Vocabulary and Synonyms

Pompous describes someone affectedly grand, solemn, or self-important. Ceremonious is often used to describe formal or grand behavior.

Petulant means childishly sulky or bad-tempered. Peevish is a direct synonym for being easily irritated or ill-tempered.

A pinnacle is the most successful point or the highest part of something. Peak is a direct synonym for the top or summit.

Piquant means having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavor. Appetizing is the most appropriate synonym provided.

Precocious describes a child who develops certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual. Premature captures the sense of happening before the expected time.

Prejudice is a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. Bias is a direct synonym for this inclination or prejudice.

A predicament is a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation. A strait refers to a situation of difficulty or perplexity.

Perverse means showing a deliberate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable. Intractable describes someone who is hard to control or deal with.

Parsimonious means unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy. Stinginess is the noun form of this trait.

Ardent means having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate. Passionate is a direct synonym.

Paltry means small or meager. Trivial refers to something of little value or importance, often used interchangeably in this context.

To pander means to gratify or indulge an immoral or distasteful desire. Gratify is the closest synonym.

Patter refers to rapid, continuous talk, often used by a performer or salesperson. Rapid speech is the definition.

Penurious means extremely poor or poverty-stricken, or alternatively, parsimonious. Miserly is a synonym for the latter meaning.

Pernicious means having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way. Wicked is a general synonym for harmful or evil.