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Lion (India)
GRE Barron's 15th ed.
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  1. philatelist
    a collector and student of postage stamps
  2. philistine
    a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
  3. philology
    the humanistic study of language and literature
  4. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  5. phobia
    an anxiety disorder characterized by irrational fear
  6. phoenix
    a legendary bird that burned to death and emerged reborn
  7. phylum
    the major taxonomic group of animals and plants
  8. physiognomy
    the human face
  9. physiological
    relating to the study of the functioning of organisms
  10. piebald
    having sections or patches colored differently and brightly
  11. piecemeal
    one thing at a time
  12. pied
    having sections or patches colored differently and brightly
  13. piety
    righteousness by virtue of being religiously devout
  14. pillage
    steal goods; take as spoils
  15. pillory
    a wooden instrument of punishment on a post
  16. pine
    a coniferous tree
  17. pinion
    restrain or bind
  18. pique
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  19. piscatorial
    relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing
  20. pitfall
    an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty
  21. pith
    the choicest or most vital part of some idea or experience
  22. pittance
    an inadequate payment
  23. pivotal
    being of crucial importance
  24. placate
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  25. placid
    calm and free from disturbance
  26. plaintive
    expressing sorrow
  27. platitude
    a trite or obvious remark
  28. platonic
    free from physical desire
  29. plaudit
    enthusiastic approval
  30. plenary
    full in all respects
  31. plenitude
    a full supply
  32. pliable
    capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
  33. pliant
    capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
  34. plight
    a situation from which extrication is difficult
  35. plumage
    the covering of feathers on a bird
  36. plumb
    exactly vertical
  37. plummet
    drop sharply
  38. plutocracy
    a political system governed by the wealthy people
  39. podiatrist
    a specialist in care for the feet
  40. poignancy
    a quality that arouses emotions, especially pity or sorrow
  41. polarize
    cause to divide into conflicting positions
  42. polemic
    a verbal or written attack, especially of a belief or dogma
  43. polemical
    of or involving dispute or controversy
  44. politic
    marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness
  45. polity
    the form of government of a social organization
  46. polyglot
    a person who speaks more than one language
  47. pomposity
    lack of elegance from being puffed up with vanity
  48. ponderous
    having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
  49. pontifical
    proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope
  50. portend
    indicate by signs
  51. portent
    a sign of something about to happen
  52. portly
    fairly large
  53. poseur
    a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not
  54. posterity
    all future generations
  55. posthumous
    occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
  56. potable
    suitable for drinking
  57. potent
    having or wielding force or authority
  58. potentate
    a powerful ruler, especially one who is unconstrained by law
  59. potpourri
    a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
  60. poultice
    a medical dressing spread on a cloth and applied to the skin
  61. practicable
    capable of being done with means at hand
  62. pragmatist
    an adherent of a theory of observable practical consequences
  63. prate
    speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly
  64. prattle
    speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly
  65. preamble
    a preliminary introduction, as to a statute or constitution
  66. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  67. precedent
    an example that is used to justify similar occurrences
  68. picaresque
    (of fiction) involving clever rogues or adventurers
Created on Fri May 24 02:24:05 EDT 2013 (updated Fri May 24 02:24:14 EDT 2013)

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