Paupiette N / Ppspyet / F a Thin Slice of Meat Or Fish Wrapped Around A
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paupiette pedestrian n adj / pPSpyet / pearly / pDSdestrGEn / F adj L a thin slice of meat or fish wrapped / SpErlG / marked by drabness or dullness : around a filling (as of forcemeat). L > F > E commonplace. At the new restaurant Carol having the color of a pearl, which is The critic wrote the play off as a enjoyed a veal paupiette stuffed usually white or light-colored. pedestrian imitation of with ham and cheese. “Show me your pearly whites,” Shakespeare. encouraged the photographer. pavilion pedodontist n peccadillo n / pESvilyEn / n / TpGdPSdBntDst / L > F > E / TpekESdi(T)lP / Gk a large often sumptuous tent. L > Sp a specialist in the branch of The servants scurried to set up the a slight offense or petty fault. dentistry that is concerned with the queen’s pavilion before the Sun The defense lawyers lost the case dental care of children. went down. when they tried to classify high The pedodontist recommends that treason as a “minor peccadillo.” infants and toddlers not be allowed pavonine peccant to fall asleep with a bottle of milk adj adj or juice in their mouths. / SpavETnIn / / SpekEnt / L L peekaboo of, relating to, or resembling the guilty of a moral offense : sinning, n peacock. corrupt. / SpGkETbV / Audrey cooled herself by waving a The council members railed against E + cf + E pavonine fan. the peccant mayor. a game to entertain an infant or young child in which one hides his paysanne pecuniary or her face and then reappears and adj adj makes an exclamation. / pCSzan / / pDSkyVnGTerG / The photographer finally managed F L to elicit a smile from the baby when prepared (as with diced root taking the form of or consisting of she started playing peekaboo. vegetables) in country or simple money. style. Margaret values her peerless Errol served a paysanne sauce with grandmother’s engagement ring for adj the tenderloins. its sentimental rather than its / Spi(E)rlDs / pecuniary worth. E peaceable matchless, incomparable. adj pedagogist Randy wondered how he could / SpGsEbEl / n compete against the peerless L > F > E + Ecf / SpedETgBjDst / defending champion. marked by freedom from war, Gk strife, hostilities, or disorder. a specialist in education. peevishly Aggressive doctrines are It didn’t take a pedagogist to know adv incompatible with any peaceable the school was overcrowded. / SpGvDshlG / administration of the government. E pedantic in a manner marked by ill temper. adj “There, you see,” he said / pDSdantik / peevishly; “I’m even afraid to L? > It > F + Ecf make a positive statement.” excessively meticulous. Frazier’s pedantic approach bored the few remaining audience members. peirastic penicillin adj n / pISrastik / / TpenESsilDn / Gk L fitted for trial : experimental. a mixture of antibiotic relatively The new drug has been approved nontoxic acids produced especially only for peirastic use with patients penalty by molds of the genus Penicillium. who volunteer to take it. n When penicillin did not cure / SpenFltG / Frankie’s ear infection, the doctor pejorative L prescribed a different antibiotic. adj a disadvantage (as loss of yardage, / pDSjOrEZiv / time, or possession of the ball) peninsula L imposed for violation of the rules n having a tendency to make or of a contest. / pDSnin(t)s(E)lE / become worse : depreciatory, In ice hockey a penalty of two L disparaging. minutes off the ice is frequently a portion of land nearly surrounded The critic’s pejorative comments given to players who commit minor by water and connected with a angered the entire cast. infractions of the rules. larger body by an isthmus. Florida is actually a very large pelisse penance peninsula. n n / pDSlGs / / SpenEn(t)s / penitence L > F L > F > E n [has homonym: police] a woman’s [has homonym: pennants] act of / SpenEZEn(t)s / loose lightweight cloak with wide self-abasement either voluntarily L collar and fur trimming. performed to show sorrow for sin sorrow for sins or faults. Grandmother’s old pelisse was a or imposed as a punishment for sin Because of Ella’s true penitence, perfect costume for our production by a church official. her best friend was quick to forgive of A Christmas Carol. Emma resolved to keep Harriet no her for her breach of confidence. longer in the dark and went, the Peloponnesian very next day, to undergo the penitentiary adj necessary penance of n / TpelEpESnGzhEn / communication. / TpenEStench(E)rG / Gk name + Gk L > E of or relating to the southern penchant a public institution in which peninsula of Greece. n offenders against the law are The Peloponnesian War was / SpenchEnt / confined for detention or for between Athens and Sparta. L > F punishment, discipline, and a strong leaning or attraction; reformation and in which they are broadly : liking. generally compelled to labor. While traveling overseas, Brad The judge sentenced the bank developed a penchant for Turkish robber to 25 years in the state coffee. penitentiary. pendulum pennant n n / SpenjElEm / / SpenEnt / L L a body suspended from a fixed a flag or banner. point so as to swing freely to and Whenever the queen was in fro under the action of gravity and residence, her pennant was raised commonly used to regulate the on the palace flagpole. movements of clockwork and other machinery. Trina stops the grandfather clock’s pendulum each evening so that the chimes will not ring during the night. pensive peremptory adj adj / Spen(t)siv / / pESrem(p)t(E)rG / L > F > E L absorbed or engrossed in or given putting an end to or precluding a to sober thoughtfulness. right of action, debate, or delay. Lori appeared pensive on the last perambulate Mr. Stone interrupted Cindy’s day of vacation. v wrong answer by raising his hand / pESrambyETlCt / in a peremptory gesture. pentathlon L n travel over or through especially on perennate / penStathTlBn / foot. v Gk Sid and Amy often perambulate the / SperETnCt / a contest in the modern Olympic park on sunny days. L Games involving participation by live over from season to season : each contestant in horseback riding, percnosome persist. shooting, fencing, swimming, and n Ornamental banana trees will running. / SpErknETsPm / seldom perennate outdoors north of Miguel is practicing four hours a Gk the subtropics. day for the upcoming pentathlon. a small body occurring in the androcyte of a fern. perennial spenumbra Under the microscope, the dark adj n shape of the percnosome was / pESrenGEl / / pDSnEmbrE / clearly visible. L L continuing or lasting through a shadow cast (as in an eclipse) percolate several years—used specifically of where the light is partly but not v a plant that dies back seasonally wholly cut off by the intervening / SpErkETlCt / and produces new growth from a body. L part that lives over from season to Bert caused a penumbra on the prepare by causing (a liquid) to season. screen when he walked in front of pass through (as coffee) in order to The garden is bare of flowers the slide projector. extract the essence. because the perennial plants have Sal did not allow enough time to been cut down for their winter rest. penury percolate his coffee before he had n to go to work. perestroika / SpenyErG / n L percussor / (T)perDSstrOikE / scantiness. n Russ Jane cited the penury of intelligent / pE(r)SkEsE(r) / extensive restructuring and reform conversation at the children’s table L intended to revitalize the as her reason for wanting to sit a small hammer with a rubber head government and economy of the with the adults in the main dining used as a diagnostic tool by former Soviet Union. room. physicians. Perestroika was the key that Dr. Goldman tested Paula’s unlocked the former Soviet Union peony reflexes with a percussor. and other Warsaw Pact nations to n democratization. / SpGEnG / peregrinate E v perfervid any of a genus of perennial often / SperEgrDTnCt / adj double-flowered plants with large L / TpErSfErvDd / pink, white, red, or yellow showy travel on foot : walk, tour. L flowers. Nicki hopes to peregrinate across extremely or excessively fervent : Ben placed a brightly colored England in the fall. zealous, impassioned. peony in a tall vase. In front of the Capitol a man was giving a perfervid speech on the evils of national taxation. perfume peripatetic perishable n adj adj / SpErTfyVm / / TperEpESteZik / / SperDshEbEl / L > OProv > F Gk L > F > E + Ecf a fluid preparation used for performed or performing while subject to quick deterioration or scenting : fragrance. moving about : itinerant. spoilage except under proper Some theaters designate a Adrian spent an exciting three conditions (as of temperature or fragrance-free seating area for years as a peripatetic journalist moisture content). those persons allergic to perfume before settling in Chicago. The advent of refrigeration and scented lotions. changed the way perishable foods peripety are packaged. pergelisol n n / pESripEZG / peristalsis / pErSjelETsOl / Gk > F n L a sudden or unexpected reversal of / TperESstOlsDs / permanently or perennially frozen circumstances or situation in a Gk ground : permafrost. literary work. successive waves of involuntary Chan’s theory is that there are The peripety in the last act of the contraction passing along the walls large oil deposits beneath the play stunned the audience. of the intestine and forcing the pergelisol. contents onward. peripheral Disruption of peristalsis can lead Periclean adj to digestion problems. adj / TpESrif(E)rEl / / TperESklGEn / Gk perjury Gk name located away from a center or a n of or relating to Pericles or his age central portion. / SpErj(E)rG / when Athens was at its highest Although Kerry’s main interest lies L > AF > E material and intellectual state. in literature, she has peripheral the voluntary violation of an oath. Periclean Athens bequeathed the interests in art history and One thing is certain after the Parthenon and many other psychology.