Scilang Students' Vocab List - p3

Scilang Institute (Turkey)
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  1. pervade
    spread or diffuse through
  2. perverse
    deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper
  3. pest
    a persistently annoying person
  4. pester
    annoy persistently
  5. pestilence
    any epidemic disease with a high death rate
  6. peter
    obscene term for penis
  7. petition
    a formal request that something be submitted to an authority
  8. petrify
    change into stone
  9. penny
    a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
  10. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  11. phantom
    something existing in perception only
  12. pharmacist
    a health professional who prepares and dispenses drugs
  13. phase
    any distinct time period in a sequence of events
  14. phenomenal
    exceedingly or unbelievably great
  15. philanthropist
    someone who makes charitable donations
  16. philatelist
    a collector and student of postage stamps
  17. philistine
    a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
  18. philology
    the humanistic study of language and literature
  19. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  20. phony
    fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
  21. physiognomy
    the human face
  22. picket
    a wooden strip forming part of a fence
  23. pickle
    vegetables preserved in brine or vinegar
  24. piecemeal
    one thing at a time
  25. pillage
    steal goods; take as spoils
  26. pillar
    a vertical cylindrical structure supporting a structure
  27. pine
    a coniferous tree
  28. pinnacle
    a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress or a tower
  29. pinpoint
    the sharp point of a pin
  30. pious
    having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
  31. piquant
    having an agreeably pungent taste
  32. pique
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  33. pitfall
    an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty
  34. pithy
    concise and full of meaning
  35. pittance
    an inadequate payment
  36. pivotal
    being of crucial importance
  37. placard
    a sign posted in a public place
  38. placate
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  39. placid
    calm and free from disturbance
  40. plagiarism
    taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
  41. plague
    any large-scale calamity
  42. plaintiff
    a person who brings an action in a court of law
  43. plaintive
    expressing sorrow
  44. platitude
    a trite or obvious remark
  45. plausible
    apparently reasonable, valid, or truthful
  46. plead
    appeal or request earnestly
  47. plebeian
    of or associated with the great masses of people
  48. pledge
    a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
  49. pliable
    capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
  50. pliant
    capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
Created on Wed Oct 18 09:38:31 EDT 2017 (updated Sun Oct 29 05:11:50 EDT 2017)

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