Vocabulary Quiz: P Words
Test your knowledge of 39 words starting with P
Panacea
A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.
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✓ Correct Answer: Cure-all
Paradoxical
Seemingly absurd or self-contradictory but potentially true.
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✓ Correct Answer: Contradictory
Parsimonious
Unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal.
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✓ Correct Answer: Miserly
Pecuniary
(Of a person or their behavior) primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics.
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✓ Correct Answer: Greedy
Pedantic
Excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.
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✓ Correct Answer: Punctilious
Pellucid
Translucently clear; easy to understand.
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✓ Correct Answer: Transparent
Perennial
Lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring.
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✓ Correct Answer: Everlasting
Perfidy
Deceitfulness; untrustworthiness.
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✓ Correct Answer: Treachery
Perfunctory
(Of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection.
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✓ Correct Answer: Cursory
Peripheral
Of, relating to, or situated on the edge or periphery of something; of secondary or minor importance.
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✓ Correct Answer: Marginal
About This Quiz
This quiz covers beginner-level SAT vocabulary words that start with the letter P. Mastering these words will help you succeed on the SAT Reading and Writing sections. Each question tests your understanding of word meanings through synonym and antonym identification, common formats on the Digital SAT. Practice regularly to build your vocabulary and improve your score.