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- pacify
- (verb) to restore peace; to soothe; to calm
- parry
- (verb) to ward off; to deflect
- pugnacious
- (adj) combative; ready to fight
- plummet
- (verb) to fall steeply or rapidly
- peddle
- (verb) to sell or offer goods from place to place
- pious
- (adj) devout; religious
- placate
- (verb) to calm; to pacify
- prevail
- (verb) to gain victory
- pitfall
- (noun) an unsuspected danger or difficulty
- pertinacious
- (adj) obstinate; persistent
- prevalent
- (adj) widespread
- precursor
- (noun) forerunner; predecessor
- prophesy
- (noun) prediction of future events
- palette
- (noun) board used by an artist for mixing colors; range of colors
- perjury
- (noun) to lie under oath
- prognosis
- (noun) forecast of the course of a disease
- poll
- (noun) a survey of public opinion
- patronize
- (verb) to disparage; to condescend
- posthumously
- (adv) after one's death
- perceptive
- (adj) insightful; observant
- perplexing
- (adj) confusing; complicated
- prolific
- (adj) abundant; plentiful
- perspective
- (noun) point of view
- phoenix
- (noun) mythical bird that burns itself and rises again from its ashes
- profound
- (adj) deep
- penultimate
- (adj) next to last
- procrastinate
- (verb) to postpone action
- philanderer
- (noun) one who engages in many love affairs
- plight
- (noun) an unfortunate, difficult situation; a predicament
- passive
- (adj) acted upon and not active; not resisting
- phenomenon
- (noun) perceived by the senses; something unusual
- pedestrian
- (noun/adj) a person walking; commonplace or dull
- propel
- (verb) to push forwards or onwards
- parched
- (adj) very dry; thirsty
- perspicacious
- (adj) showing great insight
- porous
- (adj) having many holes
- proponent
- (noun) advocate; supporter
- predicament
- (noun) difficult situation
- perihelion
- (noun) point nearest to the sun
- pry
- (verb) to intrude; to force open
- prose
- (noun) written or spoken language without poetic elements
- plausible
- (adj) believable; seemingly acceptable
- plagiarism
- (noun) the act of passing off the ideas or writing of another as one's own
- prospect
- (noun) something hoped for or looked forward
- pragmatic
- (adj) practical
- protocol
- (noun) procedure governing affairs; accepted standard of behavior
- pungent
- (adj) strong or sharp smelling
- pedantic
- (adj) paying excessive attention to rules
- petrify
- (verb) to change into a stony mass
- progressive
- (adj) favoring progress, change or reform
- pirate
- (verb) to use or reproduce illegally
- palpitation
- (noun) a quick throb
- posterior
- (adj) bottom; situated at the back
- piety
- (noun) holiness; religious devotion
- psychic
- (adj) of the soul or the mind
- predominant
- (adj) greatest in numbers or influence
- predatory
- (adj) living by killing and eating other animals
- pathology
- disease or the study of disease; extreme abnormality
- pudgy
- chubby; overweight
- paradox
- (noun) contradiction; seemingly self-contradictory statement
- pacifist
- (noun) one opposed to force; antimilitarist
- prude
- (adj) excessively modest; pure
- parochial
- (adj) of a church parish; limited in scope or outlook
- palatable
- (adj) pleasant to the taste; acceptable; welcome
- pert
- (adj) lively; saucy
- peripheral
- (adj) of minor importance; on the outer limits
- phobia
- (noun) an extreme or irrational fear or dislike
- pompous
- (adj) full of self importance
- procure
- (verb) to obtain by care or effort
- pursue
- (verb) to follow; to try to catch or attain
- pensive
- (adj) thoughtful
- perpetual
- (adj) endless, enduring
- persevere
- (verb) to continue despite challenges