[Word Smart] P

palatable: pleasant to the taste, 맛이 좋은
if something is palatable, it is acceptable, 기분이 좋은
pallor: 창백함
panegyric: a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something very much, 찬양
parable: a short, simple story that teaches or explains an idea, 우화
paragon: 귀감, 모범
parallel: 비슷한, 대등한
paranormal: impossible to explain by known natural forces or by science, 불가사의한
paroxysm: a sudden and powerful expression of strong feeling, (격한 감정의) 발작(폭발)
pastoral: 전원적인, 평화롭고 조용한, 목회자의(인간적인 도움을 주는 일과 관련된 것)
halcyon: a very happy or successful period, 평온한
pathos: to cause feelings of sadness, especially because people feel sympathy, 연민이나 슬품을 느끼게 만드는 것
patina: a thin surface layer that develops on something because of use, age, or chemical action, 표면의 변색
patrimony: the property that someone gets from their father after his death, 아버지로부터 물려받은 유산
peregrination: a long journey in which you travel to various different places, especially on foot, 여정
perpetrator: someone who has committed a crime or a violent or harmful act, 범인
perpetuate: to cause something to continue, 영속시키다
perverse: strange and not what most people would expect or enjoy,
(사고방식·태도가) 비뚤어진
phantasm: something that is seen or imagined but is not real, 환영
phlegmatic: does not usually get emotional or excited about things, 조용한, 차분한
platonic: 순수하게 정신적인
plausible: 그럴듯한, 설득력 있는
pliable: easily to bend, A pliable person is easily influenced and controlled by other people, 유연한, 순종적인
plight: an unpleasant condition, especially a serious, sad, or difficult one, 곤경
plunder: to steal goods violently from a place, especially during a war, 약탈하다
pluralism: the existence of different types of people, who have different beliefs and opinions, within the same society, 다원주의
pontificate: 거들먹거리며 말하다
pompous: too serious and full of importance, 거만한
porous: 구멍이 뚫린, 흡수하는
posterity: the people who will exist in the future, 미래 세대, 자손
posthumous: happening after a person's death, 사후에 발생하는
posture: to ack artificially
prattle: (쓸데없이 마구) 재잘거리다
precarious: likely to get worse, 위태로울 정도로 불안정한
precocious: behaves as if they are much older than they are, unusually mature
predicament: an unpleasant situation that is difficult to get out of, 곤경, 궁지
predispose: to influence someone to behave or think in a particular way or to have a particular condition, ~하게 만들다
predominant: most important
pregnant: 의미심장한
premeditated: done after being thought about or carefully planned, 사전에 계획된
preponderance: the largest part or greatest amount, 수적으로 많음
presage: to show or suggest that something, often something unpleasant, will happen, (보통 불길한 일의) 전조가 되다
presentiment: 불길한 예감
presumably: 아마, 가정하건대
presuppose: to accept that something is true before it has been proved, 미리 앞서 당연한 것으로 생각하다, 예상하다