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发信人: kodak (真我的风采), 信区: oversea
标 题: P
发信站: 听涛站 (Sun May 21 20:03:19 2000), 转信
paean song of praise or triumph
palate roof of the mouth; sense of taste
palatial magnificent
palliate lessen the severity of
palliate to make something appear less serious, to alleviate, to gloss over
palpability can be felt, touched, understood
palpitate tremble, beat rapidly and irregularly
panegyric formal praise, eulogy
paradigm a model, example, or pattern
parenthesis sentense within another one, smth separated
pariah an outcast, a rejected and despised person
parsimonious too economical, miserly
partisan one-sided, committed to a party, biased or prejudiced
patron regular customer; person who gives support
paucity scarcity, a lacking of
peccadillo small sin; small weakness in one's character
pedantic bookish, showing off learning
pedestrian commonplace, trite, unremarkable
pellucid transparent, easy to understand
penchant strong inclination, a liking
penitent feeling or showing regret
penury extreme poverty
peregrination traveling about, wandering
peremptory urgent, imperative, unchallengeable, ending debate
perennial lasting for a long time (eg. a year)
perfidious treacheres, faithless
perfidy treachery; breaking of faith
perfunctory done as a duty withour care
perilous dangerous
peripatetic wandering
perish be destroyed; decay
perjury wilful fasle statement, unlawful act
permeate spread into every part of
pernicious harmful, injurious
perpetrate be guilty; commit (a crime)
persevere keep on steadily, continue
personable pleasing in appearance, attractive
perspicacity quick judging and understanding
pertain belong as a part, have reference
pest destructive thing or a person who is nuisance
petrified taken away power (to think, feel, act)
petrify to make hard, rocklike
petrous like a rock, hard, stony
petulant unreasonably impatient
philistine a smug ignorant person; one who lacks knowledge
phlegmatic calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional
picaresque involving clever rogues or adventurers
pied of mixed colors
pinch be too tight, take between the thumb and finger
pious dutifull to parents; devoted to religion
piquant agreeably pungent, stimulating
pique hirt the pride or self-respect, stir (curiosity)
pitfall covered hole as a trap, unsuspected danger
pith essential part, force, soft liquid substance
pivotal of great importance (others depend on it)
placate soothe, pacify, calm
plaintive mournful, melancholy, sorrowful
plaque flat metal on a wall as a memorial
platitude a trite or banal statement; unoriginality
plea request
plead address a court of law as an advocate
plethora glut
pliant pliable, easile bent, shaped or twisted
plod continue doing smth without resting
pluck pull the feathers off, pick (eg. flowers)
plumb get to the root of
plummet fall, plunge, steeply
plunge move quickly, suddenly and with force
poignant deeply moving; keen
poise be ready, be balanced, self-possession
polemical controversial, argued
ponderous heavy, bulky, dull
portent omen; mervellous; threatening
poseur someone taking on airs to impress others; a phony
posture state, attitude; adopt a vain
poverty state of being poor
pragmatic practical, favoring utility
precarious uncertain, risky, dangerous
precept moral instruction
precepts rules establishing standards of conduct
precipitate throw smth violently down from a height
preclude prevent, make impossible
precursory peliminary, anticipating
predilection special liking, mental preference
predominate have more power than others
preempt obtain by preemption or in advance
premature doing or happening smth before the right time
preponderance greatness in number, strength, weight
presage warning sign
preternatural not normal or usual
prevalent common
prevaricate to equivocate, to stray from the truth
prim neat; formal
pristine primitive, unspoiled, pure, as in earlier times, unadulterated
probity uprightness, incorruptibility, principle
proclivity inclination
procrastination keeping on putting off
prodigal wasteful, reckless with money
prodigious enormous, wonderful
profane wordly, having contempt for God
profligate wasteful, prodigal, licentious, extravagant
profundity depth
proliferate grow, reproduce by rapid multification
prolix tiring because too long
prone prostrate; inclined to (undesirable things)
propagation increasing the number, spreading, extending
propinquity nearness in time or place, affinity of nature
propitiate do smth to take away the anger of
propitiatory conciliatory, appeasing, mitigating
propitious auspicious, presenting favorable circumstances
prosaic everyday, mundane, commonplace, trite, pedestrian
proscribe denounce as dangerous
protracted prolonged
provident frugal; looking to the future
provisional of the present time only
provoke make angry; vax
prudence careful forethought
prudish easily shocked, excessively modest
prune dried plum, silly person
pry get smth; inquire too curiosly
pugnacious fond of, in the habit of
punch strike with the fist; tool for cutting holes; alc. drink
punctilious precise, paying attention to trivialities
pundit pedant, authority on a subject
pungency sharpness; stinging quality
purvey provide, supply
pusillanimous cowardly, craven
pyre large pile of wood for burning
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