P is for
panglossian
adjective
excessively optimistic
marked by the view that all is for the best in this best of possible worlds.
panoply
noun
"a deliciously inventive panoply of insults"
a complete suit of armour.
percolating
verb
(of a liquid or gas) filter gradually through a porous surface or substance.
"the water percolating through the soil may leach out minerals"
peregrinations
noun
a journey, especially a long or meandering one.
"she kept Aunt Ilsa company on her peregrinations"
periapt
noun
an item worn as a charm or amulet.
pescatarian
noun
a person who does not eat meat but does eat fish.
"no red meat, my family are pescatarians"
prestidigitation
noun
conjuring tricks performed as entertainment.
prodigious
adjective
remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.
"the stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel"
unnatural or abnormal.
"rumours of prodigious happenings, such as monstrous births"
propagate
verb
spread and promote widely.
protagonists
noun
"the novel's main protagonist is an American intelligence officer"
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