GRE常考动词（十九）
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patois :: local or provincial dialect patriarch :: father and ruler of a family or tribe patricide :: person who murders his father; murder of a father patrimony :: inheritance from father paucity :: scarcity peccadillo :: slight offense peculation :: embezzlement; theft pedagogue :: teacher; dull and formal teacher pedant :: scholar who overemphasizes book learning or technicalities pediatrician :: expert in children"s diseases pediment :: triangular part above columns in Greek buildings pelf :: stolen property; money or wealth in a contemptuous sense penance :: self-imposed punishment for sin penchant :: strong inclination; liking penumbra :: partial shadow in an eclipse penury :: extreme poverty percussion :: striking one object against another sharply perdition :: damnation; complete ruin peregrination :: journey perfidy :: violation of a trust perigee :: point of moon"s orbit when it is nearest the earth perimeter :: outer boundary periphery :: edge, especially of a round surface peristyle :: series of columns surrounding a building or yard perjury :: false testimony while under oath peroration :: conclusion of an oration perquisite :: any gain above stipulated salary persiflage :: flippant conversation; banter perspicuity :: clearness of expression; freedom from ambiguity perturbation :: agitation perusal :: reading perversion :: corruption; turning from right to wrong perversity :: stubborn maintenance of a wrong cause pessimism :: belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess phial :: small bottle philanthropist :: lover of mankind; doer of good philistine :: narrow-minded person; uncultured person philology :: study of language phobia :: morbid fear physiognomy :: face pinnacle :: peak pique :: irritation; resentment pittance :: a small allowance or wage plagiarism :: theft of another"s ideas or writings passed off as original platitude :: trite remark; commonplace statement plebiscite :: expression of the will of a people by direct election plethora :: excess; overabundance podiatrist :: doctor who treats ailments of the feet podium :: pedestal; raised platform polemic :: controversy; argument in support of point of view polity :: form of government of nation or state poltroon :: coward |
