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Word	Definition
pivotal	of great importance (others depend on it)
placate	soothe, pacify, calm
plaintive	mournful, melancholy, sorrowful 
plaque	flat metal on a wall as a memorial
platitude	a trite or banal statement; unoriginality 
plea	request
plead	address a court of law as an advocate
plethora	glut
pliant	pliable, easile bent, shaped or twisted
plod	continue doing smth without resting
pluck	pull the feathers off, pick (eg. flowers)
plumb	get to the root of
plummet	fall, plunge, steeply
plunge	move quickly, suddenly and with force
poignant	deeply moving; keen
poise	be ready, be balanced, self-possession
polemical	controversial, argued 
ponderous	heavy, bulky, dull
portent	omen; mervellous; threatening
poseur	someone taking on airs to impress others; a phony 
posture	state, attitude; adopt a vain
poverty	state of being poor
pragmatic	practical, favoring utility
precarious	uncertain, risky, dangerous
precept	moral instruction
precepts	rules establishing standards of conduct 
precipitate	throw smth violently down from a height
preclude	prevent, make impossible
precursory	peliminary, anticipating
predilection	special liking, mental preference
predominate	have more power than others
preempt	obtain by preemption or in advance
premature	doing or happening smth before the right time
preponderance	greatness in number, strength, weight
presage	warning sign
preternatural	not normal or usual
prevalent	common
prevaricate	to equivocate, to stray from the truth 
prim	neat; formal
pristine	primitive, unspoiled, pure, as in earlier times, unadulterated 
probity	uprightness, incorruptibility, principle 
proclivity	inclination
procrastination	keeping on putting off
prodigal	wasteful, reckless with money 
prodigious	enormous, wonderful
profane	wordly, having contempt for God
profligate	wasteful, prodigal, licentious, extravagant 
profundity	depth
proliferate	grow, reproduce by rapid  multification
prolix	tiring because too long
prone	prostrate; inclined to (undesirable things)
propagation	increasing the number, spreading, extending
propinquity	nearness in time or place, affinity of nature
