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monopoly \n. The control of a thing, as a commodity, to enable a person to raise its price
monosyllable \n. A word of one syllable
monotone \n. The sameness or monotony of utterance
monotonous \adj. Unchanging and tedious
monotony \n. A lack of variety
monsieur \n. A French title of respect, equivalent to Mr. and sir
monstrosity \n. Anything unnaturally huge or distorted
moonbeam \n. A ray of moonlight
morale \n. A state of mind with reference to confidence, courage, zeal, and the like
moralist \n. A writer on ethics
morality \n. Virtue
moralize \v. To render virtuous
moratorium \n. An emergency legislation authorizing a government suspend some action temporarily
morbid \adj. Caused by or denoting a diseased or unsound condition of body or mind
mordacious \adj. Biting or giving to biting
mordant \adj. Biting
moribund \adj. On the point of dying
morose \adj. Gloomy
morphology \n. the science of organic forms
motley \adj. Composed of heterogeneous or inharmonious elements
motto \n. An expressive word or pithy sentence enunciating some guiding rule of life, or faith
mountaineer \n. One who travels among or climbs mountains for pleasure or exercise
mountainous \adj. Full of or abounding in mountains
mouthful \n. As much as can be or is usually put into the or exercise
muddle \v. To confuse or becloud, especially with or as with drink
muffle \v. To deaden the sound of, as by wraps
mulatto \n. The offspring of a white person and a black person
muleteer \n. A mule-driver
multiform \adj. Having many shapes, or appearances
multiplicity \n. the condition of being manifold or very various
mundane \adj. Worldly, as opposed to spiritual or celestial
municipal \adj. Of or pertaining to a town or city, or to its corporate or local government
municipality \n. A district enjoying municipal government
munificence \n. A giving characterized by generous motives and extraordinary liberality
munificent \adj. Extraordinarily generous
muster \n. An assemblage or review of troops for parade or inspection, or for numbering off
mutation \n. The act or process of change
mutilate \v. To disfigure
mutiny \n. Rebellion against lawful or constituted authority
myriad \n. A vast indefinite number
mystic \n. One who professes direct divine illumination, or relies upon meditation to acquire truth
mystification \n. The act of artfully perplexing
myth \n. A fictitious narrative presented as historical, but without any basis of fact
mythology \n. The whole body of legends cherished by a race concerning gods and heroes
nameless \adj. Having no fame or reputation
naphtha \n. A light, colorless, volatile, inflammable oil used as a solvent, as in manufacture of paints
Narcissus \n. The son of the Athenian river-god Cephisus, fabled to have fallen in love with his reflection.
narrate \v. To tell a story
narration \n. The act of recounting the particulars of an event in the order of time or occurrence
narrative \n. An orderly continuous account of the successive particulars of an event
narrator \n. One who narrates anything
narrow-minded \adj. Characterized by illiberal views or sentiments
nasal \adj. Pertaining to the nose
natal \adj. Pertaining to one's birth
nationality \n. A connection with a particular nation
naturally \adv. According to the usual order of things
nausea \n. An affection of the stomach producing dizziness and usually an impulse to vomit 
nauseate \v. To cause to loathe
nauseous \adj. Loathsome
nautical \adj. Pertaining to ships, seamen, or navigation
naval \adj. Pertaining to ships
navel \n. The depression on the abdomen where the umbilical cord of the fetus was attached. 
navigable \adj. Capable of commercial navigation
navigate \v. To traverse by ship
nebula \n. A gaseous body of unorganized stellar substance
necessary \adj. Indispensably requisite or absolutely needed to accomplish a desired result
necessitate \v. To render indispensable
necessity \n. That which is indispensably requisite to an end desired
necrology \n. A list of persons who have died in a certain place or time
necromancer \n. One who practices the art of foretelling the future by means of communication with the dead
necropolis \n. A city of the dead
necrosis \n. the death of part of the body
nectar \n. Any especially sweet and delicious drink
nectarine \n. A variety of the peach
needlework \n. Embroidery
needy \adj. Being in need, want, or poverty
nefarious \adj. Wicked in the extreme
negate \v. To deny
negation \n. The act of denying or of asserting the falsity of a proposition
neglectful \adj. Exhibiting or indicating omission
negligee \n. A loose gown worn by women
negligence \n. Omission of that which ought to be done
negligent \adj. Apt to omit what ought to be done
negligible \adj. Transferable by assignment, endorsement, or delivery
negotiable \v. To bargain with others for an agreement, as for a treaty or transfer of property
Nemesis \n. A goddess; divinity of chastisement and vengeance
neocracy \n. Government administered by new or untried persons
neo-Darwinsim \n. Darwinism as modified and extended by more recent students
neo-Latin \n. Modernized Latin
neopaganism \n. A new or revived paganism
Neolithic \adj. Pertaining to the later stone age
neology \n. The coining or using of new words or new meanings of words
neophyte \adj. Having the character of a beginner
nestle \v. To adjust cozily in snug quarters
nestling \adj. Recently hatched
nettle \v. To excite sensations of uneasiness or displeasure in
network \n. Anything that presents a system of cross- lines
neural \adj. Pertaining to the nerves or nervous system
neurology \n. The science of the nervous system
neuter \adj. Neither masculine nor feminine
neutral \adj. Belonging to or under control of neither of two contestants
nevertheless conj. Notwithstanding
Newtonian \adj. Of or pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton, the English philosopher
niggardly \adj. Stingy. (no longer acceptable to use) 
nihilist \n. An advocate of the doctrine that nothing either exists or can be known
nil \n. Nothing 
nimble \adj. Light and quick in motion or action
nit \n. The egg of a louse or some other insect
nocturnal \adj. Of or pertaining to the night
noiseless \adj. Silent
noisome \adj. Very offensive, particularly to the sense of smell
noisy \adj. Clamorous
nomad \adj. Having no fixed abode
nomic \adj. Usual or customary
nominal \adj. Trivial
nominate \v. To designate as a candidate for any office
nomination \n. The act or ceremony of naming a man or woman for office
nominee \n. One who receives a nomination
non-existent \n. That which does not exist
non-resident \adj. Not residing within a given jurisdiction
nonchalance \n. A state of mind indicating lack of interest
non-combatant \n. One attached to the army or navy, but having duties other than that of fighting
nondescript \adj. Indescribable
nonentity \n. A person or thing of little or no account
nonpareil \n. One who or that which is of unequaled excellence
norm \n. A model
normalcy \n. The state of being normal
Norman \adj. Of or peculiar to Normandy, in northern France
nostrum \n. Any scheme or recipe of a charlatan character
noticeable \adj. Perceptible
notorious \adj. Unfavorably known to the general public
novellette \n. A short novel
novice \n. A beginner in any business or occupation
nowadays \adv. In the present time or age
nowhere \adv. In no place or state
noxious \adj. Hurtful
nuance \n. A slight degree of difference in anything perceptible to the sense of the mind
nucleus \n. A central point or part about which matter is aggregated
nude \adj. Naked
nugatory \adj. Having no power or force
nuisance \n. That which annoys, vexes, or irritates
numeration \n. The act or art of reading or naming numbers
numerical \adj. Of or pertaining to number
nunnery \n. A convent for nuns
nuptial \adj. Of or pertaining to marriage, especially to the marriage ceremony
nurture \n. The process of fostering or promoting growth
nutriment \n. That which nourishes
nutritive \adj. Having nutritious properties
oaken \adj. Made of or from oak
oakum \n. Hemp-fiber obtained by untwisting and picking out loosely the yarns of old hemp rope
obdurate \adj. Impassive to feelings of humanity or pity
obelisk \n. A square shaft with pyramidal top, usually monumental or commemorative
obese \adj. Exceedingly fat
obesity \n. Excessive fatness
obituary \adj. A published notice of a death
objective \adj. Grasping and representing facts as they are
objector \n. One who objects, as to a proposition, measure, or ruling
obligate \v. To hold to the fulfillment of duty
obligatory \adj. Binding in law or conscience
oblique \adj. Slanting; said of lines
obliterate \v. To cause to disappear
oblivion \n. The state of having passed out of the memory or of being utterly forgotten
oblong \adj. Longer than broad: applied most commonly to rectangular objects considerably elongated 
obnoxious \adj. Detestable
obsequies \n. Funeral rites
obsequious \adj. Showing a servile readiness to fall in with the wishes or will of another
observance \n. A traditional form or customary act. 
observant \adj. Quick to notice
observatory \n. A building designed for systematic astronomical observations
obsolescence \n. The condition or process of gradually falling into disuse
obsolescent \adj. Passing out of use, as a word
obsolete \adj. No longer practiced or accepted
obstetrician \n. A practitioner of midwifery
obstetrics \n. The branch of medical science concerned with the treatment and care of women during 
pregnancy
obstinacy \n. Stubborn adherence to opinion, arising from conceit or the desire to have one's own way
obstreperous \adj. Boisterous
obstruct \v. To fill with impediments so as to prevent passage, either wholly or in part
obstruction \n. Hindrance
obtrude \v. To be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence
obtrusive \adj. Tending to be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence
obvert \v. To turn the front or principal side of (a thing) toward any person or object
obviate \v. To clear away or provide for, as an objection or difficulty
occasion \n. An important event or celebration
Occident \n. The countries lying west of Asia and the Turkish dominions
occlude \v. To absorb, as a gas by a metal
occult \adj. Existing but not immediately perceptible
occupant \n. A tenant in possession of property, as distinguished from the actual owner
occurrence \n. A happening
octagon \n. A figure with eight sides and eight angles
octave \n. A note at this interval above or below any other, considered in relation to that other
octavo \n. A book, or collection of paper in which the sheets are so folded as to make eight leaves
octogenarian \adj. A person of between eighty and ninety years
ocular \adj. Of or pertaining to the eye
oculist \n. One versed or skilled in treating diseases of the eye
oddity \n. An eccentricity
ode \n. The form of lyric poetry anciently intended to be sung
odious \adj. Hateful
odium \n. A feeling of extreme repugnance, or of dislike and disgust
odoriferous \adj. Having or diffusing an odor or scent, especially an agreeable one
odorous \adj. Having an odor, especially a fragrant one
off \adj. Farther or more distant
offhand \adv. Without preparation
officiate \v. To act as an officer or leader
officious \adj. Intermeddling with what is not one's concern
offshoot \n. Something that branches off from the parent stock
ogre \n. A demon or monster that was supposed to devour human beings
ointment \n. A fatty preparation with a butter-like consistency in which a medicinal substance exists.
olfactory \adj. of or pertaining to the sense of smell
olive-branch \n. A branch of the olive-tree, as an emblem of peace
ominous \adj. Portentous
omission \n. Exclusion
omnipotence \n. Unlimited and universal power
Omnipotent \adj. Possessed of unlimited and universal power
omniscience \n. Unlimited or infinite knowledge
omniscient \adj. Characterized by unlimited or infinite knowledge
omnivorous \adj. Eating or living upon food of all kinds indiscriminately
onerous \adj. Burdensome or oppressive
onrush \n. Onset
onset \n. An assault, especially of troops, upon an enemy or fortification
onslaught \n. A violent onset
onus \n. A burden or responsibility
opalescence \n. The property of combined refraction and reflection of light, resulting in smoky tints
opaque \adj. Impervious to light
operate \v. To put in action and supervise the working of
operative \adj. Active
operator \n. One who works with or controls some machine or scientific apparatus
operetta \n. A humorous play in dialogue and music, of more than one act
opinion \n. A conclusion or judgment held with confidence, but falling short of positive knowledge
opponent \n. One who supports the opposite side in a debate, discussion, struggle, or sport
opportune \adj. Especially fit as occurring, said, or done at the right moment
opportunist \n. One who takes advantage of circumstances to gain his ends
opportunity \n. Favorable or advantageous chance or opening
opposite \adj. Radically different or contrary in action or movement
opprobrium \n. The state of being scornfully reproached or accused of evil
optic \n. Pertaining to the eye or vision
optician \n. One who makes or deals in optical instruments or eye-glasses
optics \n. The science that treats of light and vision, and all that is connected with sight
optimism \n. The view that everything in nature and the history of mankind is ordered for the best
option \n. The right, power, or liberty of choosing
optometry \n. Measurement of the powers of vision
opulence \n. Affluence
opulent \adj. Wealthy
oral \adj. Uttered through the mouth
orate \v. To deliver an elaborate or formal public speech
oration \n. An elaborate or formal public speech
orator \n. One who delivers an elaborate or formal speech
oratorio \n. A composition for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, generally taken from the Scriptures
oratory \n. The art of public speaking
ordeal \n. Anything that severely tests courage, strength, patience, conscience, etc
ordinal \n. That form of the numeral that shows the order of anything in a series, as first, second, third
ordination \n. A consecration to the ministry
ordnance \n. A general name for all kinds of weapons and their appliances used in war
orgies \n. Wild or wanton revelry
origin \n. The beginning of that which becomes or is made to be
original \adj. Not copied nor produced by imitation
originate \v. To cause or constitute the beginning or first stage of the existence of
ornate \adj. Ornamented to a marked degree
orthodox \adj. Holding the commonly accepted faith
orthodoxy \n. Acceptance of the common faith
orthogonal \adj. Having or determined by right angles
orthopedic \adj. Relating to the correcting or preventing of deformity 
orthopedist \n. One who practices the correcting or preventing of deformity 
oscillate \v. To swing back and forth
osculate \v. To kiss
ossify \v. to convert into bone
ostentation \n. A display dictated by vanity and intended to invite applause or flattery
ostracism \n. Exclusion from intercourse or favor, as in society or politics
ostracize \v. To exclude from public or private favor
ought \v. To be under moral obligation to be or do
oust \v. To eject
out-and-out \adv. Genuinely
outbreak \n. A sudden and violent breaking forth, as of something that has been pent up or restrained
outburst \n. A violent issue, especially of passion in an individual
outcast \n. One rejected and despised, especially socially
outcry \n. A vehement or loud cry or clamor
outdo \v. To surpass
outlandish \adj. Of barbarous, uncouth, and unfamiliar aspect or action
outlast \v. To last longer than
outlaw \n. A habitual lawbreaker
outlive \v. To continue to exist after
out-of-the-way \adj. Remotely situated
outpost \n. A detachment of troops stationed at a distance from the main body to guard against surprise
outrage \n. A gross infringement of morality or decency
outrageous \adj. Shocking in conduct
outreach \v. To reach or go beyond
outride \v. To ride faster than
outrigger \n. A part built or arranged to project beyond a natural outline for support
outright \adv. Entirely
outskirt \n. A border region
outstretch \v. To extend
outstrip \v. To go beyond
outweigh \v. To surpass in importance or excellence
overdo \v. To overtax the strength of
overdose \n. An excessive dose, usually so large a dose of a medicine that its effect is toxic
overeat \v. To eat to excess
overhang \n. A portion of a structure which projects or hangs over
overleap \v. To leap beyond
overlord \n. One who holds supremacy over another
overpass \v. To pass across or over, as a river
overpay \v. To pay or reward in excess
overpower \v. To gain supremacy or victory over by superior power
overproduction \n. Excessive production
overreach \v. To stretch out too far
overrun \v. To infest or ravage
oversee \v. To superintend
overseer \n. A supervisor
overshadow \v. To cast into the shade or render insignificant by comparison
overstride \v. To step beyond
overthrow \v. To vanquish an established ruler or government
overtone \n. A harmonic
overture \n. An instrumental prelude to an opera, oratorio, or ballet
overweight \n. Preponderance
pacify \v. To bring into a peaceful state
packet \n. A bundle, as of letters
pact \n. A covenant
pagan \n. A worshiper of false gods
pageant \n. A dramatic representation, especially a spectacular one
palate \n. The roof of the mouth
palatial \adj. Magnificent
paleontology \n. The branch of biology that treats of ancient life and fossil organisms
palette \n. A thin tablet, with a hole for the thumb, upon which artists lay their colors for painting
palinode \n. A retraction
pall \v. To make dull by satiety
palliate \v. To cause to appear less guilty
pallid \adj. Of a pale or wan appearance
palpable \n. perceptible by feeling or touch
palsy \n. Paralysis
paly \adj. Lacking color or brilliancy
pamphlet \n. A brief treatise or essay, usually on a subject of current interest
pamphleteer \v. To compose or issue pamphlets, especially controversial ones
panacea \n. A remedy or medicine proposed for or professing to cure all diseases
Pan-American \adj. Including or pertaining to the whole of America, both North and South
pandemic \adj. Affecting a whole people or all classes, as a disease
pandemonium \n. A fiendish or riotous uproar
panegyric \n. A formal and elaborate eulogy, written or spoken, of a person or of an act
panel \n. A rectangular piece set in or as in a frame
panic \n. A sudden, unreasonable, overpowering fear
panoply \n. A full set of armor
panorama \n. A series of large pictures representing a continuous scene
pantheism \n. The worship of nature for itself or its beauty
Pantheon \n. A circular temple at Rome with a fine Corinthian portico and a great domed roof
pantomime \n. Sign-language
pantoscope \n. A very wide-angled photographic lens
papacy \n. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church
papyrus \n. The writing-paper of the ancient Egyptians, and later of the Romans
parable \n. A brief narrative founded on real scenes or events usually with a moral
paradox \n. A statement or doctrine seemingly in contradiction to the received belief
paragon \n. A model of excellence
parallel \v. To cause to correspond or lie in the same direction and equidistant in all parts
parallelism \n. Essential likeness
paralysis \n. Loss of the power of contractility in the voluntary or involuntary muscles
paralyze \v. To deprive of the power to act
paramount \adj. Supreme in authority
paramour \n. One who is unlawfully and immorally a lover or a mistress
paraphernalia \n. Miscellaneous articles of equipment or adornment
paraphrase \v. Translate freely
pare \v. To cut, shave, or remove (the outside) from anything. 
parentage \n. The relation of parent to child, of the producer to the produced, or of cause to effect
Pariah \n. A member of a degraded class; a social outcast
parish \n. The ecclesiastical district in charge of a pastor
Parisian \adj. Of or pertaining to the city of Paris
parity \n. Equality, as of condition or rank
parlance \n. Mode of speech
parley \v. To converse in
parliament \n. A legislative body
parlor \n. A room for reception of callers or entertainment of guests
parody \v. To render ludicrous by imitating the language of
paronymous \adj. Derived from the same root or primitive word
paroxysm \n. A sudden outburst of any kind of activity
parricide \n. The murder of a parent
parse \v. To describe, as a sentence, by separating it into its elements and describing each word
parsimonious \adj. Unduly sparing in the use or expenditure of money
partible \adj. Separable
participant \n. One having a share or part
participate \v. To receive or have a part or share of
partition \n. That which separates anything into distinct parts
partisan \adj. Characterized by or exhibiting undue or unreasoning devotion to a party
passible \adj. Capable of feeling of suffering
passive \adj. Unresponsive
pastoral \adj. Having the spirit or sentiment of rural life
paternal \adj. Fatherly
paternity \n. Fatherhood
pathos \n. The quality in any form of representation that rouses emotion or sympathy
patriarch \n. The chief of a tribe or race who rules by paternal right
patrician \adj. Of senatorial or noble rank
patrimony \n. An inheritance from an ancestor, especially from one's father
patriotism \n. Love and devotion to one's country
patronize \v. To exercise an arrogant condescension toward
patronymic \adj. Formed after one's father's name
patter \v. To mumble something over and over
paucity \n. Fewness
pauper \n. One without means of support
pauperism \n. Dependence on charity
pavilion \n. An open structure for temporary shelter
payee \n. A person to whom money has been or is to be paid
peaceable \adj. Tranquil
peaceful \adj. Tranquil
peccable \adj. Capable of sinning
peccadillo \n. A small breach of propriety or principle
peccant \adj. Guilty
pectoral \adj. Pertaining to the breast or thorax
pecuniary \adj. Consisting of money
pedagogics \n. The science and art of teaching
pedagogue \n. A schoolmaster
pedagogy \n. The science and art of teaching 
pedal \n. A lever for the foot usually applied only to musical instruments, cycles, and other machines
pedant \n. A scholar who makes needless and inopportune display of his learning
peddle \v. To go about with a small stock of goods to sell
pedestal \n. A base or support as for a column, statue, or vase
pedestrian \n. One who journeys on foot
pediatrics \n. The department of medical science that relates to the treatment of diseases of childhood
pedigree \n. One's line of ancestors
peddler \n. One who travels from house to house with an assortment of goods for retail
peerage \n. The nobility
peerless \adj. Of unequaled excellence or worth
peevish \adj. Petulant. (irritable) 
pellucid \adj. Translucent
penalty \n. The consequences that follow the transgression of natural or divine law
penance \n. Punishment to which one voluntarily submits or subjects himself as an expression of 
penitence
penchant \n. A bias in favor of something
pendant \n. Anything that hangs from something else, either for ornament or for use
pendulous \adj. Hanging, especially so as to swing by an attached end or part
pendulum \n. A weight hung on a rod, serving by its oscillation to regulate the rate of a clock
penetrable \adj. That may be pierced by physical, moral, or intellectual force
penetrate \v. To enter or force a way into the interior parts of
penetration \n. Discernment
peninsular \adj. Pertaining to a piece of land almost surrounded by water
penitence \n. Sorrow for sin with desire to amend and to atone
penitential \adj. Pertaining to sorrow for sin with desire to amend and to atone
pennant \n. A small flag
pension \n. A periodical allowance to an individual on account of past service done by him/her
pentagram \n. A figure having five points or lobes
pentavalent \adj. Quinqeuvalent
pentad \n. The number five
pentagon \n. A figure, especially, with five angles and five sides
pentahedron \n. A solid bounded by five plane faces
pentameter \n. In prosody, a line of verse containing five units or feet
pentathlon \n. The contest of five associated exercises in the great games and the same contestants
penultimate \adj. A syllable or member of a series that is last but one
penurious \adj. Excessively sparing in the use of money
penury \n. Indigence
perambulate \v. To walk about
perceive \v. To have knowledge of, or receive impressions concerning, through the medium of the body senses.
perceptible \adj. Cognizable
perception \n. Knowledge through the senses of the existence and properties of matter or the external world
percipience \n. The act of perceiving. 
percipient \n. One who or that which perceives
percolate \v. To filter
percolator \n. A filter
percussion \n. The sharp striking of one body against another
peremptory \adj. Precluding question or appeal
perennial \adj. Continuing though the year or through many years
perfectible \adj. Capable of being made perfect
perfidy \n. Treachery
perforate \v. To make a hole or holes through
perform \v. To accomplish
perfumery \n. The preparation of perfumes
perfunctory \adj. Half-hearted
perhaps \adv. Possibly
perigee \n. The point in the orbit of the moon when it is nearest the earth
periodicity \n. The habit or characteristic of recurrence at regular intervals
peripatetic \adj. Walking about
perjure \v. To swear falsely to
perjury \n. A solemn assertion of a falsity
permanence \n. A continuance in the same state, or without any change that destroys the essential form or nature.
permanent \adj. Durable
permeate \v. To pervade
permissible \adj. That may be allowed
permutation \n. Reciprocal change, different ordering of same items
pernicious \adj. Tending to kill or hurt
perpendicular \adj. Straight up and down
perpetrator \n. The doer of a wrong or a criminal act
perpetuate \v. To preserve from extinction or oblivion
perquisite \n. Any profit from service beyond the amount fixed as salary or wages
persecution \n. Harsh or malignant oppression
perseverance \n. A persistence in purpose and effort
persevere \v. To continue striving in spite of discouragements
persiflage \n. Banter
persist \v. To continue steadfast against opposition
persistence \n. A fixed adherence to a resolve, course of conduct, or the like
personage \n. A man or woman as an individual, especially one of rank or high station
personal \adj. Not general or public
personality \n. The attributes, taken collectively, that make up the character and nature of an individual
personnel \n. The force of persons collectively employed in some service
perspective \n. The relative importance of facts or matters from any special point of view
perspicacious \adj. Astute
perspicacity \n. Acuteness or discernment
perspicuous \adj. Lucid
perspiration \n. Sweat
perspire \v. To excrete through the pores of the skin
persuade \v. To win the mind of by argument, eloquence, evidence, or reflection
persuadable \adj. capable of influencing to action by entreaty, statement, or anything that moves the 
feelings
pertinacious \adj. Persistent or unyielding
pertinacity \n. Unyielding adherence
pertinent \adj. Relevant
perturb \v. To disturb greatly
perturbation \n. Mental excitement or confusion
perusal \n. The act of reading carefully or thoughtfully
pervade \v. To pass or spread through every part
pervasion \n. The state of spreading through every part
pervasive \adj. Thoroughly penetrating or permeating
perverse \adj. Unreasonable
perversion \n. Diversion from the true meaning or proper purpose
perversity \n. Wickedness
pervert \n. One who has forsaken a doctrine regarded as true for one esteemed false
pervious \adj. Admitting the entrance or passage of another substance
pestilence \n. A raging epidemic
pestilent \adj. Having a malign influence or effect
pestilential \adj. having the nature of or breeding pestilence
peter \v. To fail or lose power, efficiency, or value
petrify \v. To convert into a substance of stony hardness and character
petulance \n. The character or condition of being impatient, capricious or petulant
petulant \adj. Displaying impatience. 
pharmacopoeia \n. A book containing the formulas and methods of preparation of medicines for the use of druggists.
pharmacy \n. The art or business of compounding and dispensing medicines
phenomenal \adj. Extraordinary or marvelous
phenomenon \n. Any unusual occurrence
philander \v. To play at courtship with a woman
philanthropic \adj. Benevolent
philanthropist \n. One who endeavors to help his fellow men
philanthropy \n. Active humanitarianism
philately \n. The study and collection of stamps.
philharmonic \adj. Fond of music
philogynist \n. One who is fond of women
philologist \n. An expert in linguistics
philology \n. The study of language in connection with history and literature
philosophize \v. To seek ultimate causes and principles
philosophy \n. The general principles, laws, or causes that furnish the rational explanation of anything
phlegmatic \adj. Not easily roused to feeling or action
phonetic \adj. Representing articulate sounds or speech
phonic \adj. Pertaining to the nature of sound
phonogram \n. A graphic character symbolizing an articulate sound
phonology \n. The science of human vocal sounds
phosphorescence \n. The property of emitting light
photoelectric \adj. Pertaining to the combined action of light and electricity
photometer \n. Any instrument for measuring the intensity of light or comparing the intensity of two lights
photometry \n. The art of measuring the intensity of light
physicist \n. A specialist in the science that treats of the phenomena associated with matter and energy
physics \n. The science that treats of the phenomena associated with matter and energy
physiocracy \n. The doctrine that land and its products are the only true wealth
physiognomy \n. The external appearance merely
physiography \n. Description of nature
physiology \n. The science of organic functions
physique \n. The physical structure or organization of a person
picayune \adj. Of small value
piccolo \n. A small flute
piece \n. A loose or separated part, as distinguished from the whole or the mass
piecemeal \adv. Gradually
pillage \n. Open robbery, as in war
pillory \n. A wooden framework in which an offender is fastened to boards and is exposed to public scorn.
pincers \n. An instrument having two lever-handles and two jaws working on a pivot
pinchers \n. An instrument having two jaws working on a pivot
pinnacle \n. A high or topmost point, as a mountain-peak
pioneer \n. One among the first to explore a country
pious \adj. Religious
pique \v. To excite a slight degree of anger in
piteous \adj. Compassionate
pitiable \adj. Contemptible
pitiful \adj. Wretched
pitiless \adj. Hard-hearted
pittance \n. Any small portion or meager allowance
placate \v. To bring from a state of angry or hostile feeling to one of patience or friendliness
placid \adj. Serene
plagiarism \n. The stealing of passages from the writings of another and publishing them as one's own
planisphere \n. A polar projection of the heavens on a chart
plasticity \n. The property of some substances through which the form of the mass can readily be 
changed
platitude \n. A written or spoken statement that is flat, dull, or commonplace
plaudit \n. An expression of applause
plausible \adj. Seeming likely to be true, though open to doubt