| Term | Definition |
|---|
| pecuniary | pertaining to money |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| pedagogy | teaching; art of education |
| pedant | scholar who overemphasizes book learning or techniques |
| pedantic | showing off learning; bookish |
| pedestrian | ordinary; unimaginative |
| pediatrician | physician specializing in children' s diseases |
| peerless | having no equal; incomparable |
| pejorative | negative in connotation; having a belittling effect |
| pell-mell | in confusion; disorderly |
| pellucid | transparent; limpid; easy to understand |
| penance | self-imposed punishment for sin |
| penchant | strong inclination; liking |
| pedant | ornament (hanging from a necklace , etc.) |
| pendulous | hanging; suspended |
| penitent | repentant |
| pensive | dreamily thoughtful; thoughtful with a hint of sadness; contemplative |
| penumbra | partial shadow ( in an eclipse) |
| penury | severe poverty; stinginess |
| peon | landless agriculture worker; bond servant |
| perceptive | insightful; aware; wise |
| percussion | striking one object against another sharply |
| perdition | damnation; complete ruin; (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishmen |
| peregrination | journey |
| peremptory | demanding and leaving no choice; imperative |
| perennial | something long-lasting |
| perfidious | treacherous; disloyal; unfaithful |
| perforate | pierce; put a hole through |
| perfunctory | Done routinely and with little interest or care: superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care or enthusiasim |
| perigee | point of moon's orbit when it is nearest the earth |
| perimeter | outer boundary |
| peripatetic | walking about; moving |
| peripheral | marginal; outer |
| periphery | edge, especially of a round surface |
| perjury | false testimony while under oath |
| permeable | penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through |
| pernicious | very destructive |
| peroration | conclusion of an oration |
| perpetrate | commit an offense |
| perpetual | everlasting |
| perpetuate | make something last; preserve from extinction |
| perquisite | any gain above stipulated salary |
| personable | attractive |
| perspicacious | having insight; penetrating; astute |
| perspicuity | clearness of expression; freedom from ambiguity |
| perspicuous | clearly expressed |
| pert | rude and disrespectful; impertinent; forward |
| pertinacious | stubborn; persistent |
| pertinent | suitable; to the point |
| perturb | disturb greatly |
| peruse | read with care |
| pervasive | spread throughout |
| perverse | stubbornly wrongheaded; wicked and unacceptable |
| perversion | corruption; turning from right to wrong |
| pessimism | belief in bad outcome; belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess |
| pestilential | Extremely destructive or harmful: causing plague; baneful |
| pestle | tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard bowl |
| petrify | turn to stone |
| petty | trivial; unimportant; very small |
| petulant | Unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; touchy; peevish |
| pharisaical | pertaining to the Pharisee, who paid scrupulous attention to tradition; self righteousness; hypocritical |
| phenomena | observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation |
| philanderer | faithless lover; flirt |
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