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Academic Vocab 13
Term | Definition |
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Panacea (n) | Cure-all |
Panegyric (n) | Elaborate praise; eulogy |
Paragon (n) | Model of perfection; epitome |
Paroxysm (n) | Spasm; convulsion |
Parsimonious (adj) | Miserly; stingy; penurious |
Patent (adj) | Evident; obvious |
Pedantic (adj) | Ostentatiously learned; instructive |
Penchant (n) | Inclination; leaning; liking |
Perfidious (adj) | Disloyal; treacherous; faithless |
Perfunctory (adj) | Superficial; apathetic |
Persiflage (n) | Frivolous talk; good-natured joking |
Perspicacity (n) | Mental acuity; shrewdness |
Philander (vi) | Make love insincerely/frivolously |
Phlegmatic (adj) | Slow;Sluggish;inert |
Pique (n) | Irritation; displeasure |
Placate (vt) | Appease; pacify |
Plaintive (adj) | Mournful; melancholy; sorrowful |
Platitude (n) | Trite, stale or dull remark |
Plethora (n) | Over-abundance; superfluity |
Poignant (adj) | Touching; painfully moving |