Vocabulary Cards C1
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C1 adjective
psychopathic
Meaning
Relating to or affected by psychopathy; showing chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent behavior.
Example
The film portrayed a psychopathic killer with no sense of empathy.
C1 noun
psychosis
Meaning
A severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are impaired, leading to a loss of contact with reality.
Example
The patient was diagnosed with psychosis after experiencing hallucinations.
C1 adjective
psychosomatic
Meaning
Relating to a physical illness or condition caused or aggravated by mental factors such as stress.
Example
Her stomach pain was diagnosed as psychosomatic, linked to stress.
C1 noun
psychotherapy
Meaning
The treatment of mental disorder by psychological rather than medical means.
Example
She attended weekly psychotherapy sessions to cope with her anxiety.
C1 noun
pterodactyl
Meaning
An extinct flying reptile of the Jurassic period, with a long slender head and wings formed by a membrane stretching along the body.
Example
The museum displayed a fossil of a giant pterodactyl.
C1 adjective
pulmonary
Meaning
relating to the lungs
Example
The patient suffered from a serious pulmonary infection.
C1 noun
pulpit
Meaning
a raised platform in a church from which the preacher delivers a sermon
Example
The pastor stood at the pulpit to address the congregation.
C1 verb
pulsate
Meaning
to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or beat
Example
The neon lights pulsated with a steady rhythm.
C1 verb
pummel
Meaning
To strike repeatedly with the fists; to beat or hit forcefully.
Example
The boxer pummeled his opponent in the final round.
C1 noun
pun
Meaning
A humorous use of words that suggests different meanings or words that sound alike.
Example
He made a clever pun about the bakery's bread rising.
C1 noun
punch line
Meaning
The final part of a joke or story that makes it funny.
Example
Everyone laughed loudly at the punch line of his joke.
C1 noun
pundit
Meaning
An expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called upon to give opinions to the public.
Example
Political pundits debated the election results on television.
C1 adjective
Pungent
Meaning
sharp; strong-smelling; acrid;
Example
The pungent smell of garlic filled the kitchen.
C1 adjective
punitive
Meaning
Inflicting or intended as punishment.
Example
The company faced punitive measures for violating the law.
C1 noun
Punjabi
Meaning
a traditional long shirt worn in South Asia, typically loose-fitting
Example
He wore a white punjabi for the festival celebration.
C1 adjective
puny
Meaning
Small, weak, or insignificant.
Example
He felt puny compared to his stronger classmates.
C1 noun
purgatory
Meaning
A place or state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are expiating their sins before going to heaven; a temporary condition of torment or suffering.
Example
After the accident, the long recovery felt like a kind of purgatory.
C1 verb
purge
Meaning
To remove unwanted feelings, people, or things; to cleanse or purify.
Example
The new leader promised to purge corruption from the government.
C1 verb
purport
Meaning
to claim or profess something, often falsely
Example
The document purports to be an official government report.
C1 adjective
purported
Meaning
alleged or claimed to be true, often without proof
Example
The purported evidence was later proven false.
C1 noun
purveyor
Meaning
a person or business that supplies goods, services, or information
Example
He is a well-known purveyor of fine wines.
C1 adjective
pushy
Meaning
excessively assertive or aggressive, often annoyingly so
Example
The salesperson was too pushy, which drove customers away.
C1 adjective
putrid
Meaning
decayed and emitting a foul smell
Example
The garbage smelled putrid after days in the sun.