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GRE Vocab Level 1: P - Z

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palliate
to make less serious; to ease.
panache
flamboyance or dash in style and action; verve.
panoply
impressive array.
paragon
model of excellence or perfection.
pariah
an outcast.
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parry
to ward off or deflect, especially by a quick-witted answer.
pathogenic
causing disease.
pedant
someone who shows off learning.
penury
an oppressive lack of resources (as money); severe poverty.
perfidious
willing to betray someone’s trust.
peripatetic
wandering from place to place, especially on foot.
perspicacious
shrewd, astute, or keen-witted.
phalanx
a compact or close-knit body of people, animals, or things.
philistine
a person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values.
pithy
profound or substantial yet concise, succinct, and to the point.
quotidian
occurring daily; commonplace.
rarefy
to become thinner or sparser.
rejoinder
response.
replete
abundantly supplied; complete.
spartan
highly self-disciplined; frugal; austere.
sportive
frolicsome; playful.
stentorian
extremely loud.
stolid
unemotional; lacking sensitivity.
sublime
lofty or grand.
supplant
to replace (another) by force; to take the place of.
surly
rude and bad-tempered.
sycophant
a self-serving flatterer; a yes-man.
syncopation
temporary irregularity in musical rhythm.
taciturn
silent; not talkative.
tangential
digressing; diverting.
terrestrial
earthly; down-to-earth; commonplace.
upbraid
to scold sharply.
vacillate
to physically sway; to be indecisive.
venerable
respected because of age.
veracity
filled with truth and accuracy.
verdant
green with vegetation; inexperienced.
vestige
a trace; a remnant.
wily
clever; deceptive.
wizened
shriveled; withered; wrinkled.
zeal
passion; excitement.

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