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GRE Lesson 34
100 word chunks of Barron's data
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| penumbra | partial shadow (in an eclipse); CF. almost shadow |
| penury | extreme poverty; stinginess; ADJ. penurious: very poor; stingy |
| peon | landless agricultural worker; bond servant; menial worker; N. peonage |
| perceptive | insightful; showing a good ability at perceiving and understanding; aware; wise; of perception |
| percussion | striking one object against another sharply; Ex. percussion instrument; N: striking together of two bodies; sound caused by percussion |
| perdition | damnation; complete ruin; hell |
| peregrination | journey; V. peregrinate |
| peremptory | demanding and leaving no choice; imperative; Ex. peremptory decree/knock |
| perennial | something long-lasting; perennial plant; ADJ: lasting through the year or many years; lasting for a long time; enduring |
| perfidious | treacherous; disloyal; N. perfidy: treachery |
| perforate | pierce; put a hole through |
| perfunctory | done routinely and with little care; superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; Ex. perfunctory kiss |
| perigee | point of moon's orbit when it is nearest the earth; CF. apogee |
| perimeter | outer boundary; length of the outer boundary; circumference |
| peripatetic | walking about from place to place (to work); moving; Ex. peripatetic school of philosophy |
| peripheral | of a periphery; marginal; outer; of minor importance; not central; Ex. peripheral nerve/interest |
| periphery | outside edge especially of a round surface; perimeter; Ex. periphery of the town |
| perjury | false testimony while under oath; V. perjure oneself: testify falsely under oath |
| permeable | that can be permeated; penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through; V. permeate: spread or flow throughout; charge |
| permissive | allowing much freedom; lenient; Ex. permissive society |
| pernicious | very harmful; deadly; very destructive; Ex. pernicious effect/anemia |
| peroration | conclusion of an oration; perorating; V. perorate: conclude a speech; speak at great length |
| perpetrate | commit an offense; do (something wrong) |
| perpetual | everlasting |
| perpetuate | make perpetual; make something last for a long time; preserve from extinction; N. perpetuity |
| perquisite(perk) | any gain above stipulated salary; Ex. perquisites such as free meals and a car |
| persevere | continue steadily in spite of difficulties |
| persist | continue in existence; last; continue in a course of action in spite of opposition; Ex. persist in/with something; ADJ. persistent |
| personable | attractive (in personality or appearance) |
| personify | represent (an inanimate object) as a person; be the embodiment or perfect example of; Ex. She is evil/patience personified; N. personification |
| perspicacious | (of someone) having insight; penetrating; astute |
| perspicuity | clearness of expression; freedom from ambiguity |
| perspicuous | (of something) plainly expressed; easy to understand; Ex. perspicuous comments |
| pert | (esp. of a girl or young woman) impertinent; forward; trim; jaunty; Ex. pert young miss/hat |
| pertinacious | holding tenaciously to an action; stubborn; persistent |
| pertinent | suitable; to the point; relevant |
| perturb | disturb greatly |
| peruse | read through with care; N. perusal |
| pervasive | spread throughout; V. pervade: (of smells, ideas, feelings) spread throughout; charge; permeate |
| perverse | purposely continuing to do something wrong; stubbornly wrongheaded; perverted; directed away from what is right; wicked and unacceptable; Ex. perverse satisfaction; Ex. Hannibal Lecter in a perverse mood; N. perversity |
| perversion | corruption; turning from right to wrong |
| pervert | corrupt; turn from right to wrong; misuse; Ex. perverted sexual desire/scientific knowledge; N: person whose sexual behavior is not natural |
| pessimism | belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess; tendency to take the gloomiest possible view of a situation; ADJ. pessimistic |
| pestilential(pestilent) | causing plague; tending to cause death; baneful; N. pestilence: fatal epidemic disease (esp. bubonic plague) |
| pestle | tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard bowl or mortar |
| petrify | turn to stone; cause to become stonelike; stun or paralyze |
| petty | trivial; unimportant; very small; small-minded; petty-minded |
| petulant | touchy; peevish; ill-tempered |
| phalanx | formation of infantry carrying overlapping shields and long spears; group of men packed together (for attack or defense) |
| pharisaical | pertaining to the Pharisees, who paid scrupulous attention to tradition; self-righteous; hypocritical |
| pharisee | Pharisee: member of an ancient Jewish group that emphasized strict observance of the Mosaic law (considering themselves very holy); hypocritical self-righteous person |
| phenomena | observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation; SG. phenomenon: observable fact; very unusual person, thing, or event; marvel; wonder; CF. phenomenons; ADJ. phenomenal: very unusual; extraordinary; of a phenomenon; Ex. phenomenal strength |
| philanderer | faithless lover; flirt |
| philanthropist | lover of mankind; doer of good; N. philanthropy |
| philatelist | stamp-collector; N. philately: stamp collecting |
| Philistine | narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain; uncultured person who is indifferent to artistic and cultural values; member of an ancient people in Palestine; OP. aesthete |
| philology | study of language or words |
| phlegmatic | calm and unexcitable; not easily disturbed; CF. phlegm: sticky mucus produced in the respiratory tract |
| phobia | morbid fear |
| phoenix | symbol of immortality or rebirth; Ex. phoenix rising from its ashes |
| phylum | major classification, second to kingdom, of plants and animals; category ranking below a kingdom and above a class; division |
| physiognomy | face (as showing the character and the mind); art of judging human character from facial features |
| physiological | pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms; N. physiology |
| piebald | of different colors; mottled; spotted in different colors (esp. in black and white); Ex. piebald horse; CF. pie+bald |
| piecemeal | one part at a time; gradually; in stages; Ex. read a novel piecemeal |
| pied | piebald; variegated(many-colored); multicolored |
| piety | devoutness; reverence for God; ADJ. pious |
| pigment | coloring matter (usually powder to be mixed with water or oil) |
| pilfer | steal things of small value; filch; snitch |
| pillage | plunder |
| pillory | punish by placing in a wooden frame or pillory; subject or expose to criticism and ridicule; N. |
| pinch | squeeze between the thumb and a finger, or other edges; Ex. I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming. N: amount that can be held between the thumb and a finger |
| pine | long for; yearn; languish from longing or grief; decline |
| pinion | restrain or immobilize by binding the wings or legs; N: bird's wing |
| pinnace | small boat |
| pinnacle | peak; highest point; acme; Ex. pinnacle of fame |
| pious | devout; religious; N. piety |
| piquant | pleasantly tart-tasting; spicy; pleasantly stimulating; Ex. piquant situation when my old enemy asked for my help |
| pique | irritation; resentment from wounded pride (eg. loss in a contest); V: provoke; arouse; annoy; cause to feel resentment; Ex. pique her curiosity |
| piscatorial | pertaining to fishing; CF. Pisces |
| pitfall | hidden danger; concealed trap |
| pith | core or marrow; spongelike substance in the center of stems; essence; substance |
| pithy | concise and meaningful; substantial; meaty |
| pittance | small amount (of money); small allowance or wage |
| pivotal | of a pivot; central; critical; crucial |
| placate | pacify; bring peace to; conciliate; appease |
| placebo | harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill |
| placid | peaceful; calm; Ex. placid child/lake |
| plagiarize | steal another's ideas or writings and pass them off as one's own; Ex. ideas plagiarized from my article; N. plagiarism; CF. kidnap |
| plaintive | expressing sorrow; mournful; Ex. plaintive song |
| plait | braid; interwine; interweave strands or lengths of; make by weaving strands together; Ex. plaited hair; N: braided length as of hair o fabric; CF. pigtail, ponytail |
| plane | carpenter's tool for smoothing and leveling wood; V. CF. flat |
| plaster | paste that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls; V. |
| plasticity | ability to be molded; ADJ. plastic: capable of being shaped or molded; Ex. plastic material such as clay |
| platitude | trite remark; commonplace statement; ADJ. platitudinous |
| platonic | purely spiritual; theoretical; without sensual desire |
| plaudit | praise; enthusiastic approval; round(succession or series) of applause; ADJ. plauditory; CF. applaud |
| plausible | conceivably true; having a show of truth but open to doubt; specious |
| plebeian | common; vulgar; pertaining to the common people; N: common people in ancient Rome; CF. patrician |
| plebiscite | direct vote by the entire electorate (on an important issue) |
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