P Set2

partial	adj. of or forming a part; not complete
partiality	n. ~ being partial(
partisan	n. enthusiastic and often uncritical supporter of a person, group or cause
partition	n. action of dividing or state of being divided into parts, esp the division of one country into two or more nations
parvenu	n. person who has suddenly risen from a low social or economic position to one of wealth or power
passive	adj. not active; submissive
paste	n. moist soft mixture, esp of a powdery substance and a liquid
pastiche	n. literary, musical or artistic work in the style of another author, composer, etc
pastoral	adj. relatingto or portraying country life, the countryside or shepherds, esp in an idealized way
pastry	n. mixture of flour, fat and water baked in an oven and used as a base or covering for tarts, pies, etc
patent	adj. ~ obvious; clear; evident
pathetic	adj. causing one to feel pity or sadness
pathological	adj. of or relating to pathology
pathos	n. quality, esp in speech, writing, acting, etc that causes a feeling of pity or sadness
patina	n. green coating that forms on the surface of old bronze or copper
patois	n. dialect spoken by the common people of a region and differing from the standard language of the country
patriarch	n. male head of a family or tribe
patrician	n. member of the aristocracy
patrimony	n. property inherited from one's father or ancestors
patronize	to be kind or helpful to, but in a haughty or snobbish way, as if dealing with an inferior
paucity	n. ~ (fml ) smallness of number or quantity
pauper	n. very poor person
peccadillo	n. small unimportant offence or sin
pecuniary	adj. of or concerning money
pedagogue	n. teacher
pedagogy	n. study or science of ways and methods of teaching
pedant	n. person who attaches too much importance to detail or to rules, esp when learning or teaching
pedantic	adj. of or like a pedant
peddle	v. go from house to house to sell goods; be a pedlar ;
pedestal	n. base of a column
pedestrian	n. person walking in the street
pediatrician	expert in children's diseases
pedigree	n. line of ancestors
peer	n. person who is equal to another in rank, status or merit
peerless	adj. superior to all others; without equal ;
peevish	adj. easily annoyed (esp by unimportant things); irritable ;
pejorative	adj. expressing criticismor scorn; derogatory; disparaging
pell-mell	adv. in a hurrying, disorderly manner; headlong
pellucid	adj. transparentor translucent; very clear
pen	n. instrument for writing with ink, consisting of a pointed piece of split metal, a metal ball, etc, fixed into a metal or plastic holder
penance	n. ~ punishment that one imposes on oneself to show that one is sorry for having done wrong
penchant	n. ~ for sth liking or taste for sth
pendant	n. ornament that hangs from a chain worn round the neck
pending	adj. waiting to be decided or settled
pendulous	adj. hanging down loosely so as to swing from side to side
penetrate	v. ~ sth make a way into or through sth
penitent	adj. feeling or showing regret or remorse for having done sth wrong
penology	n. study of crime and its punishment, and the management of prisons
pensive	adj. thinking deeply about sth, esp in a sad or serious way
penumbra	n. partly shaded area around the shadow of an opaque object (esp around the total shadow of the moon or earth in an eclipse)
penurious	adj. very poor
penury	n. extreme poverty
peon	n. person employedas a messenger
perceptive	adj. quick to notice and understand things
percussion	n. striking of two (usu hard) objects together
perdition	n. everlasting punishment of the wicked after death
peregrination	n. travelling
peremptory	adj. (esp derog ) (of a person, his manner, etc) insisting on immediate obedience or submission; domineering
perennial	adj. lasting for a long time
perfidious	adj. ~ (fml ) treacherous, deceitful or disloyal
perforate	v. make a hole or holes through
perfunctory	adj. a) (of an action) done as a duty or routine, without care or interest
perigee	n. point in the orbit of the moon, a planet or a spacecraft at which it is nearest to the earth
perimeter	n. outer edge of a closed geometric shape
peripatetic	adj. going from place to place
peripheral	adj. ~ of secondary or minor importance (to sth)
periphery	n. boundary of a surface or an area
perjury	n. action of perjuring oneself
permeable	adj. that can be permeated by fluids or gas; porous ;
permissive	adj. allowing great freedomof behaviour, esp to children or in sexual matters
pernicious	adj. ~ (to sb/sth) having a very harmful or destructive effect (on sb/sth)
peroration	n. last part of a speech; summing up
perpetrate	v. commit (a crime, etc)
perpetual	adj. continuing indefinitely; permanent
perpetuate	v. cause to continue