved exclusively by a person or group
  303. presage
    a foreboding about what is about to happen
  304. prescience
    the power to foresee the future
  305. presentiment
    a feeling of evil to come
  306. prestige
    a high standing achieved through success or influence
  307. presume
    take to be the case or to be true
  308. presumptuous
    going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous
  309. pretend
    make believe with the intent to deceive
  310. pretension
    the advancing of a claim
  311. pretentious
    creating an appearance of importance or distinction
  312. preternatural
    existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
  313. pretext
    a fictitious reason that conceals the real reason
  314. prevail
    be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
  315. prevalent
    most frequent or common
  316. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  317. prey
    animal hunted or caught for food
  318. prim
    affectedly dainty or refined
  319. primal
    having existed from the beginning
  320. primary
    of first rank or importance or value
  321. primate
    any mammal of the group including monkeys, apes, and humans
  322. prime
    of or relating to the first or originating agent
  323. primogeniture
    right of inheritance belonging exclusively to the eldest son
  324. primordial
    having existed from the beginning
  325. primp
    dress or groom with elaborate care
  326. pristine
    immaculately clean and unused
  327. privation
    the act of stripping someone of food, money, or rights
  328. privy
    informed about something secret or not generally known
  329. prize
    something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
  330. probe
    an exploratory action or expedition
  331. probity
    complete and confirmed integrity
  332. problematic
    making great mental demands
  333. proclivity
    a natural inclination
  334. procrastinate
    waste time or postpone doing what one should be doing
  335. procurement
    the act of getting possession of something
  336. prod
    push against gently
  337. prodigal
    recklessly wasteful
  338. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  339. prodigy
    an unusually gifted or intelligent person
  340. profane
    grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
  341. profligate
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  342. profound
    situated at or extending to great depth
  343. profusion
    the property of being extremely abundant
  344. progenitor
    an ancestor in the direct line
  345. progeny
    the immediate descendants of a person
  346. prognosis
    a prediction of the course of a disease
  347. prognosticate
    make a prediction about; tell in advance
  348. prohibitive
    tending to discourage, especially of prices
  349. projectile
    a weapon that is forcibly propelled toward a target
  350. proletarian
    belonging to or characteristic of the working class
  351. proliferate
    grow rapidly
  352. prolific
    intellectually productive
  353. prolixity
    boring verbosity
  354. prologue
    an introductory section of a novel or other literary work
  355. prolong
    lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
  356. prominent
    conspicuous in position or importance
  357. promiscuous
    casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
  358. promontory
    a natural elevation
  359. promote
    assign to a higher position
  360. prompt
    according to schedule or without delay
  361. promulgate
    state or announce
  362. prone
    having a tendency
  363. prong
    a pointed projection
  364. pronounced
    strongly marked; easily noticeable
  365. prop
    a support placed beneath or against something to hold it up
  366. propagate
    multiply through reproduction
  367. propellant
    any substance that moves forward with force
  368. propensity
    a natural inclination
  369. prophetic
    foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
  370. prophylactic
    preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
  371. propinquity
    the property of being close together
  372. propitiate
    make peace with
  373. propitious
    presenting favorable circumstances
  374. proponent
    a person who argues for a cause or puts forward an idea
  375. propound
    put forward, as of an idea
  376. propriety
    correct behavior
  377. propulsive
    having the power to move forward with force
  378. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  379. proscenium
    the part of a stage between the curtain and the orchestra
  380. proscribe
    command against
  381. proselytize
    convert or try to convert someone to another religion
  382. prosody
    the study of poetic meter and the art of versification
  383. prosper
    make steady progress
  384. prosperity
    the condition of having good fortune
  385. prosperous
    in fortunate circumstances financially
  386. prostrate
    stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
  387. protege
    a person who receives support from an influential patron
  388. protagonist
    the principal character in a work of fiction
  389. protean
    taking on different forms
  390. protocol
    forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by officials
  391. prototype
    a standard or typical example
  392. protract
    lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
  393. protrude
    extend out or project in space
  394. protuberance
    something that bulges out or projects from its surroundings
  395. provenance
    where something originated or started
  396. provender
    food for domestic livestock
  397. proverb
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
  398. providence
    prudence and care exercised in the management of resources
  399. provident
    giving something useful for the future
  400. provincial
    associated with an administrative district of a nation
  401. provision
    the activity of supplying something
  402. provisional
    under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
  403. proviso
    a stipulated condition
  404. provocative
    serving or tending to excite or stimulate
  405. prowess
    a superior skill learned by study and practice
  406. proximity
    the property of being close together
  407. proxy
    a person authorized to act for another
  408. prude
    a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
  409. prudent
    marked by sound judgment
  410. prune
    cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
  411. prurient
    characterized by lust
  412. pry
    be nosey
  413. pseudonym
    a fake name used to engage in some activity
  414. psyche
    that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings
  415. psychiatrist
    a specialist in the treatment of mental disorders
  416. psychic
    a person sensitive to things beyond natural perception
  417. psychopathic
    suffering from an undiagnosed mental disorder
  418. psychosis
    severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost
  419. psychosomatic
    used of illness or symptoms resulting from neurosis
  420. pterodactyl
    extinct flying reptile
  421. pucker
    gather something into small wrinkles or folds
  422. pudding
    any of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamed
  423. puerile
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  424. pugilist
    someone who fights with fists for sport
  425. pugnacity
    a natural disposition to be hostile
  426. puissant
    powerful
  427. pulchritude
    physical beauty, especially of a woman
  428. pulmonary
    relating to or affecting the lungs
  429. pulpit
    a platform raised to give prominence to the person on it
  430. pulsate
    expand and contract rhythmically
  431. pulse
    the steady movement of the body's blood-pumping organ
  432. pulverize
    make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
  433. pummel
    strike, usually with the fist
  434. punctilious
    marked by precise accordance with details
  435. pundit
    an expert who publicly gives opinions via mass media
  436. pungent
    strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell
  437. punitive
    inflicting punishment
  438. puny
    of inferior size
  439. purchase
    acquire by means of a financial transaction
  440. purgatory
    a temporary state of the dead in Roman Catholic theology
  441. purge
    rid of impurities
  442. purport
    have the often misleading appearance of being or intending
  443. purse
    a container used for carrying money and small personal items
  444. purveyor
    someone who supplies provisions, especially food
  445. pushy
    marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
  446. pusillanimous
    lacking in courage, strength, and resolution
  447. putative
    purported
  448. putrefy
    decay with an offensive smell
  449. putrescent
    in a state of decay or decomposition
  450. putrid
    of or relating to the process of decay
  451. puzzle
    be uncertain about
  452. pyromaniac
    a person with a mania for setting things on fire
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