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| PERMISSIVE | | adj. - tolerant or liberal, esp. In sexual matters.
- giving permission. permissiveness n. [french or medieval latin: related to *permit] | |
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| PERNICIOUS | | adj. Very harmful or destructive; deadly. [latin pernicies ruin]
- anaemia n. Defective formation of red blood cells through lack of vitamin b. | |
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| PERNICKETY | | adj. Colloq. Fastidious; over-precise. [origin unknown] | |
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| PERORATION | | n. Concluding part of a speech. [latin oro speak] | |
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| PERPETRATE | | v. (-ting) commit (a crime, blunder, or anything outrageous). perpetration n. Perpetrator n. [latin perpetro perform] | |
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| PERPETUATE | | v. (-ting) 1 make perpetual.
- preserve from oblivion. perpetuation n. Perpetuator n. [latin perpetuo] | |
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| PERPETUITY | | n. (pl. -ies) 1 state or quality of being perpetual.
- perpetual annuity.
- perpetual possession or position. in perpetuity for ever. [latin: related to *perpetual] | |
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| PERPLEXITY | | n. (pl. -ies) 1 state of being perplexed.
- thing that perplexes. | |
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| PERQUISITE | | n. - extra profit or allowance additional to a main income etc.
- customary extra right or privilege. [latin perquiro -quisit- search diligently for] | |
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| PERSIFLAGE | | n. Light raillery, banter. [french] | |
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