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Academic Vocab 13
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Panacea (n) | Cure-all |
| Panegyric (n) | Elaborate praise; eulogy |
| Paragon (n) | Model of perfection; epitome |
| Paroxysm (n) | Spasm; convulsion |
| Parsimonious (adj) | Miserly; stingy; penurious |
| Patent (adj) | Evident; obvious |
| Pedantic (adj) | Ostentatiously learned; instructive |
| Penchant (n) | Inclination; leaning; liking |
| Perfidious (adj) | Disloyal; treacherous; faithless |
| Perfunctory (adj) | Superficial; apathetic |
| Persiflage (n) | Frivolous talk; good-natured joking |
| Perspicacity (n) | Mental acuity; shrewdness |
| Philander (vi) | Make love insincerely/frivolously |
| Phlegmatic (adj) | Slow;Sluggish;inert |
| Pique (n) | Irritation; displeasure |
| Placate (vt) | Appease; pacify |
| Plaintive (adj) | Mournful; melancholy; sorrowful |
| Platitude (n) | Trite, stale or dull remark |
| Plethora (n) | Over-abundance; superfluity |
| Poignant (adj) | Touching; painfully moving |