托福考试词汇向导（之五）

palatial a.壮丽堂皇的 [L(PALACE)]

palaver a.空谈;闲谈;奉承 [Port palavra word

palette n.调色盘 [F, dimin of pale shovel

pall v.使生厌 [The novelty will soon ~ on them 那种新奇不久就会使他们感到厌倦 APPAL吓唬,使惊骇 The sight] [~ed me 那景象使我心惊胆战]

palladium n.智慧女神之像;保障物 [ME

pallet n.简陋的小床 [F palette: PALETTE 调色板 (盘) ;(一套的)颜料(画家、绘画的)色彩范围 (种类)]

palliate v.减轻;缓和(病、痛等) [LL palliare to cloak

pallid a.苍白的;呆板的 [L pallidus PALE]

pallor n.(脸色)苍白;青白;灰白 [L

palpable a.易察觉的;可触知的 [ME

palpitate v.急速地跳动;抖动 [L palpitare frequent of palpare touch gently]

paltry a.微不足道的 [16th c:

pamphlet n.小册子;时事论文小册子 [ME

pan n.平锅;药室;盘状的洼地 [Hindi

panacea n.万灵药 [L

pandemonium n.喧嚣;骚乱 [modL(place of all demons in Milton's Paradise Lost)

pander v.为淫媒;迎合 [Pandare, a character in Boccaccio and in Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde,

panegyric n.颂词;褒词 [F panegyrique

panic n.惊慌;恐慌;非常有趣的人 [OE

panoply n.全副盔甲 [F panoplie or modL panoplia full armour

panorama n.全景;范围 [PAN-+Gk horama view

pantheism n.宇宙即神论;多神崇拜 [PAN-+Gk theos god]

pantomime n.哑剧;手势 [F pantomime or L pantomimus

par n.同等;票面价格;平均量 [L(adj & n)= equal, equality]

parable n.寓言;警语 [ME

paradigm n.典范;词之变化例 [LL paradigma

paradox n.似非而是的隽语 [

paragon n.模范;优秀的人物 [obs F

parallel a.平行;相似 [F parall　e

paramount a.最高的;至上的;主要的 [AF paramont

paramour n.奸夫(妇);情夫(妇) [ME

paranoia n.偏执狂;妄想狂 [modL

paraphernalia n.装备;随身用品 [rig = property owned by a married woman,

paraphrase v.意译;改写 [F paraphrase or L paraphrasis

parasite n.寄生虫;寄生植物 [PARA-, sitos food parasitic 寄食的,靠别人为生的 nit 虱及其他寄生虫的卵]