Vocabulary: P
39 words starting with P at the beginner level
pacific
soothing
palette
a range of colors or qualities
Panacea
A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.
Paradoxical
Seemingly absurd or self-contradictory but potentially true.
Parsimonious
Unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal.
Pecuniary
(Of a person or their behavior) primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics.
Pedantic
Excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.
Pellucid
Translucently clear; easy to understand.
Perennial
Lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring.
Perfidy
Deceitfulness; untrustworthiness.
Perfunctory
(Of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection.
Peripheral
Of, relating to, or situated on the edge or periphery of something; of secondary or minor importance.
Pernicious
Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
Pertinent
Relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite.
phil
love, friendship
Philistine
A person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts.
Pithy
(Of language or style) concise and forcefully expressive.
Placate
To make (someone) less angry or hostile.
Plastic
(Of a substance or material) easily shaped or molded; synthetic.
Polemical
Relating to or involving strongly critical, controversial, or disputatious writing or speech.
Precipitate
(Verb) To cause to happen suddenly or prematurely; (Adj) Done, made, or acting suddenly or without careful consideration.
Preclude
To prevent from happening; make impossible.
Prevaricate
To speak or act in an evasive way.
Pristine
In its original condition; unspoiled.
pro
before, in front of, for, forward
Probity
The quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.
Prodigal
Spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant.
profane
lewd, indecent
Proficient
Competent or skilled in doing or using something.
Proliferate
To increase rapidly in numbers; multiply.
Propitiate
To win or regain the favor of (a god, spirit, or person) by doing something that pleases them.
Propriety
The state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals.
Prosaic
Having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty; commonplace; unromantic.
Provincial
Of or concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded.
prowess
extraordinary ability
Prudent
Acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
Puerile
Childishly silly and trivial.
Pugnacious
Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
Punctilious
Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior.