palaver idle talk between two people.
paltry practically worthless.
paroxysm a sudden outburst.
peevish hard to please.
perdition [Archaic] complete and irreparable loss; ruin.
perseverance continued effort in spite of discouragement.
perspicacity keen judgement or understanding.
pertinacious persistent.
pertinaciously stubbornly.
perverse obstinately disobedient or difficult.
phlegm indifference.
physiognomy facial features.
pinafores sleeveless dresses or garments worn over dresses.
preter-human beyond that which is human; especially, superhuman.
prognosticate to foretell or predict.
propensity a natural inclination or tendency.
propitiate to win or regain the goodwill of.
puling whimpering or whining.
qualm faintness or nausea.
recapitulation a brief repetition, as in an outline; a summary.
recriminate to answer an accuser by accusing that person in return; reply with a countercharge.
reprobate rejected as worthless.
ruffian a brutal, violent, lawless person; hoodlum.
rush of a lass a girl who is slender and delicate, like a rush.
