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Gruber Vocab- P
Most of the Ps
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04/07/2012
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paean
 Definition
song of praise of joy
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palatial
 Definition
magnificent
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pall
 Definition
something that covers or; to become wearisome or unpleasent
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palliate
 Definition
to ease; to lessen
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panacea
 Definition
a cure all; an answer for all problems
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panegyric
 Definition
an expression of praise
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panoply
 Definition
suit of armor; any protective covering
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pedantic
 Definition
tending to show off one's learning
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pedagogue
 Definition
a school teacher
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pecuniary
 Definition
pertaining to money
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peculate
 Definition
to steal; to embezzle
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peccadillo
 Definition
minor offense
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patrimony
 Definition
inheirited right; heritigae
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pathos
 Definition
pity; deep feeling
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parsimonious
 Definition
stingy; miserly
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paroxysm
 Definition
a sudden outburst; a fit
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parochial
 Definition
local; narrow; limited
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pellucid
 Definition
transparent; clear
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peevish
 Definition
hard to please; irritable
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penury
 Definition
extreme poverty
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perdition
 Definition
damnation; ruin; hell
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peregrinate
 Definition
to travel from place to place
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peremptory
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decisvie; final; not open to debate
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perfidious
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decietful; treacherous; unfaithful
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perforce
 Definition
of necessity
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perfunctory
 Definition
done without care; routine
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perigee
 Definition
point in an orbit nearet tothe earth
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periphrastic
 Definition
said in a roundabout way
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pernicious
 Definition
deadly ;destructive
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peroration
 Definition
concluding part of a speech
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perquisite
 Definition
something additional to regular pay
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perspicacity
 Definition
keenness of judgement
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perspicuity
 Definition
clearness, as of a statement
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pert
 Definition
bold; saucy
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pithy
 Definition
concise; to the point
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piscine
 Definition
of or like a fish
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pique
 Definition
to irritate or annoy
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piquant
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stimulating to the taste; exciting interest
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pillory
 Definition
to expose to public ridicule or abuse
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pied
 Definition
many-colored; variegated
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piecemeal
 Definition
bit by bit; gradually
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picaresque
 Definition
pertaning to an adevetnours wanderer
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phlegmatic
 Definition
unemotional; cool; not easily excited
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philippic
 Definition
a bitter verbal attack
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philately
 Definition
stamp collecting
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petrology
 Definition
study of rocks
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plaintive
 Definition
sorrowful; sad
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platonic
 Definition
spirutual; free from sensual desire
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plaudit
 Definition
applause; expression of approval
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plenary
 Definition
full; complete; absolute
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plumb
 Definition
to test; to measure
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plutocracy
 Definition
rule by the wealthy class
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poignant
 Definition
keenly distressing; affecting the emotions
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polemic
 Definition
a controversy or argument
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poltroon
 Definition
a coward
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polyglot
 Definition
speaking/writing many languages
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porcine
 Definition
of or like a pig
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preponderance
 Definition
superiority in quantity or power; dominance
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prehensile
 Definition
adapted for seizing or grasping something
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predicate
 Definition
to declare to assert
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precocious
 Definition
prematurely developed
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precis
 Definition
brief summary
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precept
 Definition
rule of conduct
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potpourri
 Definition
mixture
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potentate
 Definition
ruler; monarch
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postulate
 Definition
to assume without proof; to take for granted
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portentous
 Definition
warning foreshadowing
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prerogative
 Definition
privledge, right
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presage
 Definition
to indicate or warn in advance
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prescience
 Definition
knowledge of things before they happen
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presentiment
 Definition
anticpation, escpially of somehting evil
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preternatural
 Definition
abnormal; beyond what is natural
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pretext
 Definition
a false reason or motive; an excuse
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prevaricate
 Definition
to lie
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prim
 Definition
formal; proper
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primeval
 Definition
of the earliest of time or ages
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primogeniture
 Definition
state of being the firstborn
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prismatic
 Definition
many colored
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privation
 Definition
loos or lack of something essential
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probity
 Definition
honesty; integrity
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procrustean
 Definition
designed to get conformity at any cost
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prodigal
 Definition
wasteful
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prodigious
 Definition
vast; enormous
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proffer
 Definition
to offer
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profligate
 Definition
shamelessly immoral; extremely wasteful
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provincial
 Definition
countrified; narow; limiited
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protean
 Definition
changeable;variable
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prospectus
 Definition
a report detailing a forthcoming project
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proselyte
 Definition
a person who changed from one religion to another; a convert
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prosaic
 Definition
dull; commonplace; unimaginative
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propitious
 Definition
favorable
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propinquity
 Definition
nearness; closeness
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promulgate
 Definition
to announce; to adovcate
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promontory
 Definition
piece of land that juts out
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prolix
 Definition
tediously long and wordy
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proletarian
 Definition
one who belongs to the working class
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pyretic
 Definition
pertain to a fever
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putative
 Definition
supposed; believed
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pusillanimous
 Definition
cowardly; fearful
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purloin
 Definition
to steal
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punctilious
 Definition
very exact; percise
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prurient
 Definition
lustful; obsecne; lewd
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puerile
 Definition
childish; immature
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pugnacious
 Definition
eager to fight; quarrelsome
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puissant
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powerful; strong
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pulchritude
 Definition
beauty
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