Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
26 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
pachyderm
|
n. thick-skinned animal
|
|
|
paean
|
n. song of praise or joy
|
|
|
palimpsest
|
n. parchment used for second time after original writing was erased
|
|
|
pall
|
v. grow tiresome
|
|
|
pallet
|
n. small, poor bed
|
|
|
palliate
|
v. ease pain; make less severe or offensive
|
|
|
pan
|
v. criticize sharply
|
|
|
panacea
|
n. cure-all; remedy for all diseases
|
|
|
pandemic
|
adj. widespread
|
|
|
panegyric
|
n. formal praise
|
|
|
paragon
|
n. model of perfection
|
|
|
parameter
|
n. limit; independent variable
|
|
|
pariah
|
n. social outcast
|
|
|
parity
|
n. equality; close resemblance
|
|
|
parlance
|
n. language; idiom
|
|
|
parley
|
n. conference
|
|
|
parochial
|
adj. narrow in outlook; provincial; related to parishes
|
|
|
paroxysm
|
n. fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage
|
|
|
parry
|
v. ward off a blow; deflect
|
|
|
parsimony
|
n. stinginess; excessive frugality
|
|
|
partiality
|
n. inclination; bias
|
|
|
pastiche
|
n. imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing
|
|
|
patois
|
n. local or provincial dialect
|
|
|
patrician
|
adj. noble; aristocratic
|
|
|
paucity
|
n. scarcity
|
|
|
peccadillo
|
n. slight offense
|
