Synonyms 8- GRE Vocabulary Word List

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