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palpable perceptible by feeling or touch
panache a grant or flamboyant manner or style
paragon model of perfection
parsimonious sparing in spending of money
partisan one-sided, committed to one party
paucity fewness
pejorative having a disparaging or derogatory effect
penchant strong inclination
penurious excessively sparing in the use of money; frugal
perennial something long-lasting
perfidy treachery
permeable penetrate; porous
pernicious tending to kill or hurt
pervasive spread throughout
phlegmatice not easily roused to feeling or emotion
pious religious
placate to soothe; to bring from a hostile state to a calm one
platitude trite or commonplace statement
plethora excess; superabundance
plumb to make vertical
polarize to divide into sharpl opposing factions
pompous ostentatiously lofty or high-flown
ponderous massive, awkward, unwieldy
porous full of pores
portend foretell
poseur a person who attempts to impress others by assuming a manner other than his true one
pragmatic practical
precarious perilous
precipitate rash; premature
precocious mature at a young age
preeminent eminent above or before others
prescience knowledge of events before they happen
prevaricate to use ambiguous language for the purpose of deceiving
proclivity natural inclination
prodigal wasteful or lavish
prodigious immense
prodigy a person, usually a child, having extraordinary talent
profound deep; not superficial
proliferate to grow rapidly
propensity natural inclination
prophetic of the nature or containing a prophecy
propitious indicative of favor
prosaic (platitude, banal) commonplace or dull
prtotean changeable in shape or form
prudence caution
puerile childish
pugnacious quarrelsome
pungent stinging; sharp in taste or smell
pusillanimous cowardly; faithhearted
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