pacify

mollify, conciliate, appease, placate

pain

ache, pang, smart, stitch, throe, twinge

palliate

extenuate, gloss, gloze, whitewash

pamper

indulge, humor, spoil, coddle, mellycoddle, babe

paragon

nonsuch, nonpareil

partner

colleague, ally, confederate

passion

fervor, fire, zeal, ardor

pathetic

pitiful, pitiable, piteous, lamentable

patience

long-suffering, resignation, forbearance

pause

intermission, recess, respite, suspension

pedantic

academic, bookish, donnish, scholastic

penitence

compunction, contrition, remorse, repentance

pensive

contemplative, reflective, meditative, thoughtful

perceptible

palpable, appreciable, noticeable, discernible

perfect

consummate, faultless, flawless, impeccable [IMPERFECT]

perform

execute, accomplish, achieve, effect, fulfill, discharge

period

epoch, era, age, term

periodic

sporadic, intermittent, occasional, fitful

permission

authorization, consent, leave, license [PROHIBITION]

perseverance

persistence, tenacity, pertinacity

persuade

induce, prevail, convince

phase

aspect, facet, angle, side

physique

build, constitution

pity

compassion, commiseration, sympathy, condolence, empathy

plain

modest, simple, unostentatious, unpretentious [ORNATE]

plan

blueprint, design, project, scheme, strategy

plausible

believable, colorable, credible

playful

mischievous, impish, waggish, frolicsome

please

delight, gladden, gratify, tickle [DISPLEASE]

pleasure

enjoyment, delight, delectation, joy

plentiful

abundant, ample, copious, plenteous [SCANT]

poet

bard, versifier, rhymer, rhymester, poetaster

poisonous

mephitic, pestilent, pestilential, toxic, venomous, virulent

polite

mannerly, civil, courteous, genteel

ponder

meditate, deliberate, ruminate, mull, muse

poor

indigent, needy, impecunious, penniless, impoverished, poverty-stricken, destitute

possible

workable, practicable, feasible, viable

posture

attitude, carriage, pose, stance

practice

drill, exercise, rehearse

praise

acclaim, commend, extol, laud

predicament

plight, quandary, jam, fix, pickle

predict

call, forecast, foretell, prognosticate

predilection

bias, leaning, partiality, penchant, prejudice, proclivity, propensity

preliminary

introductory, prefatory, preparatory

presume

presuppose, postulate, posit, assume

pretend

assume, affect, simulate, feign, fake, counterfeit

prevailing

prevalent, current, rife

prevent

preclude, avert, obviate, forestall

price

charge, cost, expense

produce

bear, yield

profane

blasphemous, sacrilegious

proficient

adept, skilled, skillful, expert

profuse

exuberant, lavish, lush, luxuriant, prodigal, riotous [SPARE]

promise

covenant, engage, pledge, plight, swear, vow

prone

supine, prostrate, recumbent

proportion

harmony, symmetry, balance

propose

pose, propound, submit

proud

arrogant, haughty, disdainful, supercilious

provoke

incite, excite, stimulate, arouse, rouse, stir

prudence

discretion, foresight, forethought, circumspection

pull

drag, draw, haul, tow, tug [PUSH]

pulsate

pulse, beat, palpitate, throb

punish

correct, chastise, discipline, castigate, penalize

pure

absolute, sheer, simple, unadulterated

push

propel, shove, thrust [PULL]

puzzle

perplex, mystify, bewilder, confound

quality

property, attribute, character, trait

qualm

scruple, compunction, misgiving

quibble

carp, cavil, niggle, nitpick, pettifog