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Paean
Song of praise or joy
Pallet
Small
poor bed
Palliate
Ease pain
make less severe or offensive
Pandemonium
Wild commotion
Panegyric
Formal praise
Parable
Short
simple story teaching a moral
Paradox
Something apparently contradictory
Paragon
Model of perfection
Paramour
Illicit lover
Paranoia
Psychosis marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution
Pariah
Social outcast
Parity
Equality
close resemblance
Parsimony
Excessive frugality
stinginess
Partiality
Inclination
bias
Partisan
One-sided
prejudiced
Pass�
Old-fashioned
past the prime
Pastiche
Imitation of another�s style in musical composition or writing
Pathological
Pertaining to disease
Pedantic
Showing off learning
bookish
Paucity
Scarcity
Pejorative
Negative in connotation
having a belittling effect
Pellucid
Transparent
limpid
Penchant
Strong inclination
liking
Penury
Severe poverty
stinginess
Perennial
Something long-lasting
Perfidious
Treacherous
disloyal
Perfunctory
Superficial
not thorough
lacking interest
Perigee
Point of moon�s orbit when it is nearest the earth
Peripatetic
Walking about
moving
Permeable
Penetrable
porous
Pernicious
Very destructive
Perpetual
Everlasting
Perspicuity
Clearness of expression
freedom from ambiguity
Pert
Impertinent
forward
Pertinacious
Stubborn
persistent
Pertinent
Suitable
to the point
Pervasive
Spread throughout
Petulant
Touchy
peevish
Phlegmatic
Calm
not easily disturbed
Physiognomy
Face
Piebald
Different colors
mottled
spotted
Piety
Devoutness
reverence for God
Pillage
Plunder
Pinion
Restrain
Pinnacle
Peak
Pique
Irritation
resentment. Provoke or arouse
annoy
Placate
Pacify
conciliate
Plaintive
Mournful
Plasticity
Ability to be molded
Platitude
Trite remark
commonplace statement
Plethora
Excess
overabundance
Plummet
Fall sharply
Polemic
Controversy
argument in support of point of view
Ponderous
Weighty
unwidely
Porous
Full of pores
like a sieve
Pragmatic
Practical
Preamble
Introductory statement
Precarious
Uncertain
risky
Precipitate
Premature
hasty
sudden
Precursor
Forerunner
Prefatory
Introductory
Prelude
Introduction
forerunner
Presumptuous
Arrogant
taking liberties
Pretentious
Pompous
making unjustified claims
overambitious
Prevaricate
Lie
Prim
Very precise and formal
exceedingly proper
Pristine
Characteristics of earlier times
primitive
unspoiled
Probity
Uprightness
incorruptibility
Problematic
Doubtful
unsettled
questionable
perplexing
Prodigal
Wasteful
reckless with money
Prodigious
Marvelous
enormous
Profane
Violate
desecrate
Profound
Deep
not superficial
Prohibitive
Inclined to prevent or forbid
Proliferate
Grow rapidly
spread
multiply
Prolific
Abundantly fruitful
Prolix
Tedious wordy
verbose
Propensity
Natural inclination
Prophylactic
Used to prevent disease
Propinquity
Nearness
kinship
Propitiate
Appease
Propitious
Favorable
fortunate
advantageous
Propriety
Fitness
correct conduct
Prosaic
Dull and unimaginative
matter of fact
factual
Proscribe
Ostracize
banish
outlaw
Protean
Stretch out full on ground
Protract
Prolong
Provident
Displaying foresight
thrifty
preparing for emergencies
Provincial
Pertaining to a province
limited in outlook
unsophisticated
Puerile
Childish
Pugnacity
Combativeness
disposition to fight
Puissant
Powerful
strong
potent
Pulchritude
Beauty
comeliness
Punctilious
Stressing of niceties of conduct or form
minutely attentive to fine points
Palate
Roof of the mouth sense of taste
Palpitate
Tremble beat rapidly and irregularly
Parley
Negotiation
discussion between enemies
Patron
Regular customer person who gives support
Peccadillo
Small sin small weakness in one's character
Pedestrian
Commonplace
unremarkable
Peregrination
Traveling about wandering
Peremptory
Urgent imperative unchallengeable ending debate
Perjury
Willful FALSE statement
unlawful act
Perpetrate
Be guilty commit (a crime)
Personable
Pleasing in appearance attractive
Perspicacity
Quick judging and understanding
Petrified
Taken away power (to think feel act)
Petrify
To make hard rocklike
Petrous
Like a rock hard stony
Philistine
A smug ignorant person one who lacks knowledge
Picaresque
Involving clever rogues or adventurers
Pine
Waste away through sorrow or illness
Pith
Essential part
force
soft liquid substance
Pivotal
Of great importance (others depend on it)
Plaque
Flat metal on a wall as a memorial
Pliant
Pliable easily bent shaped or twisted
Plod
Continue doing something without resting
Poignant
Deeply moving keen
Poncho
Large piece of cloth
Portent
Omen
marvelous
threatening
Precepts
Rules establishing standards of conduct
Preclude
Prevent make impossible
Predilection
Special liking mental preference
Predominate
Have more power than others
Preen
Tidy/show self-satisfaction
Preponderance
Greatness in number strength weight
Presage
Warning sign
Preternatural
Not normal or usual
Proclivity
Inclination
Procrastination
Keeping on putting off
Profligacy
Shameless immorality
Profligate
Wasteful prodigal licentious extravagant
Profundity
Depth
Profuse
Abundant/lavish
Prosaic
Everyday mundane commonplace trite pedestrian
Provisional
Of the present time only
Prudence
Careful forethought
Prudish
Easily shocked excessively modest
Prune
Dried plum silly person
Pry
Get something inquire too curiously
Pucker
Wrinkle
Pundit
Pedant authority on a subject
Purvey
Provide supply
Putrefaction
Becoming rotten
Pyre
Large pile of wood for burning
Author
FurqanAhmed
ID
218255
Card Set
GRE_WORD_LIST_P
Description
GRE P
Updated
2013-05-07T11:47:07Z
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