[Word Smart] P, Q

primal: basic and relating to an early stage of development, 최초의, 원시의
privation: a lack of the basic things that are necessary for an acceptable standard of living, 궁핍
proclaim: to announce something publicly or officially, 선언하다, 공표하다
progeny: the young or offspring of a person, animal, or plant, 자손
propagate: to produce a new plant using a parent plant, 번식하다, 확장하다
propound: to suggest a theory, belief, or opinion for other people to consider, 제안하다, 제의하다
protocol: 외교상의 예절이나 관습
provocation: an action or statement that is intended to make someone angry, 도발, 자극
prowess: great ability or skill, 솜씨
prurient: too interested in the details of another person's sexual behaviour, 외설적인 생각을 지닌
pseudonym: 가명
pummel: 주먹으로 계속 치다, 난타하다
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very careful to behave correctly or to give attention to details, 꼼꼼하고 정확한 (=meticulous, scrupulous)
pundit: a person who knows a lot about a particular subject, 전문가, 권위자
pungent: smelling or tasting very strong and sharp, 자극적인, 신랄한
punitive: intended as a punishment, 벌을 가하는
purblind: 시력이 약한, 이해력이 부족한
puritanical: 금욕주의적인

quaint: attractive because of being unusual and especially old-fashioned, 고풍스러운
quandary: a state of not being able to decide what to do about a situation in which you are involved, 진퇴양난, 곤경, 딜레마
quasi: used to show that something is almost, but not completely, 거의, 가까운
quay: 부두
quell: to stop something, especially by using force, 진압하다
quiescent: temporarily quiet and not active, 잠잠한, 휴식 중인
quintessential: being the most typical example or most important part of something, 전형적인
quizzical: seeming to ask a question without saying anything, 미심쩍은
expressing slight uncertainty or amusement, 약간 놀란
quotidian: ordinary, 평범힌