| Term | Definition |
|---|
| paragon | model of excellence or perfection of a kind |
| peculate | to steal something that has been given into one's trust; embezzle |
| penury | a state of extreme poverty or destitution |
| perfidy | betrayal of a trust |
| petulant | moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance; easily disturbed or annoyed |
| prate | to talk extensively and pointlessly; to babble |
| precocious | appearing or developing early |
| pretentious | characterized by assumption of dignity or importance |
| profligate | shamelessly immoral; also, recklessly wasteful. |
| prosaic | unimaginative; dull |
| provincial | narrow-minded; unsophisticated |
| punctilious | extremely attentive; strict or exact in observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions |
| querulous | full of complaints; complaining |
| recondite | abstruse; not easily understood; profound; secret |
| remit | to send or to transmit (usually money) |
| reprobate | a person without moral scruples; wicked person |
| restitution | a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury |
| salient | Standing out prominently. |
| sanctimonious | making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc. |
| sartorial | of or relating to clothes, or style or manner of dress |
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