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peripheral
adj. external; incidental; tangential.
peruse
v. to study; to read.
philistine
adj. narrow-minded; smugly conventional. (When used as a noun, philistine means "a dull often priggish person guided by material rather than intellectual or artistic values.")
piety
devotion and reverence, especially to God and family. (Closely related to this noun is the adjective pious, meaning "devout, zealous in performing religious obligations." It also has the uncomplimentary meaning of "seemingly virtuous or affecting virtue hypocritically.")
pique
v. to hurt the feelings of or make resentful; to arouse or excite. (When used as a noun, pique means "a temporary feeling of wounded vanity; a fit of resentment.")
placate
v. to soothe; to pacify.
placid
adj. outwardly calm or composed; self-satisfied; peaceful.
plagiarize
v. to take ideas or writings from someone else and present them as one's own; to use without giving credit.
platitude
n. a thought or remark that is dull, trite, flat or weak.
pompous
adj. self-important; stately; magnificent; excessively ornate.
ponderous
adj. very heavy; bulky; labored and dull or tiresome.
pragmatic
adj. practical; opinionated; concerned with actual practice rather than with theory or speculation.
preclude
v. to make impossible; to shut out; to prevent.
precocious
adj. having or showing much more ability or knowledge than is usual at such a young age; early or prematurely ripe or developed.
prestigious
adj. honored; having an illustrious name or reputation.
pretentious
adj. claiming or demanding a position of distinction or merit; showy; self-important.
procrastinate
v. to put off doing something until a later time; to delay.
prodigious
adj. enormous; extraordinary; marvelous.
profane
adj. secular; not holy; not connected with religion; irreverent.
profusion
n. abundance; a great or generous amount; extravagance.