palpability can be felt, touched, understood
palpitate tremble, beat rapidly and irregularly
parenthesis sentense within another one, smth separated
parsimonious   too economical, miserly
peccadillo   small sin; small weakness in one's character
penchant   taste, liking, inclination
penury   poverty
peremptory   not to be disobeyed or questioned
perennial lasting for a long time (eg. a year)
perfidious   treacheres, faithless
perfidy treachery; breaking of faith
perfunctory done as a duty withour care
perjury wilful fasle statement, unlawful act
pernicious   harmful, injurious
persevere keep on steadily, continue
pertain belong as a part, have reference
pest   destructive thing or a person who is nuisance
petulant   unreasonably impatient
pied   of mixed colors
pinch be too tight, take between the thumb and finger
pious dutifull to parents; devoted to religion
pique hirt the pride or self-respect, stir (curiosity)
pitfall covered hole as a trap, unsuspected danger
pith   essential part, force, soft liquid substance
placate soothe, pacify, calm
plaque   flat metal on a wall as a memorial
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)
plummet fall, plunge, steeply
plunge   move quickly, suddenly and with force
poise be ready, be balanced, self-possession
ponderous heavy, bulky, dull
posture state, attitude; adopt a vain
poverty state of being poor
precept moral instruction
precipitate throw smth violently down from a height
precursory   peliminary, anticipating
predilection   special liking, mental preference
preempt obtain by preemption or in advance
premature doing or happening smth before the right time
presage warning sign
pristine   primitive
procrastination keeping on putting off
prodigious   enormous, wonderful
profane wordly, having contempt for God
profundity   depth
proliferate grow, reproduce by rapid  multification
prolix   tiring because too long
propagation increasing the number, spreading, extending
prudence   careful forethought
prudish easily shocked, excessively modest
prune dried plum, silly person
prune cut away part in order to control growth
pugnacious   fond of, in the habit of
punch strike with the fist; tool for cutting holes; alc. drink
pundit   pedant, authority on a subject
pungency   sharpness
pyre   large pile of wood for burning
quack person dishonestly claiming to smth
qualm feeling of doubt, temporary feeling of sickness in the stomach
qualms   feelings of doubt, sickness in the stomach
quell suppress, subdue
quixotic   generous, unselfish
raconter   person who tells anecdotes
rancorous feeling bitterness, spitefulness
rapacious greedy (esp for money)
recalcitrant   disobedient
recast   cast or fashoin anew
reciprocity granting of privileges in return for similiar
recitals   a number of, performance of music
recluse person who lives alone and avoids people
recuperate   become strong after illness, loss, exhaustion
redeem   get back by payment; compensate
refine   make or become pure, cultural
rejuvenation   becoming young in nature or appearence
relapse fall back again
relinquish   give up
reluctant unwilling or disinclined
renovate   restore smth to better condition
rent   regular payment for the use of smth, division or split
repine at be discontented with
reproach   scold, upbraid
requite repay, give in return
resilience   quality of quickly recovering the proginal shape
restive refusing to move; reluctant to be controlled
resurrect bring back into use
resuscitation coming back to consciousness
reticent   reserved, in the habit of saying little
revere   have deep respect for
rift   split, crack, dissension
rivet fix, take up, secure; matel pin
roll call calling of names
rope   thick strong cord made by twisting
savant   person of great learning
savor taste, flavour smth
sawdust tiny bits of wood
scabbard   sheath for the blade
scent smell (esp pleasant)
scurvy   diseased state of the blood caused by eating too much salt
seal   piece of wax, lead, etc stamped on the document
sedulous   persevering
sequence   succession, connected line of
serration having a toothed edge
servile like a slave, lacking independence
shaft arrow or spear, smth long and narrow
shallow little depth; not earnest
shard piece of broken earthenware
sheath   cover for the blade of a weapon or a tool
shove push
shrill   sparp, piercing
shun   keep away from; avoid
shunt send from one track to another; lay aside; evade discussion
sidestep   step to one side
skiff small boat
skit   short piece of humorous writing
slate king of blue-grey stone; propose; critisize
sluggard   lazy, slow-moving person
sluggish   inactive, slow-moving
soar   rise, fly high
sober self-controlled
sobriety   quality or condition of being sober
soggy heavy with water
solvent of the power of forming a solution
somatic of the body
soot   black powder in smoke
sophisticated complex, subtle, refined
sordid   wretched, comfortless, contemptible
spear weapon with a metal point on a long shaft
specious   seeming right or true but not really so
squalid dirty, mean
squander   spend wastefully
steeply rising or falling sharply
stickler   person who insists on importance of smth
stigma   mark of shame or disgrace
sting smth sharp
stingy   spending, using unwillingly
stipulate state or put forward as a necessary condition
strands smth twisted together into a rope, line of development
stray wander, lose one's way
stygian hence, dark, gloomy
subdue   overcome, bring under control
submerge   put under water, liquid, sink out of sight
suborn   indice by bribery or smth to commit perjury
subpoena   written order requiring a person to appear in a low court
sullied to be stained or discredited
superfluous more then is needed or wanted
supersede take the place of
supine   inactive, lying flat on the back
susceptibility  sensitiveness
sustain keep from falling; maintain; suffer; give a decision
synopsis   summary or outline
taciturn   saying very little
talon claw of a bird of prey
tamp   tap or drive down by repeated light blows
tarnished lost brightness
taunt contemptuous reproach, hurtful remark
tedious tiresome
temperance   abstinence from alcohol, self-control, moderation
tenuous thin, slender
terse brief and to the point
thrift   care, economy, thriving, prosperous
timid shy, easily frightened
tolerable fairly good
tonic smth giving strength or energy
topple   be unsteady and overturn
tortuous   full of twists and bends
tout   person who worries others to buy smth, to use his service
touting act as tout
toy think not seriously, handle absent-mindedly
tractable easily controlled or guided
trend tendency, general direction
trepidation alarm, excited state of mind
turbulence   being uncontrolled, violent
underbid   make a lower bid then smb else
undermine weaken gradually, at the base, make smth under
unfeigned not pretended, sincere
unscathed unharmed, unhurt
untoward   unfortunate, inconvenient
upbraid scold, reproach
urbane   polite, elegant
vacillation being uncertain, hesitating
vain   without use, value or result
valiant brave
valorous   brave
vapor stim, mist
veer   change direction
veneration   regard with deep respect
veritable real, rightly named
verve spirit, vigour, enthusiasm
vex annoy, distress, trouble
vigilance watchfulness, self-appointed group who maintain order
vigilant   member of a vigilance committee
vilify   slander, say evil things
vindictive   having a desire to revenge
waft   scent, waving movement; carry lightly through
wage   payment, carry on, engage in (war)
warmonger person who stirs up war
warrant authority, written order, guarantee
wary   cautious
weave make (threads) into cloth
weigh measure hoe heavy smth is
whimsical full of odd and fanciful ideas
wince show bodily or mental pain ￡?