| A | B |
|---|
| Pedagogue | a teacher, especially a dry and boring one |
| pedant | a person who knows a lot but has little practical experience |
| Pecuniary | relating to money |
| pedestrian | commonplace; ordinary; not inspired |
| penchant | a definite liking for something; and inclination toward something |
| pensive | engaged in deep, often sad, thought |
| penurious | stingy; parsimonious; miserly |
| penury | poverty; destitution |
| perfunctory | done routinely, without care |
| Permeate | to spread or flow through |
| Permeable | capable of being permeated |
| Perspicacious | perceptive; understanding |
| Petulant | irritable; ill-tempered; pouty |
| Philanthropy | love of humanity, often leading to good works |
| Pillage | to take by force; to loot or plunder |
| Pithy | laconic; short and meaningful |
| Placate | calm; composed; undisturbed |
| Placid | calm; composed; undisturbed |
| Plaintive | sad; melancholy |
| Plethora | superabundance; plenty |
| Plunder | to loot, plunder, or pillage |
