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perdition Pronunciation: ⁄ pəˈdɪʃ(ə)n ⁄ noun [mass noun] ·               (in Christian theology) a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unrepentant person passes after death. ·      complete and utter ruin: she used her last banknote to buy herself a square meal before perdition

palaver Pronunciation: ⁄ pəˈlɑːvə ⁄ noun [mass noun] ·               prolonged and tedious fuss or discussion: mucking around with finances and all that palaver ·      [count noun]  (in Africa) a parley or improvised conference between two sides. verb [no object] ·               talk unnecessarily and at length: it is too hot for palavering

perdurable Pronunciation: ⁄ pəˈdjʊərəb(ə)l ⁄ adjective formal ·               enduring continuously; imperishable: a composer creates a perdurable aesthetic objecta perdurable stereotype

pint Pronunciation: ⁄ pʌɪnt ⁄ noun ·               a unit of liquid or dry capacity equal to one eighth of a gallon, in Britain equal to 0.568 litre and in the US equal to 0.473 litre (for liquid measure) or 0.551 litre (for dry measure). ·      British   informal  a pint of beer: we ll probably go for a pint on the way home ·      British  a pint of milk: two pints today, please ·      British  a measure of shellfish, the amount containable in a pint mug.

puissant Pronunciation: ⁄ ˈpjuːɪs(ə)nt ⁄ adjective archaic  or  literary ·               having great power or influence: he would become a puissant man

pleasing Pronunciation: ⁄ ˈpliːzɪŋ ⁄ adjective ·               satisfying or appealing: the pleasing austerity of the surroundings

perturb Pronunciation: ⁄ pəˈtəːb ⁄ verb [with object] ·               1 make (someone) anxious or unsettled: they were perturbed by her capricious behaviour [with object and clause]:he was perturbed that his bleeper wouldn’t work ·               2 subject (a system, moving object, or process) to an influence tending to alter its normal or regular state or path: nuclear weapons could be used to perturb the orbit of an asteroid

percolate Pronunciation: ⁄ ˈpəːkəleɪt ⁄ verb ·               1  [no object, with adverbial of direction]  (of a liquid or gas) filter gradually through a porous surface or substance: the water percolating through the soil may leach out minerals ·      spread gradually through an area or group of people: continental ideas on art, science, and architecture percolated from Venice to London ·               2  [no object]  (of coffee) be prepared in a percolator: he put some coffee on to percolate ·      [with object]  prepare (coffee) in a percolator:   (as adjective percolated ) freshly percolated coffee ·      [no object]   US  be or become full of lively activity or excitement: the night was percolating with an expectant energy

prescience Pronunciation: ⁄ ˈprɛsɪəns ⁄ noun [mass noun] ·               the fact of knowing something in advance; foreknowledge: with extraordinary prescience, Jung actually predicted the Nazi eruption

pursuit Pronunciation: ⁄ pəˈsjuːt ⁄ noun ·               1  [mass noun]  the action of pursuing someone or something: the cat crouched in the grass  in pursuit of  a birdthose whose business is the pursuit of knowledge ·      [count noun]  a cycling race in which competitors set off from different parts of a track and attempt to overtake one another:   [as modifier]: the Olympic pursuit champion ·      Physiology  the action of the eye in following a moving object. ·               2 an activity of a specified kind, especially a recreational or sporting one: a whole range of leisure pursuits