through
palatable
agreeable; pleasing to the taste
palate
roof of the mouth; sense of the taste
palatial
of or suitable for a palace; magnificent
paleontology
study of prehistoric life or fossils; CF. paleo-: ancient or prehistoric;
Ex. paleography: study of ancient written documents
palette
board on which painter mixes pigments(coloring matters)
palimpsest
parchment or piece of writing material used for second time after
original writing has been erased
pall
become boring; grow tiresome
pallet
small
poor bed; Ex. straw pallet
palliate
ease pain (without curing); make less severe or offensive (a crime or
illness)
pallid
pale; wan; Ex. pallid complexion
palm
conceal in the palm of the hand; palm off: pass off; Ex. palm off some
bad oranges onto the lady/the painting as a real Renoir
palpable
tangible; (of something bad) easily perceptible; obvious; Ex. palpable
blunder
palpitate
throb; beat rapidly; flutter; tremble; Ex. Her heart began to palpitate.
paltry
insignificant; petty; trifling; contemptible; Ex.
paltry sum; CF. trash
pan
criticize harshly
panacea
cure-all; remedy for all diseases
panache
flair; manner of doing things without any difficulty (causing
admiration); flamboyance; bunch of feathers (on a helmet); Ex. with
great panache;
pandemic
widespread; affecting the majority of people; N: pandemic disease;
CF. all people
Pandemonium
wild tumult(commotion); wild noisy disorder; CF. Paradise Lost
pander
cater to (the low desires of others)
panegyric
formal praise; encomium; Ex. I don't deserve such panegyrics.
pang
sudden sharp feeling of pain
panoramic
denoting an unobstructed
and comprehensive view; N. panorama:
unbroken view of a wide area
pantomime
acting without dialogue; V.
papyrus
ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant
parable
short simple story teaching a moral
paradigm
model; example that serves as a model; pattern; list of all the
inflectional forms of a word
paradox
something apparently contradictory in nature (that may nonetheless
be true); statement that looks false but is actually correct
paragon
model of perfection; Ex. paragon of virtue
parallel
similar; analogous; corresponding; N:
parallel line; person or thing
that is parallel (to another); similarity; Ex. know of no parallel to the
case; Ex. without parallel; V: be similar to; make parallel; Ex. Your
experience parallels mine; CF. unp
parallelism
state of being parallel; similarity; analogy
parameter
limit; independent variable; Ex. parameters
of the problem; Ex.
within the parameters of the budget
paramount
foremost in importance; supreme; CF. para-: beyond; above; Ex.
paranormal
paramour
illicit lover
paranoia
psychosis marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution; N: ADJ:
paranoid, paranoiac
paraphernalia
equipment; odds and ends used in a particular activity; personal
belongings; Ex. photographic paraphernalia; CF. married woman's
property exclusive of her dowry
paraphrase
restate a passage in one's own words while retaining thought of
author; N: restatement of a text in other words
parasite
animal
or plant living on another; toady; sycophant; CF. para-: beside
parched
extremely dry; very thirsty; V. parch: make or become extremely dry
(by exposure to heat)
parchment
writing material made from the skin of a sheep or goat
pare
cut away the outer covering or skin of (with a knife); trim; Ex. pare
apples/expenses
pariah
social outcast; Ex. Mariah the pariah
parish
area in the care of a single priest and served by one main church
parity
equality; close resemblance; CF. disparate
parlance
language; manner of speaking; idiom; Ex. in legal/common parlance
parley
conference (between opponents); CF.
speak
parochial
narrow in scope or outlook; provincial; related to parishes
parody
humorous imitation; spoof; takeoff; travesty; V.
paroxysm
fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage; sudden outburst
parquet
floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosaic like matter; CF. strip:
long narrow piece
parry
ward off a blow; deflect; Ex. He parried
the unwelcome question very
skillfully; N.
parsimony
stinginess; excessive frugality; ADJ. parsimonious
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