Serial |
Word |
Meaning |
1 |
pacify v. |
To bring into a peaceful state |
2 |
packet n. |
A bundle, as of letters |
3 |
pact n. |
A covenant |
4 |
pagan n. |
A worshiper of false gods |
5 |
pageant n. |
A dramatic representation, especially a spectacular one |
6 |
palate n. |
The roof of the mouth |
7 |
palatial adj. |
Magnificent |
8 |
paleontology n. |
The branch of biology that treats of ancient life and fossil organisms |
9 |
palette n. |
A thin tablet, with a hole for the thumb, upon which artists lay their colors for painting |
10 |
palinode n. |
A retraction |
11 |
pall v. |
To make dull by satiety |
12 |
palliate v. |
To cause to appear less guilty |
13 |
pallid adj. |
Of a pale or wan appearance |
14 |
palpable n. |
perceptible by feeling or touch |
15 |
palsy n. |
Paralysis |
16 |
paly adj. |
Lacking color or brilliancy |
17 |
pamphlet n. |
A brief treatise or essay, usually on a subject of current interest |
18 |
pamphleteer v. |
To compose or issue pamphlets, especially controversial ones |
19 |
panacea n. |
A remedy or medicine proposed for or professing to cure all diseases |
20 |
Pan-American adj. |
Including or pertaining to the whole of America, both North and South |
21 |
pandemic adj. |
Affecting a whole people or all classes, as a disease |
22 |
pandemonium n. |
A fiendish or riotous uproar |
23 |
panegyric n. |
A formal and elaborate eulogy, written or spoken, of a person or of an act |
24 |
panel n. |
A rectangular piece set in or as in a frame |
25 |
panic n. |
A sudden, unreasonable, overpowering fear |
26 |
panoply n. |
A full set of armor |
27 |
panorama n. |
A series of large pictures representing a continuous scene |
28 |
pantheism n. |
The worship of nature for itself or its beauty |
29 |
Pantheon n. |
A circular temple at Rome with a fine Corinthian portico and a great domed roof |
30 |
pantomime n. |
Sign-language |
31 |
pantoscope n. |
A very wide-angled photographic lens |
32 |
papacy n. |
The official head of the Roman Catholic Church |
33 |
papyrus n. |
The writing-paper of the ancient Egyptians, and later of the Romans |
34 |
parable n. |
A brief narrative founded on real scenes or events usually with a moral |
35 |
paradox n. |
A statement or doctrine seemingly in contradiction to the received belief |
36 |
paragon n. |
A model of excellence |
37 |
parallel v. |
To cause to correspond or lie in the same direction and equidistant in all parts |
38 |
parallelism n. |
Essential likeness |
39 |
paralysis n. |
Loss of the power of contractility in the voluntary or involuntary muscles |
40 |
paralyze v. |
To deprive of the power to act |
41 |
paramount adj. |
Supreme in authority |
42 |
paramour n. |
One who is unlawfully and immorally a lover or a mistress |
43 |
paraphernalia n. |
Miscellaneous articles of equipment or adornment |
44 |
paraphrase v. |
Translate freely |
45 |
pare v. |
To cut, shave, or remove (the outside) from anything |
46 |
parentage n. |
The relation of parent to child, of the producer to the produced, or of cause to effect |
47 |
Pariah n. |
A member of a degraded class; a social outcast |
48 |
parish n. |
The ecclesiastical district in charge of a pastor |
49 |
Parisian adj. |
Of or pertaining to the city of Paris |
50 |
parity n. |
Equality, as of condition or rank |
51 |
parlance n. |
Mode of speech |
52 |
parley v. |
To converse in |
53 |
parliament n. |
A legislative body |
54 |
parlor n. |
A room for reception of callers or entertainment of guests |
55 |
parody v. |
To render ludicrous by imitating the language of |
56 |
paronymous adj. |
Derived from the same root or primitive word |
57 |
paroxysm n. |
A sudden outburst of any kind of activity |
58 |
parricide n. |
The murder of a parent |
59 |
parse v. |
To describe, as a sentence, by separating it into its elements and describing each word |
60 |
parsimonious adj. |
Unduly sparing in the use or expenditure of money |
61 |
partible adj. |
Separable |
62 |
participant n. |
One having a share or part |
63 |
participate v. |
To receive or have a part or share of |
64 |
partition n. |
That which separates anything into distinct parts |
65 |
partisan adj. |
Characterized by or exhibiting undue or unreasoning devotion to a party |
66 |
passible adj. |
Capable of feeling of suffering |
67 |
passive adj. |
Unresponsive |
68 |
pastoral adj. |
Having the spirit or sentiment of rural life |
69 |
paternal adj. |
Fatherly |
70 |
paternity n. |
Fatherhood |
71 |
pathos n. |
The quality in any form of representation that rouses emotion or sympathy |
72 |
patriarch n. |
The chief of a tribe or race who rules by paternal right |
73 |
patrician adj. |
Of senatorial or noble rank |
74 |
patrimony n. |
An inheritance from an ancestor, especially from one’s father |
75 |
patriotism n. |
Love and devotion to one’s country |
76 |
patronize v. |
To exercise an arrogant condescension toward |
77 |
patronymic adj. |
Formed after one’s father’s name |
78 |
patter v. |
To mumble something over and over |
79 |
paucity n. |
Fewness |
80 |
pauper n. |
One without means of support |
81 |
pauperism n. |
Dependence on charity |
82 |
pavilion n. |
An open structure for temporary shelter |
83 |
payee n. |
A person to whom money has been or is to be paid |
84 |
peaceable adj. |
Tranquil |
85 |
peaceful adj. |
Tranquil |
86 |
peccable adj. |
Capable of sinning |
87 |
peccadillo n. |
A small breach of propriety or principle |
88 |
peccant adj. |
Guilty |
89 |
pectoral adj. |
Pertaining to the breast or thorax |
90 |
pecuniary adj. |
Consisting of money |
91 |
pedagogics n. |
The science and art of teaching |
92 |
pedagogue n. |
A schoolmaster |
93 |
pedagogy n. |
The science and art of teaching |
94 |
pedal n. |
A lever for the foot usually applied only to musical instruments, cycles, and other machines |
95 |
pedant n. |
A scholar who makes needless and inopportune display of his learning |
96 |
peddle v. |
To go about with a small stock of goods to sell |
97 |
pedestal n. |
A base or support as for a column, statue, or vase |
98 |
pedestrian n. |
One who journeys on foot |
99 |
pediatrics n. |
The department of medical science that relates to the treatment of diseases of childhood |
100 |
pedigree n. |
One’s line of ancestors |
101 |
peddler n. |
One who travels from house to house with an assortment of goods for retail |
102 |
peerage n. |
The nobility |
103 |
peerless adj. |
Of unequaled excellence or worth |
104 |
peevish adj. |
Petulant (irritable) |
105 |
pellucid adj. |
Translucent |
106 |
penalty n. |
The consequences that follow the transgression of natural or divine law |
107 |
penance n. |
Punishment to which one voluntarily submits or subjects himself as an expression of penitence |
108 |
penchant n. |
A bias in favor of something |
109 |
pendant n. |
Anything that hangs from something else, either for ornament or for use |
110 |
pendulous adj. |
Hanging, especially so as to swing by an attached end or part |
111 |
pendulum n. |
A weight hung on a rod, serving by its oscillation to regulate the rate of a clock |
112 |
penetrable adj. |
That may be pierced by physical, moral, or intellectual force |
113 |
penetrate v. |
To enter or force a way into the interior parts of |
114 |
penetration n. |
Discernment |
115 |
peninsular adj. |
Pertaining to a piece of land almost surrounded by water |
116 |
penitence n. |
Sorrow for sin with desire to amend and to atone |
117 |
penitential adj. |
Pertaining to sorrow for sin with desire to amend and to atone |
118 |
pennant n. |
A small flag |
119 |
pension n. |
A periodical allowance to an individual on account of past service done by him/her |
120 |
pentagram n. |
A figure having five points or lobes |
121 |
pentavalent adj. |
Quinqeuvalent |
122 |
pentad n. |
The number five |
123 |
pentagon n. |
A figure, especially, with five angles and five sides |
124 |
pentahedron n. |
A solid bounded by five plane faces |
125 |
pentameter n. |
In prosody, a line of verse containing five units or feet |
126 |
pentathlon n. |
The contest of five associated exercises in the great games and the same contestants |
127 |
penultimate adj. |
A syllable or member of a series that is last but one |
128 |
penurious adj. |
Excessively sparing in the use of money |
129 |
penury n. |
Indigence |
130 |
perambulate v. |
To walk about |
131 |
perceive v. |
To have knowledge of, or receive impressions concerning, through the medium of the body senses |
132 |
perceptible adj. |
Cognizable |
133 |
perception n. |
Knowledge through the senses of the existence and properties of matter or the external world |
134 |
percipience n. |
The act of perceiving |
135 |
percipient n. |
One who or that which perceives |
136 |
percolate v. |
To filter |
137 |
percolator n. |
A filter |
138 |
percussion n. |
The sharp striking of one body against another |
139 |
peremptory adj. |
Precluding question or appeal |
140 |
perennial adj. |
Continuing though the year or through many years |
141 |
perfectible adj. |
Capable of being made perfect |
142 |
perfidy n. |
Treachery |
143 |
perforate v. |
To make a hole or holes through |
144 |
perform v. |
To accomplish |
145 |
perfumery n. |
The preparation of perfumes |
146 |
perfunctory adj. |
Half-hearted |
147 |
perhaps adv. |
Possibly |
148 |
perigee n. |
The point in the orbit of the moon when it is nearest the earth |
149 |
periodicity n. |
The habit or characteristic of recurrence at regular intervals |
150 |
peripatetic adj. |
Walking about |
151 |
perjure v. |
To swear falsely to |
152 |
perjury n. |
A solemn assertion of a falsity |
153 |
permanence n. |
A continuance in the same state, or without any change that destroys the essential form or nature |
154 |
permanent adj. |
Durable |
155 |
permeate v. |
To pervade |
156 |
permissible adj. |
That may be allowed |
157 |
permutation n. |
Reciprocal change, different ordering of same items |
158 |
pernicious adj. |
Tending to kill or hurt |
159 |
perpendicular adj. |
Straight up and down |
160 |
perpetrator n. |
The doer of a wrong or a criminal act |
161 |
perpetuate v. |
To preserve from extinction or oblivion |
162 |
perquisite n. |
Any profit from service beyond the amount fixed as salary or wages |
163 |
persecution n. |
Harsh or malignant oppression |
164 |
perseverance n. |
A persistence in purpose and effort |
165 |
persevere v. |
To continue striving in spite of discouragements |
166 |
persiflage n. |
Banter |
167 |
persist v. |
To continue steadfast against opposition |
168 |
persistence n. |
A fixed adherence to a resolve, course of conduct, or the like |
169 |
personage n. |
A man or woman as an individual, especially one of rank or high station |
170 |
personal adj. |
Not general or public |
171 |
personality n. |
The attributes, taken collectively, that make up the character and nature of an individual |
172 |
personnel n. |
The force of persons collectively employed in some service |
173 |
perspective n. |
The relative importance of facts or matters from any special point of view |
174 |
perspicacious adj. |
Astute |
175 |
perspicacity n. |
Acuteness or discernment |
176 |
perspicuous adj. |
Lucid |
177 |
perspiration n. |
Sweat |
178 |
perspire v. |
To excrete through the pores of the skin |
179 |
persuade v. |
To win the mind of by argument, eloquence, evidence, or reflection |
180 |
persuadable adj. |
capable of influencing to action by entreaty, statement, or anything that moves the feelings |
181 |
pertinacious adj. |
Persistent or unyielding |
182 |
pertinacity n. |
Unyielding adherence |
183 |
pertinent adj. |
Relevant |
184 |
perturb v. |
To disturb greatly |
185 |
perturbation n. |
Mental excitement or confusion |
186 |
perusal n. |
The act of reading carefully or thoughtfully |
187 |
pervade v. |
To pass or spread through every part |
188 |
pervasion n. |
The state of spreading through every part |
189 |
pervasive adj. |
Thoroughly penetrating or permeating |
190 |
perverse adj. |
Unreasonable |
191 |
perversion n. |
Diversion from the true meaning or proper purpose |
192 |
perversity n. |
Wickedness |
193 |
pervert n. |
One who has forsaken a doctrine regarded as true for one esteemed false |
194 |
pervious adj. |
Admitting the entrance or passage of another substance |
195 |
pestilence n. |
A raging epidemic |
196 |
pestilent adj. |
Having a malign influence or effect |
197 |
pestilential adj. |
having the nature of or breeding pestilence |
198 |
peter v. |
To fail or lose power, efficiency, or value |
199 |
petrify v. |
To convert into a substance of stony hardness and character |
200 |
petulance n. |
The character or condition of being impatient, capricious or petulant |
201 |
petulant adj. |
Displaying impatience |
202 |
pharmacopoeia n. |
A book containing the formulas and methods of preparation of medicines for the use of druggists |
203 |
pharmacy n. |
The art or business of compounding and dispensing medicines |
204 |
phenomenal adj. |
Extraordinary or marvelous |
205 |
phenomenon n. |
Any unusual occurrence |
206 |
philander v. |
To play at courtship with a woman |
207 |
philanthropic adj. |
Benevolent |
208 |
philanthropist n. |
One who endeavors to help his fellow men |
209 |
philanthropy n. |
Active humanitarianism |
210 |
philately n. |
The study and collection of stamps |
211 |
philharmonic adj. |
Fond of music |
212 |
philogynist n. |
One who is fond of women |
213 |
philologist n. |
An expert in linguistics |
214 |
philology n. |
The study of language in connection with history and literature |
215 |
philosophize v. |
To seek ultimate causes and principles |
216 |
philosophy n. |
The general principles, laws, or causes that furnish the rational explanation of anything |
217 |
phlegmatic adj. |
Not easily roused to feeling or action |
218 |
phonetic adj. |
Representing articulate sounds or speech |
219 |
phonic adj. |
Pertaining to the nature of sound |
220 |
phonogram n. |
A graphic character symbolizing an articulate sound |
221 |
phonology n. |
The science of human vocal sounds |
222 |
phosphorescence n. |
The property of emitting light |
223 |
photoelectric adj. |
Pertaining to the combined action of light and electricity |
224 |
photometer n. |
Any instrument for measuring the intensity of light or comparing the intensity of two lights |
225 |
photometry n. |
The art of measuring the intensity of light |
226 |
physicist n. |
A specialist in the science that treats of the phenomena associated with matter and energy |
227 |
physics n. |
The science that treats of the phenomena associated with matter and energy |
228 |
physiocracy n. |
The doctrine that land and its products are the only true wealth |
229 |
physiognomy n. |
The external appearance merely |
230 |
physiography n. |
Description of nature |
231 |
physiology n. |
The science of organic functions |
232 |
physique n. |
The physical structure or organization of a person |
233 |
picayune adj. |
Of small value |
234 |
piccolo n. |
A small flute |
235 |
piece n. |
A loose or separated part, as distinguished from the whole or the mass |
236 |
piecemeal adv. |
Gradually |
237 |
pillage n. |
Open robbery, as in war |
238 |
pillory n. |
A wooden framework in which an offender is fastened to boards and is exposed to public scorn |
239 |
pincers n. |
An instrument having two lever-handles and two jaws working on a pivot |
240 |
pinchers n. |
An instrument having two jaws working on a pivot |
241 |
pinnacle n. |
A high or topmost point, as a mountain-peak |
242 |
pioneer n. |
One among the first to explore a country |
243 |
pious adj. |
Religious |
244 |
pique v. |
To excite a slight degree of anger in |
245 |
piteous adj. |
Compassionate |
246 |
pitiable adj. |
Contemptible |
247 |
pitiful adj. |
Wretched |
248 |
pitiless adj. |
Hard-hearted |
249 |
pittance n. |
Any small portion or meager allowance |
250 |
placate v. |
To bring from a state of angry or hostile feeling to one of patience or friendliness |
251 |
placid adj. |
Serene |
252 |
plagiarism n. |
The stealing of passages from the writings of another and publishing them as one’s own |
253 |
planisphere n. |
A polar projection of the heavens on a chart |
254 |
plasticity n. |
The property of some substances through which the form of the mass can readily be changed |
255 |
platitude n. |
A written or spoken statement that is flat, dull, or commonplace |
256 |
plaudit n. |
An expression of applause |
257 |
plausible adj. |
Seeming likely to be true, though open to doubt |
258 |
playful adj. |
Frolicsome |
259 |
playwright n. |
A maker of plays for the stage |
260 |
plea n. |
An argument to obtain some desired action |
261 |
pleasant adj. |
Agreeable |
262 |
pleasurable adj. |
Affording gratification |
263 |
plebeian adj. |
Common |
264 |
pledgee n. |
The person to whom anything is pledged |
265 |
pledgeor n. |
One who gives a pledge |
266 |
plenary adj. |
Entire |
267 |
plenipotentiary n. |
A person fully empowered to transact any business |
268 |
plenitude n. |
Abundance |
269 |
plenteous adj. |
Abundant |
270 |
plumb n. |
A weight suspended by a line to test the verticality of something |
271 |
plummet n. |
A piece of lead for making soundings, adjusting walls to the vertical |
272 |
pluperfect adj. |
Expressing past time or action prior to some other past time or action |
273 |
plural adj. |
Containing or consisting of more than one |
274 |
plurality n. |
A majority |
275 |
plutocracy n. |
A wealthy class in a political community who control the government by means of their money |
276 |
pneumatic adj. |
Pertaining to or consisting of air or gas |
277 |
poesy n. |
Poetry |
278 |
poetaster n. |
An inferior poet |
279 |
poetic adj. |
Pertaining to poetry |
280 |
poetics n. |
The rules and principles of poetry |
281 |
poignancy n. |
Severity or acuteness, especially of pain or grief |
282 |
poignant adj. |
Severely painful or acute to the spirit |
283 |
poise n. |
Equilibrium |
284 |
polar adj. |
Pertaining to the poles of a sphere, especially of the earth |
285 |
polemics n. |
The art of controversy or disputation |
286 |
pollen n. |
The fine dust-like grains or powder formed within the anther of a flowering plant |
287 |
pollute v. |
To contaminate |
288 |
polyarchy n. |
Government by several or many persons of what-ever class |
289 |
polycracy n. |
The rule of many |
290 |
polygamy n. |
the fact or condition of having more than one wife or husband at once |
291 |
polyglot adj. |
Speaking several tongues |
292 |
polygon n. |
A figure having many angles |
293 |
polyhedron n. |
A solid bounded by plane faces, especially by more than four |
294 |
polysyllable adj. |
Having several syllables, especially more than three syllables |
295 |
polytechnic adj. |
Pertaining to, embracing, or practicing many arts |
296 |
polytheism n. |
The doctrine or belief that there are more gods than one |
297 |
pommel v. |
To beat with something thick or bulky |
298 |
pomposity n. |
The quality of being marked by an assumed stateliness and impressiveness of manner |
299 |
pompous adj. |
Marked by an assumed stateliness and impressiveness of manner |
300 |
ponder v. |
To meditate or reflect upon |
301 |
ponderous adj. |
Unusually weighty or forcible |
302 |
pontiff n. |
The Pope |
303 |
populace n. |
The common people |
304 |
populous adj. |
Containing many inhabitants, especially in proportion to the territory |
305 |
portend v. |
To indicate as being about to happen, especially by previous signs |
306 |
portent n. |
Anything that indicates what is to happen |
307 |
portfolio n. |
A portable case for holding writing-materials, drawings, etc |
308 |
posit v. |
To present in an orderly manner |
309 |
position n. |
The manner in which a thing is placed |
310 |
positive adj. |
Free from doubt or hesitation |
311 |
posse n. |
A force of men |
312 |
possess v. |
To own |
313 |
possession n. |
The having, holding, or detention of property in one’s power or command |
314 |
possessive adj. |
Pertaining to the having, holding, or detention of property in one’s power or command |
315 |
possessor n. |
One who owns, enjoys, or controls anything, as property |
316 |
possible adj. |
Being not beyond the reach of power natural, moral, or supernatural |
317 |
postdate v. |
To make the date of any writing later than the real date |
318 |
posterior n. |
The hinder part |
319 |
postgraduate adj. |
Pertaining to studies that are pursued after receiving a degree |
320 |
postscript n. |
Something added to a letter after the writer’s signature |
321 |
potency n. |
Power |
322 |
potent adj. |
Physically powerful |
323 |
potentate n. |
One possessed of great power or sway |
324 |
potential n. |
Anything that may be possible |
325 |
potion n. |
A dose of liquid medicine |
326 |
powerless adj. |
Impotent |
327 |
practicable adj. |
Feasible |
328 |
prate v. |
To talk about vainly or foolishly |
329 |
prattle v. |
To utter in simple or childish talk |
330 |
preamble n. |
A statement introductory to and explanatory of what follows |
331 |
precarious adj. |
Perilous |
332 |
precaution n. |
A provision made in advance for some possible emergency or danger |
333 |
precede v. |
To happen first |
334 |
precedence n. |
Priority in place, time, or rank |
335 |
precedent n. |
An instance that may serve as a guide or basis for a rule |
336 |
precedential adj. |
Of the nature of an instance that may serve as a guide or basis for a rule |
337 |
precession n. |
The act of going forward |
338 |
precipice n. |
A high and very steep or approximately vertical cliff |
339 |
precipitant adj. |
Moving onward quickly and heedlessly |
340 |
precipitate v. |
To force forward prematurely |
341 |
precise adj. |
Exact |
342 |
precision n. |
Accuracy of limitation, definition, or adjustment |
343 |
preclude v. |
To prevent |
344 |
precocious adj. |
Having the mental faculties prematurely developed |
345 |
precursor n. |
A forerunner or herald |
346 |
predatory adj. |
Prone to pillaging |
347 |
predecessor n. |
An incumbent of a given office previous to another |
348 |
predicament n. |
A difficult, trying situation or plight |
349 |
predicate v. |
To state as belonging to something |
350 |
predict v. |
To foretell |
351 |
prediction n. |
A prophecy |
352 |
predominance n. |
Ascendancy or preponderance |
353 |
predominant adj. |
Superior in power, influence, effectiveness, number, or degree |
354 |
predominate v. |
To be chief in importance, quantity, or degree |
355 |
preeminence n. |
Special eminence |
356 |
preempt v. |
To secure the right of preference in the purchase of public land |
357 |
preemption n. |
The right or act of purchasing before others |
358 |
preengage v. |
To preoccupy |
359 |
preestablish v. |
To settle or arrange beforehand |
360 |
preexist v. |
To exist at a period or in a state earlier than something else |
361 |
preexistence n. |
Existence antecedent to something |
362 |
preface n. |
A brief explanation or address to the reader, at the beginning of a book |
363 |
prefatory adj. |
Pertaining to a brief explanation to the reader at the beginning of a book |
364 |
prefer v. |
To hold in higher estimation |
365 |
preferable adj. |
More desirable than others |
366 |
preference n. |
An object of favor or choice |
367 |
preferential adj. |
Possessing, giving, or constituting preference or priority |
368 |
preferment n. |
Preference |
369 |
prefix v. |
To attach at the beginning |
370 |
prehensible adj. |
Capable of being grasped |
371 |
prehensile adj. |
Adapted for grasping or holding |
372 |
prehension n. |
The act of laying hold of or grasping |
373 |
prejudice n. |
A judgment or opinion formed without due examination of the facts |
374 |
prelacy n. |
A system of church government |
375 |
prelate n. |
One of a higher order of clergy having direct authority over other clergy |
376 |
prelude n. |
An introductory or opening performance |
377 |
premature adj. |
Coming too soon |
378 |
premier adj. |
First in rank or position |
379 |
premise n. |
A judgment as a conclusion |
380 |
premonition n. |
Foreboding |
381 |
preoccupation n. |
The state of having the mind, attention, or inclination preoccupied |
382 |
preoccupy v. |
To fill the mind of a person to the exclusion of other subjects |
383 |
preordain v. |
To foreordain |
384 |
preparation n. |
An act or proceeding designed to bring about some event |
385 |
preparatory adj. |
Having to do with what is preliminary |
386 |
preponderant adj. |
Prevalent |
387 |
preponderate v. |
To exceed in influence or power |
388 |
prepossession n. |
A preconceived liking |
389 |
preposterous adj. |
Utterly ridiculous or absurd |
390 |
prerogative adj. |
Having superior rank or precedence |
391 |
presage v. |
To foretell |
392 |
prescience n. |
Knowledge of events before they take place |
393 |
prescient adj. |
Foreknowing |
394 |
prescript adj. |
Prescribed as a rule or model |
395 |
prescriptible adj. |
Derived from authoritative direction |
396 |
prescription n. |
An authoritative direction |
397 |
presentient adj. |
Perceiving or feeling beforehand |
398 |
presentiment n. |
Foreboding |
399 |
presentment n. |
Semblance |
400 |
preservation n. |
Conservation |
401 |
presumption n. |
That which may be logically assumed to be true until disproved |
402 |
presumptuous adj. |
Assuming too much |
403 |
pretension n. |
A bold or presumptuous assertion |
404 |
pretentious adj. |
Marked by pretense, conceit, or display |
405 |
preternatural adj. |
Extraordinary |
406 |
pretext n. |
A fictitious reason or motive |
407 |
prevalence n. |
Frequency |
408 |
prevalent adj. |
Of wide extent or frequent occurrence |
409 |
prevaricate v. |
To use ambiguous or evasive language for the purpose of deceiving or diverting attention |
410 |
prevention n. |
Thwarting |
411 |
prickle v. |
To puncture slightly with fine, sharp points |
412 |
priggish adj. |
Conceited |
413 |
prim adj. |
Stiffly proper |
414 |
prima adj. |
First |
415 |
primer n. |
An elementary reading-book for children |
416 |
primeval adj. |
Belonging to the first ages |
417 |
primitive adj. |
Pertaining to the beginning or early times |
418 |
principal adj. |
Most important |
419 |
principality n. |
The territory of a reigning prince |
420 |
principle n. |
A general truth or proposition |
421 |
priory n. |
A monastic house |
422 |
pristine adj. |
Primitive |
423 |
privateer n. |
A vessel owned and officered by private persons, but carrying on maritime war |
424 |
privilege n. |
A right or immunity not enjoyed by all, or that may be enjoyed only under special conditions |
425 |
privity n. |
Knowledge shared with another or others regarding a private matter |
426 |
privy adj. |
Participating with another or others in the knowledge of a secret transaction |
427 |
probate adj. |
Relating to making proof, as of a will |
428 |
probation n. |
Any proceeding designed to ascertain or test character, qualification, or the like |
429 |
probe v. |
To search through and through |
430 |
probity n. |
Virtue or integrity tested and confirmed |
431 |
procedure n. |
A manner or method of acting |
432 |
proceed v. |
To renew motion or action, as after rest or interruption |
433 |
proclamation n. |
Any announcement made in a public manner |
434 |
procrastinate v. |
To put off till tomorrow or till a future time |
435 |
procrastination n. |
Delay |
436 |
proctor n. |
An agent acting for another |
437 |
prodigal n. |
One wasteful or extravagant, especially in the use of money or property |
438 |
prodigious adj. |
Immense |
439 |
prodigy n. |
A person or thing of very remarkable gifts or qualities |
440 |
productive adj. |
Yielding in abundance |
441 |
profession n. |
Any calling or occupation involving special mental or other special disciplines |
442 |
professor n. |
A public teacher of the highest grade in a university or college |
443 |
proffer v. |
To offer to another for acceptance |
444 |
proficiency n. |
An advanced state of acquirement, as in some knowledge, art, or science |
445 |
proficient adj. |
Possessing ample and ready knowledge or of skill in any art, science, or industry |
446 |
profile n. |
An outline or contour |
447 |
profiteer n. |
One who profits |
448 |
profligacy n. |
Shameless viciousness |
449 |
profligate adj. |
Abandoned to vice |
450 |
profuse adj. |
Produced or displayed in overabundance |
451 |
progeny n. |
Offspring |
452 |
progression n. |
A moving forward or proceeding in course |
453 |
prohibition n. |
A decree or an order forbidding something |
454 |
prohibitionist n. |
One who favors the prohibition by law of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages |
455 |
prohibitory adj. |
Involving or equivalent to prohibition, especially of the sale of alcoholic beverages |
456 |
projection n. |
A prominence |
457 |
proletarian n. |
A person of the lowest or poorest class |
458 |
prolific adj. |
Producing offspring or fruit |
459 |
prolix adj. |
Verbose |
460 |
prologue n. |
A prefatory statement or explanation to a poem, discourse, or performance |
461 |
prolong v. |
To extend in time or duration |
462 |
promenade v. |
To walk for amusement or exercise |
463 |
prominence n. |
The quality of being noticeable or distinguished |
464 |
prominent adj. |
Conspicuous in position, character, or importance |
465 |
promiscuous adj. |
Brought together without order, distinction, or design (for sex) |
466 |
promissory adj. |
Expressing an engagement to pay |
467 |
promontory n. |
A high point of land extending outward from the coastline into the sea |
468 |
promoter n. |
A furtherer, forwarder, or encourager |
469 |
promulgate v. |
To proclaim |
470 |
propaganda n. |
Any institution or systematic scheme for propagating a doctrine or system |
471 |
propagate v. |
To spread abroad or from person to person |
472 |
propel v. |
To drive or urge forward |
473 |
propellant adj. |
Propelling |
474 |
propeller n. |
One who or that which propels |
475 |
prophecy n. |
Any prediction or foretelling |
476 |
prophesy v. |
To predict or foretell, especially under divine inspiration and guidance |
477 |
propitious adj. |
Kindly disposed |
478 |
proportionate adj. |
Being in proportion |
479 |
propriety n. |
Accordance with recognized usage, custom, or principles |
480 |
propulsion n. |
A driving onward or forward |
481 |
prosaic adj. |
Unimaginative |
482 |
proscenium n. |
That part of the stage between the curtain and the orchestra |
483 |
proscribe v. |
To reject, as a teaching or a practice, with condemnation or denunciation |
484 |
proscription n. |
Any act of condemnation and rejection from favor and privilege |
485 |
proselyte n. |
One who has been won over from one religious belief to another |
486 |
prosody n. |
The science of poetical forms |
487 |
prospector n. |
One who makes exploration, search, or examination, especially for minerals |
488 |
prospectus n. |
A paper or pamphlet containing information of a proposed undertaking |
489 |
prostrate adj. |
Lying prone, or with the head to the ground |
490 |
protagonist n. |
A leader in any enterprise or contest |
491 |
protection n. |
Preservation from harm, danger, annoyance, or any other evil |
492 |
protective adj. |
Sheltering |
493 |
protector n. |
A defender |
494 |
protege n. |
One specially cared for and favored by another usually older person |
495 |
Protestant n. |
A Christian who denies the authority of the Pope and holds the right of special judgment |
496 |
protomartyr n. |
The earliest victim in any cause |
497 |
protocol n. |
A declaration or memorandum of agreement less solemn and formal than a treaty |
498 |
protoplasm n. |
The substance that forms the principal portion of an animal or vegetable cell |
499 |
prototype n. |
A work, original in character, afterward imitated in form or spirit |
500 |
protract v. |
To prolong |
501 |
protrude v. |
To push out or thrust forth |
502 |
protrusion n. |
The act of protruding |
503 |
protuberance n. |
Something that swells out from a surrounding surface |
504 |
protuberant adj. |
Bulging |
505 |
protuberate v. |
To swell or bulge beyond the surrounding surface |
506 |
proverb n. |
A brief, pithy saying, condensing in witty or striking form the wisdom of experience |
507 |
provident adj. |
Anticipating and making ready for future wants or emergencies |
508 |
providential adj. |
Effected by divine guidance |
509 |
provincial adj. |
Uncultured in thought and manner |
510 |
proviso n. |
A clause in a contract, will, etc , by which its operation is rendered conditional |
511 |
provocation n. |
An action or mode of conduct that excites resentment |
512 |
prowess n. |
Strength, skill, and intrepidity in battle |
513 |
proximately adv. |
Immediately |
514 |
proxy n. |
A person who is empowered by another to represent him or her in a given matter |
515 |
prudence n. |
Caution |
516 |
prudential adj. |
Proceeding or marked by caution |
517 |
prudery n. |
An undue display of modesty or delicacy |
518 |
prurient adj. |
Inclined to lascivious thoughts and desires |
519 |
pseudapostle n. |
A pretended or false apostle |
520 |
pseudonym n. |
A fictitious name, especially when assumed by a writer |
521 |
pseudonymity n. |
The state or character of using a fictitious name |
522 |
psychiatry n. |
The branch of medicine that relates to mental disease |
523 |
psychic adj. |
Pertaining to the mind or soul |
524 |
psychopathic adj. |
Morally irresponsible |
525 |
psychotherapy n. |
The treatment of mental disease |
526 |
pudgy adj. |
Small and fat |
527 |
puerile adj. |
Childish |
528 |
pugnacious adj. |
Quarrelsome |
529 |
puissant adj. |
Possessing strength |
530 |
pulmonary adj. |
Pertaining to the lungs |
531 |
punctilious adj. |
Strictly observant of the rules or forms prescribed by law or custom |
532 |
punctual adj. |
Observant and exact in points of time |
533 |
pungent adj. |
Affecting the sense of smell |
534 |
pungency n. |
The quality of affecting the sense of smell |
535 |
punitive adj. |
Pertaining to punishment |
536 |
pupilage n. |
The state or period of being a student |
537 |
purgatory n. |
An intermediate state where souls are made fit for paradise or heaven by expiatory suffering |
538 |
purl v. |
To cause to whirl, as in an eddy |
539 |
purloin v. |
To steal |
540 |
purport n. |
Intent |
541 |
purveyor n. |
one who supplies |
542 |
pusillanimous adj. |
Without spirit or bravery |
543 |
putrescent adj. |
Undergoing decomposition of animal or vegetable matter accompanied by fetid odors |
544 |
pyre n. |
A heap of combustibles arranged for burning a dead body |
545 |
pyromania n. |
An insane propensity to set things on fire |
546 |
pyrotechnic adj. |
Pertaining to fireworks or their manufacture |
547 |
pyx n. |
A vessel or casket, usually of precious metal, in which the host is preserved |