glscz

1 perfidious adj
literary : someone who is perfidious is not loyal and cannot be trusted [= treacherous]

2 perfunctory adj
a perfunctory action is done quickly, and is only done because people expect it
She gave him a perfunctory smile.

3 permeable

4 pervasive adj
existing everywhere:
the pervasive influence of television

5 phlegmatic adj
calm and not easily excited or worried:
The taxi driver, a phlegmatic man in middle age, showed no surprise at this request.

6 piety n
when you behave in a way that shows respect for your religion [↪ pious]:
an act of Christian piety

7 placate v
to make someone stop feeling angry [= appease]:
These changes did little to placate the unions.
—placatory adjective:
a placatory smile

8 plasticity

9 platitude n
a statement that has been made many times before and is not interesting or clever - used to show disapproval:
His excuse was the platitude 'boys will be boys.'
—platitudinous adjective

10 plethora n
a plethora of something :formal :
a very large number of something, usually more than you need:
a plethora of suggestions