1.odious = despicable, hateful 2.onerous = burdensome 3.opprobrious = abusive, disgraceful 4.ordain = appoint 5.ossify = harden 6.ostensible = apparent, seeming 7.ostentatious = pretentious, showy 8.overweening = arrogant, forward 9.pacifist = one who opposes all violence 10.paean = a song of praise 11.palaver = babble, nonsense 12.pall = to become dull or weary 13.palliate = to make less serious, ease 14.pallid = pale, sallow, lacking color or liveliness 15.palpable = touchable, obvious, real 16.paltry = scarce, pitifully small or worthless 17.panache = flamboyance, flair 18.pandemic = spread over a whole area or country 19.panegyric = praise 20.panoply = full suit of armor 21.paragon = model of excellence or perfection 22.pariah = outcast 23.parley = conference, discussion 24.parry = avert, ward off, reflect 25.partisan = supporter 26.pathos = emotion, feeling of sadness 27.patrician = aristocrat 28.patrimony = inheritance or heritage derived from one's father 29.peccadillo = a minor fault 30.pedagogue = dull, formal teacher 31.pedant = a person who is too interested in formal rules and small unimportant details 32.pejorative = insulting, having bad connotations 33.pellucid = transparent, easily understood 34.penance = voluntary suffering to repent for a wrong 35.penchant = inclination 36.penitent = repentant 37.pensive = sad 38.perdition = damnation, complete ruin 39.peremptory = dictatorial 40.perennial = enduring, lasting 41.perfidious = treacherous ( of a person ) 42.perfunctory = careless, done in a routine way 43.peripatetic = moving from place to place 44.pernicious = destructive 45.pert = flippant, bold 46.pertinacious = persevering 47.pertinent = Relevant, applicable 48.philistine = barbarian, narrow-minded person 49.phlegmatic = sluggish, someone who is calm 50.pillory = punish by ridicule
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