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Description=Word List No. 35
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word	definition	part of speech	high-frequency
pecuniary	pertaining to money	adjective	
pedagogue	teacher; dull and formal teacher	noun	
pedagogy	teaching; art of education	noun	
pedant	scholar who overemphasizes book learning and technicalities	noun	
pedantic	showing off learning; bookish	adjective	
pedestrian	ordinary, unimaginative	adjective	
pediatrician	expert in children's diseases	noun	
pediment	triangular part above columns in Greek buildings	noun	
peerless	having no equal; imcoparable	adjective
pejorative	negative in connotation; having a deteriorating or depreciating effect on the meaning of a word 	adjective
pell-mell	in confusion; disorderly	adverb
pellucid	transparent; limpid; easy to understand	adjective	
penance	self-imposed punishment for sin	noun	
penchant	strong inclination; liking	noun	
pendant	hanging down from something	adjective	
pendulous	hanging; suspended	adjective
penitent	repentant	adjective	
pensive	dreamily thoughtful; thoughtful with a hint of sadness	adjective	
penumbra	partial shadow (in an darkness)	noun
penurious	stingy; parsimonious	adjective	
penury	extreme poverty	noun	
peon	unskilled laborer; drudge	noun	
perceptive	insightful; aware; wise	adjective	
percussion	striking one object against another sharply	adjective	
perdition	damnation; complete ruin	noun	
peregrination	journey	noun
peremptory	demanding and leaving no choice	adjective	
perennial	something that is continuing or recent	noun	
perfidious	treacherous; disloyal	adjective
perforate	pierce; put a hole through	verb	
perfunctory	superficial; not thorough	adjective	*
perigee	point of moon's orbit when it is nearest to the earth	noun
perimeter	outer boundary	noun	
peripatetic	walking about; moving	adjective	
peripheral	marginal; outer	adjective	*
periphery	edge, especially of a round surface	noun	
perjury	false testimony while under oath	noun	
permeable	porous; allowing passage through	adjective	
permeate	pass through; spread	verb	
pernicious	very destructive	adjective	
peroration	conclusion of an oration	noun
perpetrate	commit an offense	verb	
perpetual	everlasting	adjective	
perquisite	any gain above stipulate salary	noun	
personable	attractive	adjective	
perspicacious	having insight; penetrating; astute	adjective	
perspicuity	clearness of expression; freedom from ambiguity	noun	
perspicuous	plainly expressed	adjective	
pert	impertinent; forward	adjective	
pertinacious	stubborn; persistent	adjective	
pertinent	suitable; to the point	adjective	
perturb	disturb greatly	verb	
peruse	read with care	noun
pervasive	spread throughout; permeating	adjective	*
perverse	stubborn; intractable	adjective	
perversion	corruption; turning from right to wrong	noun	
perversity	stubborn maintenance of a wrong cause	noun	
pessimism	belief that life is basically bad and evil; gloominess	noun	
pestilential	causing plague; baneful	adjective	
pestle	tool for grinding substances in a hard bowl	noun
petrify	turn to stone	verb	
petty	trivial; unimportant; very small	adjective	
petulant	touchy, peevish	adjective	
pharisaical	pertaining to the Pharisees, who paid scrupulous attention to the tradition; self-righteous; hypocritical	adjective	
phenomena	observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation	noun	
philander	make love lightly; flirt	verb