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GRE Lesson 33
100 word chunks of Barron's data
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| partial | incomplete; favoring one side over another; having a liking for something |
| partiality | state of being partial; inclination; favorable bias; special fondness; preference |
| partisan | one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party (with dislike of any others); N: strong supporter of a party; guerrilla |
| partition | divide into parts |
| parvenu | upstart; newly rich person |
| pass\'e | old-fashioned; past the prime |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| passive | not active; acted upon; receiving an action without acting in return; accepting without resistance |
| paste | smooth viscous mixture as of flour(powder made by crushing grain) and water (used as an adhesive); V: cause to adhere by applying paste |
| pastiche | imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing; work of art openly imitating the works of other artists |
| pastoral | rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor |
| pastry | paste of flour and water (eaten when baked) |
| patent | obvious; easily seen; open for the public to read; of or protected by a patent; Ex. patent to everyone; N. |
| pathetic | causing sadness, compassion, pity; touching |
| pathological | pertaining to disease; N. pathology: study of disease |
| pathos | tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings; Ex. pathos that runs through the novel |
| patina | green crust on old bronze works or copper; tone slowly taken by varnished painting |
| patois | local or provincial dialect |
| patriarch | father and ruler of a family or tribe |
| patrician | noble; aristocratic; N: person of high rank; aristocrat; CF. member of the governing classes in ancient Rome; CF. plebian |
| patrimony | property inherited from a father |
| patronize | support; act superior toward; treat in a condescending manner; be a customer of; N. patron: one that supports; regular customer; N. patronage; CF. boycott |
| paucity | scarcity; dearth |
| pauper | very poor person |
| peccadillo | slight offense or fault; CF. sin |
| pecuniary | pertaining to money |
| pedagogue | teacher; CF. child leader |
| pedagogy | teaching; art of education |
| pedant | scholar who overemphasizes book learning, trivial details of learning, or technicalities |
| pedantic | bookish; showing off learning; marked by an excessive ostentatious concern for book learning; N. pedantry |
| peddle | travel about selling (wares); CF. foot |
| pedestal | support or base as for a pillar or statue |
| pedestrian | ordinary; dull; unimaginative(lacking in imagination); going on foot; Ex. pedestrian prose; N. |
| pediatrician | physician specializing in children's diseases; N. pediatrics |
| pedigree | ancestry; lineage |
| peer | one who has equal standing with another; nobleman; V: look intently; N. peerage; CF. peeress |
| peerless | having no equal; incomparable |
| peevish | bad-tempered; irritable; V. peeve: make angry |
| pejorative | (of a word or phrase) suggesting that someone is of little value; negative in connotation; having a belittling effect; Ex. Many women now considers ``housewife'' a pejorative expression, because it patronized them. |
| pell-mell | in confusion; disorderly; Ex. dash pell-mell |
| pellucid | transparent; limpid(crystal clear); clear in meaning; easy to understand |
| pen | fenced enclosure for animals; confining space; Ex. sheep pen; V: confine in a pen; enclose |
| penance | self-imposed punishment for sin; Ex. do penance for one's sins; CF. penitent |
| penchant | strong inclination; strong liking (esp. for something that is disapproved of by other people); Ex. penchant for fast cars |
| pendant(pendent) | hanging down from something; pending; N: ornament (hanging from a necklace etc.) |
| pending | not yet decided or settled; impending; Ex. pending decision; PREP. while awaiting; until; Ex. delay the decision pending his return |
| pendulous | hanging; suspended |
| penetrate | enter into; pierce; permeate; see through; grasp the inner significance of; understand |
| penitent | repentant; N. |
| penology | study of prison management and criminal rehabilitation |
| pensive | dreamily or deeply thoughtful; sadly thoughtful; thoughtful with a hint of sadness; contemplative; CF. think over |
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