BARRON'S 34: overwrought-peccadillo

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  1. overwrought
    deeply agitated especially from emotion
  2. ovoid
    rounded like an egg
  3. pachyderm
    a large mammal with thick skin, such as an elephant or hippo
  4. pacifist
    someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
  5. pacify
    ease the anger, agitation, or strong emotion of
  6. paean
    a hymn of praise
  7. painstaking
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  8. palatable
    acceptable to the taste or mind
  9. palate
    the surface of the mouth separating oral and nasal cavities
  10. palatial
    relating to or being a large and stately residence
  11. paleontology
    the earth science that studies fossil organisms
  12. palette
    a board on which an artist mixes paints
  13. palette
    a board on which an artist mixes paints
  14. palimpsest
    a manuscript on which more than one text has been written
  15. pall
    burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
  16. pallet
    a hand tool with a flat blade for mixing and shaping clay
  17. palliate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  18. pallid
    pale, as of a person's complexion
  19. palpable
    capable of being perceived
  20. palpitate
    beat rapidly
  21. paltry
    contemptibly small in amount or size
  22. pan
    shallow container made of metal
  23. panacea
    hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases
  24. panache
    distinctive and stylish elegance
  25. pandemic
    existing everywhere
  26. pandemonium
    a state of extreme confusion and disorder
  27. pander
    yield to; give satisfaction to
  28. panegyric
    formally expressing praise
  29. panoramic
    as from an altitude or distance
  30. pantomime
    a performance using gestures and movements without words
  31. papyrus
    tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber
  32. parable
    a short moral story
  33. paradigm
    a standard or typical example
  34. paradox
    a statement that contradicts itself
  35. paragon
    a perfect embodiment of a concept
  36. parallelism
    similarity by virtue of corresponding
  37. parameter
    a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied
  38. paramount
    more important than anything else; supreme
  39. paramour
    a lover, especially a secret or illicit one
  40. paranoia
    a mental disorder characterized by delusions of persecution
  41. paraphernalia
    equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles
  42. paraphrase
    express the same message in different words
  43. parasite
    an animal or plant that lives in or on a host
  44. parched
    extremely thirsty
  45. pariah
    a person who is rejected from society or home
  46. parity
    functional equality
  47. parlance
    a manner of speaking natural to a language's native speakers
  48. parley
    a negotiation between enemies
  49. parley
    a negotiation between enemies
  50. parochial
    relating to or supported by or located in a parish
  51. parody
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  52. paroxysm
    a sudden uncontrollable attack
  53. parquet
    a floor made of a patterned wood inlay
  54. parry
    impede the movement of
  55. parsimony
    extreme stinginess
  56. partial
    being or affecting only a segment
  57. partiality
    an inclination to favor one group or view over alternatives
  58. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  59. partition
    separation by the creation of a boundary that divides
  60. passe
    out of fashion
  61. passive
    lacking in energy or will
  62. pastiche
    a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work
  63. pastoral
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  64. patent
    a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
  65. pathetic
    deserving or inciting pity
  66. pathetic
    deserving or inciting pity
  67. pathological
    relating to the study of diseases
  68. pathos
    a quality that arouses emotions, especially pity or sorrow
  69. patina
    a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal
  70. patois
    a regional dialect of a language
  71. patriarch
    the male head of family or tribe
  72. patrician
    a person of refined upbringing and manners
  73. patronize
    provide support for
  74. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  75. pauper
    a person who is very poor
  76. peccadillo
    a petty misdeed
Created on Wed Aug 25 06:21:01 EDT 2010 (updated Wed Aug 25 07:36:32 EDT 2010)

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