obdurate
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
obstreperous
noisily and stubbornly defiant
officious
intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
not easily borne; wearing
ostensible
appearing as such but not necessarily so
ostracism
the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
palliate
lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
panacea
hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases
paradigm
a standard or typical example
pariah
a person who is rejected from society or home
partisan
a fervent and even militant proponent of something
paucity
an insufficient quantity or number
pellucid
transparently clear; easily understandable
penurious
excessively unwilling to spend
pert
characterized by a lightly exuberant quality
philanthropic
of or relating to charitable giving
pithy
concise and full of meaning
platitude
a trite or obvious remark
portent
a sign of something about to happen
potentate
a ruler who is unconstrained by law
preclude
make impossible, especially beforehand
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