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PSAT P Word List
Word list for 2009-2010
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pacify | to restore calm, bring peace |
| palatial | like a palace, magnificent |
| palaver | idle talk |
| pall (n) | covering that darkens or obscures; coffin |
| pall (v) | to lose strength or interest |
| palliate | to make less serious, ease |
| pallid | lacking color or liveliness |
| palpable | obvious, real, tangible |
| paltry | pitifully small or worthless |
| panacea | cure-all |
| panache | flamboyance, verve |
| pandemic | spread over a whole area or country |
| panegyric | elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise |
| panorama | broad view; comprehensive picture |
| paradigm | ideal example, model |
| paradox | contradiction, incongruity; dilemma, puzzle |
| paragon | model of excellence or perfection |
| paramount | supreme, dominant, primary |
| paraphrase | to reword, usually in simpler terms |
| parasite | person or animal that lives at another's expense |
| parch | to dry or shrivel |
| pariah | outcast |
| parity | equality |
| parochial | of limited scope or outlook, provincial |
| parody | humorous imitation |
| parry | to ward off or deflect |
| parsimony | stinginess |
| partisan | strong supporter; biased in favor of |
| pastiche | piece of literature or music imitating other words |
| pathos | pity, compassion |
| patrician | aristocrat |
| patronize | to condescend to, disparage; to buy from |
| paucity | scarcity, lack |
| pauper | very poor person |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| pedant | boring academically, nit-picker |
| pedestrian (adj) | commonplace |
| peer (n) | contemporary, equal, match |
| peerless | unequaled |
| penchant | inclination |
| pensive | thoughtful |
| penury | extreme poverty |
| perennial | present throughout the years; persistent |
| perfidious | faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy |
| perfunctory | done in a routine way; indifferent |
| peripatetic | moving from place to place |
| perjure | to tell a lie under oath |
| permeable | penetrable |
| pernicious | very harmful |
| perpetual | endless, lasting |
| pertinent | applicable, appropriate |
| perusal | close examination |
| pestilence | epidemic, plague |
| petulance | rudeness, peevishness |
| phalanx | massed group of soldiers, people, or things |
| philanderer | pursuer of casual love affairs |
| philanthropy | love of humanity; generosity to worthy causes |
| philistine | narrow-minded person, someone lacking appreciation for art or culture |
| phlegmatic | calm in temperament; sluggish |
| phobia | exaggerated, illogical fear |
| piety | devoutness |
| pilfer | to steal |
| pinnacle | peak, highest point of development |
| pique (n) | fleeting feeling of hurt pride |
| pithy | profound, substantial; concise, succinct, to the point |
| placate | to soothe or pacify |
| placid | calm |
| plagiarist | one who steals words or ideas |
| plaintiff | injured person in a lawsuit |
| platitude | stale, overused expression |
| plenitude | abundance, plenty |
| plethora | excess, overabundance |
| pliant | pliable, yielding |
| plucky | courageous, spunky |
| plummet | to fall, plunge |
| ply (v) | to use diligently; to engage; to join together |
| poignant | emotionally moving |
| polemic | controversy, argument; verbal attack |
| polyglot | speaker of many languages |
| pontificate | to speak in a pretentious manner |
| pore (v) | to study closely or meditatively |
| porous | full of holes, permeable to liquids |
| portent | omen |
| posterity | future generations; all of a person's descendants |
| potable | drinkable |
| pragmatic | practical; moved by facts rather than abstract ideas |
| prattle (n) | meaningless, foolish talk |
| precarious | uncertain |
| precipice | edge, steep overhang |
| precipitous | hasty, quickly, with too little caution |
| preclude | to rule out |
| precocious | unusually advanced at an early age |
| precursor | forerunner, predecessor |
| predilection | preference, liking |
| preface (n) | introduction to a book; introductory remarks to a speech |
| premeditate | to consider, plan beforehand |
| prepossessing | attractive, engaging, appealing |
| preposterous | absurd, illogical |
| presage | to foretell, indicate in advance |
| prescient | having foresight |
| presumptuous | rude, improperly bold |
| pretext | excuse, pretended reason |
| prevalent | widespread |
| prevaricate | to lie, evade the truth |
| pristine | untouched, uncorrupted |
| privation | lack of usual necessities or comforts |
| probity | honesty, high-mindedness |
| proclivity | tendency, inclination |
| procrastinator | one who continually and unjustifiably postpones |
| prodigal (adj) | wasteful, extravagant, lavish |
| prodigious | vast, enormous, extraordinary |
| proficient | expert, skilled in a certain subject |
| profuse | lavish, extravagant |
| progenitor | originator; forefather; ancestor in a direct line |
| progeny | offspring, children |
| prognosis | prediction of disease outcome; any prediction |
| prolific | productive |
| prologue | introductory section of a literary work or play |
| promontory | piece of land or rock higher than its surrounding |
| promulgate | to make known publicly |
| propensity | inclination, tendency |
| propitious | favorable, advantageous |
| proponent | advocate, defender, supporter |
| prosaic | relating to prose; dull, commonplace |
| proscribe | to condemn; to forbid, outlaw |
| prostrate | lying face downward, lying flat on the ground |
| protagonist | main character in a play or story, hero |
| protean | readily assuming different forms or characters |
| protocol | ceremony and manners observed by diplomats |
| provincial | rustic, unsophisticated, limited in scope |
| prowess | bravery, skill |
| proximity | nearness |
| prudent | careful, cautious |
| pry | to intrude into; force open |
| pseudonym | pen name; fictitious or borrowed name |
| puerile | childish, immature, silly |
| pugnacious | quarrelsome, eager and ready to fight |
| pulchritude | beauty |
| punctilious | careful in observing rules of behavior or ceremony |
| pungent | strong or sharp in smell or taste |
| punitive | having to do with punishment |
| purge | to cleanse or free from impurities |
Created by:
rierei1971
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